I thought I’d write an article about the perfect bath for the job of washing your dog. I decided to call it, “Best Dog Grooming Bath”, which is perhaps a little unimaginative, but it hopefully does what it says on the tin, so to speak.
There are lots of different options to choose from when it comes to this dog-grooming business. Some will suit your needs in certain ways and some in other ways, but it is very rare that you will find the perfect solution. An element of compromise is usually required when deciding which piece of kit to go for. For the purposes of this article, I have decided to ignore that fact, pretend I live in an ideal world, and dream up the specifications of my ideal piece of dog grooming equipment in the hope that someone reading this article will go out and make it (and then sell it to me at a reasonable price).
I’ll get the boring stuff out of the way first. 
All the top of the range tubs can take the weight of a very large dog, with safe working loads of up to 200lbs or more. As you would expect, these baths are pretty big themselves and usually measure somewhere in the region of four feet long and two to three feet wide, which is more than big enough for even the largest of dogs.
Many of the best dog grooming baths also have ramps that can be fitted to allow your dog to walk right into the bath, thereby avoiding any need for lifting in and out – a real boon if your dog is on the hefty side or somewhat wriggly. If your dog is wriggly, you’ll need to make use of the hooks or animal restraint eyelets that are provided on most high quality dog baths.
And, of course, any dog grooming bath tub worth the name will have a non-slip base and floor levellers because safety and comfort demand it. The last thing you need is an unstable, slippery bath causing problems for you and your dog as he slides around, unable to stand up properly.
Built-in hair traps and a back splash wall are other features that help to make bathing your dog less of a chore. Most of the time you’ll have to buy these separately, so I would want these to be included as part of the package in my range of ideal dog grooming bath tubs.
Other things that I would like to see included are a built-in hair dryer (for obvious reasons), a candle holder for my “aromatherapy for dogs” lavender-scented candle, a radio constantly tuned to my favourite station and a coffee maker to provide refreshment for the weary dog groomer.
OK, I might have gone a little too far with the radio and coffee maker, but if you are in the dog grooming supplies business and think I have a winning specification for the best dog grooming bath in the world, I’d love to hear from you. I would be prepared to pay a considerable premium for a piece of dog grooming equipment that incorporates all of the above features and I’m sure many others would too.
