Perfect Dog Bathing Set-up - Page 1

Want to build the perfect dog grooming bathing area that I can.
It’s a big space….with lots of plumbing
Any suggestions on where I can find ideas?
I will have Mark build it out but want to make it as nice as possible…
Dont want to be on my knees with dogs in our bathtub lol
Looking for some creative ideas besides sending them out.
Our one pup does the water and hose attack and it freaks out the groomers!
Go figure! Just a little drive!

Thanks
Carolyn and our dirty dogs!

Walk up ramp to eliminate lifting and a step-in wash basin.
A sturdy leash hook.
Temperature control for the water.
A very good pee trap and screen.
Space to lay out all your grooming tools and a good electrical outlet within reach for a blowdryer.

Make sure your outlet is GFCI though.  Dont want you or your dogs to get electricuted by skimping a few bucks

While checking out the real estate adds, someone was selling their house, and just off of the mud room they had a dog bath! They built a thigh height tiled enclosure that was open on the far end. The had a sprayer type hose on the other side. Put a hook in to tie up a leash. You can just walk in with your dog and start scrubbing. Add a teak seat if you want. 

Yes, and you can do the same tile uplift and use an old bathtub with the ramp/table on left end. Put electrical recepticles above so wires are above you and a socket with a heat lamp can be used if needed..  You can buy at Big Lots any bath 8 setting shower heads and use on the hose you  use also so that you have enough different settings for any type of rinse .

I have a grooming/whelping room that is my pride and joy..... we got some throw away cast iron tubs from the local plumbing supply., they had a scratch or a glob of paint and they were free. The tub sits on a base and is about waist high (I'm 5'3").. I have a portable set of stairs for the dogs who can't jump in or standup so I can scoop them in....
I have a heavy duty hose nozzle with a trigger.. got it from Pet Edge.. ran around $125

The walls are tiled with the gorilla board behind them..its the waterproof sheetrock..

I have 2 eye hooks in the back wall so I can turn and leash the dogs who don't want to stay in the tub...

One end of the tub ..plumbing end is against the wall (obviously) and on the other end  we built a short wall which I have been asking for an additon on... to bring it up higher so water doesn't spray when I rinse in that direction
My friend had enough room in her setup to add a knee high bench to just use for brushouts, etc ....

The best investment we made on this house.. saves my knees.. although after a day of grooming my abs are pretty sore..

Good luck

Great input and I never thought about the Gorilla Board behind the sheetrock which of course will be tiled and I have to get the exact height saw this really cool bath set up someone had off their mud room too! And good idea YR about Biglots gotta save where I can gonna see what kinda cool tiles I can get and the exact height will be key so I dont have to bend too much....I turn into the tin man pretty fast!

Will send some pics we are a month or two out...the is #2 on the project list :)

Wish us luck!

Carolyn

Make it easy on yourself, buy a lift table from Harbor Freight, I am getting the 750 lb scissor lift for my grooming table and the 1000 lb lift for my tub. Anyways, Mount your tub on the lift, have your spray nozzle hanging from the ceiling so that it is out of the way ( mine is hanging) I prefer to use a water hose and sprayer, cheap and easily fixed/replaced when you get one that likes to chew on them. Having your tub on the hydrolic lift allows you to adjust it to a comfortable height. You can build 3 walls attached to the tub ( framed with 2x4's) and just have the front open.  You can also use the mount for the ceiling mounted shower curtains, like for the clawfoot tubs, it wont stop a dog from jumping out but it will stop the water. I would also hang a chain fom a sturdy ceiling joist and attach loops to that, you can adjust the height of the loop according to each individual dog simply by moving it up or down a link or 2. Sometimes it is much easier to get a dog to cooperate by having a butt strap as well as a neck loop, stops them from sitting down while your washing their hind end lol. They also make tub loops ( I get them from petedge) that suction to the tub and used as a cross tie type they are very effective, as long as they stick lol. For drying your dogs, I prefer the Double K ChallengAir Airmax 2-Speed Dryer.  This baby will plaster a yorkie to the wall at 20 paces lol Seriously tho, It is great for blowing the shedhair and sand off before hitting the tub and dries the dog quickly and efficiently.
You can get GFCI's at lowes for about 14 bucks that plug into the socket or you can have them wired directly into the box. I prefer the plug in, it trips faster if there is an accident.
Good Luck :)

We renovated the downstairs lav into a dog shower when our 14 year old dysplastic GSD developed diarrhea and couldn't manage the stairs to the upstairs bathroom, and it was winter, too cold to hose off his butt.

This is a walk-in basin made for people in wheelchairs. Same size as a standard shower surround over a tub without the tub. It tilts toward the drain in the center. It has a regular overhead shower for humans, handheld, and a bypass switch for another handheld shower fixture which is on a height-adjustable rod.

There are two handicapped bars to satisfy the building codes but at such a level that I can attach short leads with snap hooks which are then attached to the dog's collar.

The drain has an extra coarse strainer to catch the dog hair.

The sheet rock is waterproof. To protect the walls (I can't afford to tile them) I hung a curtain rod at 7' and suspended a clear plastic shower curtain from it. When a dog is being bathed I pull the shower curtain across the wall; when not in use it's tied back.

I also have a stool in there for me to sit on when showering a dog, indispensable! No bending over, no kneeling on a hard floor. Lighting is ceiling-recessed 2 halogen lamps so I can inspect for ticks and also use the area for medical treatments.

Thanks since we have a clean slate and I would like all tiles to give it that tuscon feel sort of spa like not that I will be getting in with them just looked really nice...

Mark likes the steel professional bathing station...guess we will price it out and see what happens.

Have 2 pics but cant get them to post hate that!

Thanks for your help but right now we have a bitch in heat and 2 males going crazy!