I gotcha lol I am not really familier with the things grooming salons use, so I would have no idea lol I also live in an older house with a rather large tub and a very large bathroom, and this is the only house we have had lots of dogs in. my dogs now are not big and hefty I know, however Shadow was, she took forever to dry but we just lived with it lol I have bathed a very large dog in a very small tub before though lol my friends dog Dakota had mites and needed a bath he is a 100lbs golden retreiver lol all I can say is I am VERY glad my dogs are so well behaved lol