Outdoor dog wash station. Anyone have one?

[NelsonM3]

After years of research and book reading. I've finally stopped making my excuses and decided this year to bite the bullet and get a dog.

I'm looking at a Sprocker, which you know your dogs, know they love a bit of water and mud Not ideal with my house OCD and having spoken to other Spaniel owners an outdoor mixer tap is a must have, which is easy enough for me as the plumbing is perfect for it.

However, having recently renovated my whole house, including putting light grey LVT in the kitchen (in hindsight a bad idea) i'm looking at ideas to limit as much dirt into the house after the daily walk (muddy footprints etc)

My two options really are either an outdoor dog bath station, or utilising some of my garage to create a "boot room" but also build in an internal dog station. This would involve a bit more work (new wall, plastering, relocating a radiator, adding new internal door). Probably a couple of grands worth as I know the right people.

I'd be interested to hear how other dog owners approach this?

[NelsonM3]

Some great responses, thanks

I've decided to go the mixer tape route with a Belfast sink and see how I get on.

[NelsonM3]

Percy Cushion said:

This is PH at its finest. “I don’t even have a dog but in looking to spend £2K redesigning the house, just in case.

Get a MudDaddy or similar and a bunch of old towels to dry him/ her off. Job done. Unlike Ranger6 who likes his dog to dry au natural.

I live right outside a country park in the middle of Suffolk. A boot room as well as practical, would likely increase the desirability/value of the house. I’m not a powerfully built director, but £2,000 isn’t a lot of money or a bad investment.

The country park location was actually the consideration for a dog when I moved here two years ago