"Rod McInnis" wrote in message
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One aquaintance of mine has a lab that can climb the standard three step
boarding ladder on the swim step! My cousins weiner dog can also climb
the
boarding ladder, but only because it is small enough that it can swim up
the
first step (which is belly deep to it) and get its entire body on the step
and then jump up to the next step.

An arrangement that I have seen that appears to work really well is a
ramp.
Hinged against the swim platform, weighted at the other so it sinks, held
in
position by floats on lines.

Rod

Cabelas has a dog ramp for around $60. They have another for over
$100 -the $60 one might be worth looking at if you don't want to spend a lot
of bucks.