What Happened To My Backyard Shouldn't Happen To A Dog (1971)

for [Music] nature offers lakes and ponds for recreation thanks to Modern skills the joys of water also become available to the city dweller the experience of a changing family environment is being shared by a little girl Renee and her dog bchi [Music] [Music] one summer day our beautiful old tree our pride and joy was being cut down in fact our whole backyard was torn apart [Music] this had been poochie's favorite place to relax how could we do this to [Music] her all of the shrubs and the branches of our tree were hauled away a bulldozzer carried off the torn up [Music] walkway then the ground was excavated a deep hole took on the size and shape of a swimming [Music] [Music] pool the next morning a steel frame was built to give the pool a strong Foundation pooi who usually welcomes visitors was not in the mood to appreciate the many workmen doing very strange things the heater and filter were set up to operate by electric motors a plumber brazed copper pipes which would Supply water to the pool electricians and plumbers wired and connected the new Machinery actually it was all very interesting to watch but the most dramatic part of the construction was the gun hiding the whole steel frame was gradually covered with a concrete mix applied Under Pressure through a nozzle the edges were carefully cut curving shapes appeared yes now we could visualize a pool even though it was just an ugly good for nothing hole to poochie then a trench was dug around found our property line and Bricks were being prepared for our new [Music] [Music] wall concrete was p into the trench to Anchor the wall securely To The Ground by now poochi had decided to supervise whatever was going on the first row of brick was laid with caution so that the wall would go up straight and accurately [Music] the Bri layers took pride in their work and we could see that it was going to be a sturdy good-looking [Music] wall for 10 days even after the wall was finished we sprinkled the concrete to prevent it from drying too rapidly on the 11th day the pool received a Decorative [Music] Touch handsome coping gave it a practical non-slippery [Music] Edge the tile layer did such an expert job that even our little boss was satisfied once again the cement mixer truck drove up our back [Music] street concrete was carried in poured and then traveled smooth [Music] [Music] since our backyard is small we decided to have a decking all around to keep the pool clean [Music] next the carpenter added his skills to our remodeled [Music] backyard even poochie indicated her surprise the Redwood gate was built by a master Craftsman he cared for his work so much that he even signed the gate much as an artist signs a painting and then one day even before the sun was up another crew of workmen came the plaster was being mixed while pooie super the white Plaster smoothly and evenly applied finished off our pool we were quite excited by now and not too long afterward mom and I were the first to enjoy a swim then inspired by good workmanship we kids decided to do our share I vanished the gate really well my big brother proved his skill as a carpenter he built a cover for the equipment my younger brother painted the small part of the old wall still standing [Music] and I enliven the old flower pots with gay colors we all had fun selecting and planting flowers in Greenery arranging all sorts of wooden and Clay Planters only poochie got bored with all the fuss [Music] mom put the finishing touches of paint onto the old wall even my brothers became interested in gardening and poochie now she understands why the big hole was dug in her backyard when she isn't busy watching me paint her plant she loves to relax after all that hard work [Music]