I’m not even a dog owner, but I suggested this to a friend when the we’re remodeling their first floor. Seems entirely practical

I'm not criticizing anything about this thread, but reading through it has brought a smile to my face. When I was a kid, our dog got washed in the back yard with a simple hose pipe.

Dog wash must go on the main level. My next house will have one. We currently use our shower with a handheld but it's unfortunately upstairs and steps are starting to be a problem for my old guy, not to mention you don't want to take a muddy dog through the whole house.

Houzz is full of pictures of laundry rooms and mud rooms that include a dedicated dog washing area.

When we were house hunting we totally toured a house with a dog bath/shower in the mudroom. It was awesome! I so wish we had been able to afford that house- they had literally thought of everything in the design, but of course it came with a price tag to match

We have one in our mudroom and we don't even have a dog lol.

I have a show dog and bathe him in our basement bathtub, with a handheld shower attachment that cost me a few dollars on Amazon.

No need for an expensive reno!

Dog people are certifiably insane!

Anonymous wrote:We're putting in an addition, and there will be a porch that leads out to a dedicated dog play area, and we're going to install one of these out on the porch:

http://www.flyingpiggrooming.com/flying-pig-medium-stainless-steel-grooming-tubs-p/fp701.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9o3E5Muq5wIVGpSzCh0RUwQ6EAQYASABEgK65PD_BwE

We're in a fairly warm climate, but if we were further north, I'd put it inside the mud room.

Pricey, but nice.

We're putting in an addition, and there will be a porch that leads out to a dedicated dog play area, and we're going to install one of these out on the porch:

http://www.flyingpiggrooming.com/flying-pig-medium-stainless-steel-grooming-tubs-p/fp701.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9o3E5Muq5wIVGpSzCh0RUwQ6EAQYASABEgK65PD_BwE

We're in a fairly warm climate, but if we were further north, I'd put it inside the mud room.

I built one in the basement. I have a bad back—I can’t bend over and lift/wrangle the dog. This one is at counter height, with a ramp for the dog to walk up and a side entry door. In the winter when my yard is a muddy mess, the dogs come through the basement door, are rinsed off in the tub (it’s not a shower, I don’t really understand that), and don’t track gobs of mud through the house.

We have a white standard poodle.
I would love a dog wash in the garage.

I know quite a few people in my neighborhood that have these. My favorite is in the garage. It has stairs up to the dog shower/ tub so the dog can climb up. Then the dog is raised while you bathe them and you don’t bend down.

I wonder what is the next chaper in dog-wash-ology. How about drive through or run through do car wash style thing?
ha ha and ha again..

Oh wait, apparently one dog already had the idea..


Dog Uses Car Wash As Her Own Personal Petting Machine
the pics and the comments as you scroll down are hilarious.

https://animalchannel.co/dog-frequently-visits-local-car-wash-uses-personal-petting-machine/

Okay so apparently it is a thing, it is new and it is happening..
People are building special showers for the dog use. Not entirely bad idea
considering that now you never have to put a dog into human bathtub if need shower
outside of the summer month access to the hose outside...

https://www.today.com/home/dog-showers-new-home-trend-t125012