Where to get ...Sand?

[Nickel]

Any gallon jug..ie bleach, milk, ect..use twine or string and hang off side of pool. Dogs wont bother it and its cheap. Your way the dogs will chew up bags and youll have sand all over the place.

My dog's favorite thing to do is swipe empty milk jugs and run around with them in his mouth, so they might think that's fun too.

 

[SamSpade]

I guess I'm not picturing you needing a pickup load of sand for what you are describing.

Ah. Well. I have about sixteen long plastic tubes about eight feet long, which when full probably run between 60-80 pounds. We intend to get a safety fence, but we positively cannot afford it yet. And while I've trained my dogs to come when called, stop barking at neighbors, not jump on people, not chew on furniture or anything in the house, not beg, not chew on the pool toys and a lot of other things - I haven't succeeded in getting them not to chew on something that looks exactly like a big rubber chew toy in the two days they've seen them. Teaching them is a priority, but I'm only home three hours a day, and they can destroy the lot if they want to before they've learned it. I just need something to prevent that from happening that I can afford in the next week. This seems to be the simplest short term solution.

What I don't know is where people buy large quantities of sand - gravel pits, etc, for landscaping.

 

[Nickel]

I have about sixteen long plastic tubes about eight feet long, which when full probably run between 60-80 pounds.

You obviously haven't seen the "Who Let the Dogs Out" video yet.

 

[cattitude]

My dog's favorite thing to do is swipe empty milk jugs and run around with them in his mouth, so they might think that's fun too.

Milk jugs, water hoses, buckets, turtles, toads, 2x4's, indoor/outdoor carpet, tree limbs......

 

[SamSpade]

Any gallon jug..ie bleach, milk, ect..use twine or string and hang off side of pool. Dogs wont bother it and its cheap. Your way the dogs will chew up bags and youll have sand all over the place.

Does anyone have a better solution?

 

[Otter]

Ain't pet ownership grand??

 

[Otter]

Does anyone have a better solution?

Metal stakes pounded into the ground with heavy duty cord holding the cover tight..then large rocks around the perimeter of the pool.

 

[cattitude]

Metal stakes pounded into the ground with heavy duty cord holding the cover tight..then large rocks around the perimeter of the pool.

or cinderblocks/bricks...

 

[aps45819]

Does anyone have a better solution?

Paint the bags with a solution of pepper and water or cheap hot sauce

 

[BS Gal]

Ah. Well. I have about sixteen long plastic tubes about eight feet long, which when full probably run between 60-80 pounds. We intend to get a safety fence, but we positively cannot afford it yet. And while I've trained my dogs to come when called, stop barking at neighbors, not jump on people, not chew on furniture or anything in the house, not beg, not chew on the pool toys and a lot of other things - I haven't succeeded in getting them not to chew on something that looks exactly like a big rubber chew toy in the two days they've seen them. Teaching them is a priority, but I'm only home three hours a day, and they can destroy the lot if they want to before they've learned it. I just need something to prevent that from happening that I can afford in the next week. This seems to be the simplest short term solution.

What I don't know is where people buy large quantities of sand - gravel pits, etc, for landscaping.

If you have a pickup, the place on St Andrews Church road for about $15-$20. Just make sure they don't give you more than you need.

Please pay attention. TIA

 

[jwwb2000]

Milk jugs, water hoses, buckets, turtles, toads, 2x4's, indoor/outdoor carpet, tree limbs......

I see what I am in for once tubby looses some weight

 

[desertrat]

Ah. Well. I have about sixteen long plastic tubes about eight feet long, which when full probably run between 60-80 pounds. We intend to get a safety fence, but we positively cannot afford it yet. And while I've trained my dogs to come when called, stop barking at neighbors, not jump on people, not chew on furniture or anything in the house, not beg, not chew on the pool toys and a lot of other things - I haven't succeeded in getting them not to chew on something that looks exactly like a big rubber chew toy in the two days they've seen them. Teaching them is a priority, but I'm only home three hours a day, and they can destroy the lot if they want to before they've learned it. I just need something to prevent that from happening that I can afford in the next week. This seems to be the simplest short term solution.

What I don't know is where people buy large quantities of sand - gravel pits, etc, for landscaping.

Don't you read what people post? AAA materials on St Andrews Church Road. End of story!

 

[SamSpade]

Metal stakes pounded into the ground with heavy duty cord holding the cover tight..then large rocks around the perimeter of the pool.

We did something like that last year, (although partly because the tarp and bags were old and falling apart) and we may try something like it this time around. I'd rather not have something in the backyard that looks like a construction site. We do have a lot of large paver bricks in the back yard but I haven't much cash on hand.

Worth a try. We do plan to install one of those safety fences, because we'll be adopting within a few months and that's worth it in the long term.

 

[baileydog]

Does anyone have a better solution?

Im telling you, cheap, easy and tacky all rolled into one.

 

[SamSpade]

Don't you read what people post? AAA materials on St Andrews Church Road. End of story!

Yes I do read them. Well most anyway, except those on ignore.

Like anything else, I get several opinions, and try the ones that make the most sense and are do-able. I don't just take the first bit of advice down the pike.

 

[desertrat]

Please pay attention. TIA

I'm thinking ADD.

 

[BS Gal]

Yes I do read them. Well most anyway, except those on ignore.
Like anything else, I get several opinions, and try the ones that make the most sense and are do-able. I don't just take the first bit of advice down the pike.


I will of course, have to CALL AAA to see how much they charge.

He previously posted about $15 for a pick-up load.

 

[SamSpade]

Please pay attention. TIA

I am. Got any other places? The first post of course didn't list a *name*.

 

[desertrat]

Yes I do read them. Well most anyway, except those on ignore.

Like anything else, I get several opinions, and try the ones that make the most sense and are do-able. I don't just take the first bit of advice down the pike.

Just wondering. When you ask specifically where to get sand and someone tells you, specifically, where to get sand and there is no response.....

 

[SamSpade]

He previously posted about $15 for a pick-up load.

How right you are. However, the first time it was that place on St Andrews Church road, and without a name or phone number, I just glossed over it the first time. Plus, there's nothing wrong with *clarifying* that I want to know about alternatives. 15 bucks sounds pretty good.