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Last summer, my Golden Retriever, Max, refused to touch his water bowl for days. Turns out he wanted to swim—in winter. After a disastrous DIY kiddie-pool experiment (RIP, living room carpet), I discovered heated dog pools. Fast-forward a year, and I’ve become the go-to person in my neighborhood for frost-free canine aquatics. Let me save you the trial and error with this no BS guide.