by Jennifer Panek

Created on: September 19, 2008   Last Updated: September 25, 2008

The family pool can be a great place for fun in the sun, but it can also create a potential safety hazard for your family pet.
The Skamper-Ramp is a device designed to prevent animal drownings.
According to the American Pet Association, the odds of your beloved pet drowning in your pool are 1 out of 1,028!
The Skamper Ramp is a cost effective preventative measure to ensure your peace of mind.

It's an in water pet ramp that allows your pet to get out of the water on its own.
The Skamper-Ramp is an award winning, patented design.
It is also approved by the American Pet Association, and received their "Seal of Approval" as a humane safety device.
Best of all, it's easy to assemble, durable, and lightweight.

The Scamper-Ramp is not just a dog ramp.
It works for your family pet, as well as wild animals outdoors.
Cats, ferrets, rabbits, frogs, squirrels and even insects use the Scamper Ramp instinctively. The ramp is designed in white, because all animals can see white, but not all animals see in color.

Even if you don't have a pool, the Scamper-Ramp can be used as a dog boat ramp.
Just simply hook it on to the edge of your boat or dock, and let mans best friend enjoy the water. He'll come back aboard when he's ready.

A distinctive feature setting the Skamper-Ramp apart from all other pet ramps, is its telescoping pet ramp feature. It's available in two sizes, original, and big dog model. There is also the super scamper-ramp which is made of a stronger lightweight blowmolded polyethylene, and is suitable for all animals of all sizes. An optional extender allows larger dogs to use less of their upper body strength and to use their hind legs to climb aboard instead.

Installation of the dog ramps is quite simple. It hooks onto your pool's edge, boat or dock using simple supports, nylon rope and support bars.

While wild animals and cats instinctively climb up and onto the Skamper-Ramp, most dogs do need to be trained to use the ramp. It simply takes a few patient run throughs of showing your pet how to find the ramp and climb aboard.

The simple yet effective design allows for an important safety feature to easily be installed on your pool, without taking away from it's aesthetics.

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