Doggie Dive

Is that time in the summer where Sedalia Parks & Recreation has set the doggie dive dates that marks the end of summer fun in our park pools?

It's the end of the season for Centennial Pool. That means tomorrow, August 7, Centennial Pool goes to the dogs.

Sedalia Parks and Rec will host a Doggie Dive at Liberty Pool on Thursday, September 6.

The annual doggie dive ended out the 2015 pool season at the Liberty Park Pool. The rain stayed away and many families enjoyed bringing their dogs out to have their moment in the sun in the Liberty Park Pool, before the pools are officially drained...

The Liberty Park Pool turned to the dogs for one final night at the pool tonight (Sept. 2). The dogs came out in the 80 degree weather and loved the socialization. Several dogs played with tennis balls or retrieved toys or just played with their owners...

The last few years, my family has had the chance to go to the Sedalia Parks & Rec Doggie Dive, which marks the end of the pool season. Just before the Missouri State State Fair started, dogs had a chance to go to their biggest social night of the year with the Centennial Park Doggie Dive. I ...

The Sedalia pools' season officially came to an end with the 2013 Doggie Dive at Liberty Park Pool last night (Sept. 3). Dog owners brought their dogs out for a night of splashing in the pool, fetching balls and even a few dog races and dives in the deep end.

As the speaker sounded the end of summer swimming at Centennial Park Pool at 5:55 p.m., there were a line of dogs ready to take over the pool and take over.  Every type of dog from minis to large dogs made it out in the 90 degree heat to get the chance to cool off.

Each year the Centennial Park Pool closes just before the Missouri State Fair, usually because the Missouri State Fair is starting up and demand for the two pools goes down as people flock to the Fairgrounds.  The other rational is some of the lifeguards are college students and they begin their trek back to college. In the last few years, a tradition has started up where on the last day before th