Thanks for the comments/info everyone!

Originally posted by cali
ok maybe I am just not seeing it, but what exactly is the point of paying to groom your own dog? I dont wash my dogs in the yard I wash then in the bath tub, and so does everyone else that I know in RL, if they dont have a shower attachment they fill the tub and use a bowl. my dogs are all trained to get the the tub on command wheather they like it or not, its something we train when the dogs are young incase they are to heavy to lift when they grow up. I dont know, I just dont really see the point of wasting gas and money to bathe your own dog maybe its just the midset from growing up here, but for those that do this, care to enlighten me? lol
None of your dogs are that big or that furry....imagine trying to put a really large dog in the tub, even if they know the command, they may not even fit and you can't get to the other side of them to wash/rinse. Also imagine a dog that has a ton of really long/thick fur (think samoyed, newfoundland, etc.)! It would take forever to air/towel dry a dog like that, or even using a human hair dryer. A force dryer (which I would assume most dog washes supply) dries coats like that tons faster. Sure you can buy a force dryer for home use but they are a couple of hundred dollars at least.

Also with the tubs made just for washing dogs they are elevated so it doesn't hurt your back bending over the tub to wash them. Plus you don't get as wet!

I've washed Reg/Syd at home and it's much easier to wash them at work. I've never washed Nebo at home besides rinsing dirt off. I know for a fact that he would take all day long to dry (his coat may not be that long, but it's extremely dense!) plus he would cover the bathroom with fur as well as clog the drains.

Simply put people do this to make the washing easier on themselves and the dog and to leave the mess there!

If you feel like that's a waste of money, then that's fine to think that way. I'm sure there's many other people that feel that way as well. I know that if I didn't work at a grooming salon and there was one near me I would use it!