I recently took Jake and Maggie to swim in my sister’s pool and two days later, I noticed dry skin and dandruff on Jake and then Maggie.  This prompted me to do some research as I did not think about the chlorinated water giving them dry, itchy skin.  I know that the dogs should not drink the pool water and also made sure that Jake’s nose was not getting sunburned.  With him being a chocolate lab and having lighter eyes and skin than Maggie, I made sure not to keep them out long.  They wore themselves out and within an hour or two, we were sitting in the shade under the porch canopy.  I rescheduled their grooming appointment to an earlier date and requested an extra conditioning treatment which really helped.