Dedicated home dog-shower. It is a thing, it is here and you can read about it here..

[Anonymous]

Why, when the local pet place has diy dog showers that cost only $5? They provide shampoo, conditioner, towels, and dryers. There’s no cleaning up afterwards and it’s less than a mile away. I think when it comes to resale , this will be as valuable an asset as a giant litter box. I have one of the largest dogs breeds available and considered this possibility, but reality is more convincing than hype.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why, when the local pet place has diy dog showers that cost only $5? They provide shampoo, conditioner, towels, and dryers. There’s no cleaning up afterwards and it’s less than a mile away. I think when it comes to resale , this will be as valuable an asset as a giant litter box. I have one of the largest dogs breeds available and considered this possibility, but reality is more convincing than hype.

I think it depends on the dog's activity. We have a beach house and the dog goes in the salt water a lot. We use the outdoor shower as a convenient dog wash. If you are talking about a monthly bath then the diy place makes sense. If you are talking about multiple baths a week then maybe not so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why, when the local pet place has diy dog showers that cost only $5? They provide shampoo, conditioner, towels, and dryers. There’s no cleaning up afterwards and it’s less than a mile away. I think when it comes to resale , this will be as valuable an asset as a giant litter box. I have one of the largest dogs breeds available and considered this possibility, but reality is more convincing than hype.

We just used out tub or outside hose, but I would have never taken my dog to a place to be bathed by someone else. It woukd have stressed her out too much. She hated baths as it was, but at least we could do it quickly.

I can see the value of a raised sink/tub in a mud room. I do not understand the shower.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Dog people are certifiably insane!

And here I was thinking the shower referred to a party, like a baby shower. I read it that people were having "dog showers" to get gifts when the dog is adopted into its dedicated home!

[Anonymous]

I think if you have a huge, expensive house, why not? Otherwise you just get giant expanses of space. I have a little house so we just hose the dog in the driveway when he is muddy. But if I had a mansion in Bethesda and the housekeeper is washing the dog every week or whatever, sure!

[Anonymous]

Real people don’t do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Real people don’t do this.

but they do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why, when the local pet place has diy dog showers that cost only $5? They provide shampoo, conditioner, towels, and dryers. There’s no cleaning up afterwards and it’s less than a mile away. I think when it comes to resale , this will be as valuable an asset as a giant litter box. I have one of the largest dogs breeds available and considered this possibility, but reality is more convincing than hype.

Who wants to put their dirty dog in the car? Then you have to clean the car too. Also some dogs are not social or have a hard time getting in and out of the car.

[Anonymous]

Of all the over the top things to spend money on, this one strikes me as more practical than most.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of all the over the top things to spend money on, this one strikes me as more practical than most.

Way more practical than those stupid pot fillers next to the stove.

[Anonymous]

I say every day that I want to build an addition to our little mud room for this we have to wipe down her feet almost every time she comes in (our weather is a cycle of snow, thaw, mud, puddles, snow, thaw.. ) and on the muddiest days, I have to get her into the tub to hose her down. It would be awesome to have a dog wash shower right inside the back door!

[Anonymous]

Cheaper version is a hot and cold outdoor faucet. We have one on our patio.

[Anonymous]

Not sure how new it is, we designed one into the mud room when building the house 10 years ago. It’s really nice to have, you’d be surprised how much you use it.

The pet store ones are $35 here, I’ve never seen one for $5.