DIY Dog Wash Station | Stock Tank Dog Wash

Hi ya'll! In todays video I will be sharing a DIY dog wash station hubby and I made! It was a super easy and fun project, all you need is a chop saw and a drill to build and some 2x4's.
If you have several dogs like us I'm sure you understand how back breaking it feels to bathe all of them in one sitting, that's what gave us the idea to make this DIY. It was so easy to bathe the girls in this raised dog wash, no more back pain!
Thank you for watching!

[@flipmartinezjr]

Good idea, I'll definitely be using this as a start off point. Looks like El Paso 😂. 🌵

[@poulos801]

This is great. You've explained it so well that I feel I can make this by myself. What I love is that I had my plumber put a faucet outside that gives me hot and cold water so that my dog doesn't have to have only cold water during the bath. He charged me $350 and to me it was money well spent considering how much money I was spending ever few weeks going to a self dog washing place to wash my two dogs.

[@a247pms]

Great Idea- only thing it needs is your shelf you mentioned for shampoos, conditioner, mitts, and brushes, etc- and connecting an tie-in just for that extra safety measure for the dogs.❤️‍🩹❤️ If you paint or put a clear coat on the wood to protect it from the water/weather it will serve you a long time. You can even build stairs for the dogs, eventually, so you don’t have to lift them. 👍🏼 It gets addictive. 😊

[@TraditionsByTheSeasons]

You two are such a great team. Love how the bathing 🧼 station turned out. Your dogs are so cute. TFS! Xoxo 👌🤍💐🪴🍃

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thanks Liz! 😊 ❤️

[@pittie9friendz]

I injured my back so this idea is very simple and can be done by myself so I am very happy. I would add stairs for the dogs and cut one side open so I wouldn't have to carry my 70Ib dogs. And the extra amenities u mentioned would make it even better. Thank you for the starting point

[@udspeedracer]

Fantastic idea! Wonderful of you guys to share it with everyone.

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@sheenajones5843]

Trial and error makes perfect I love it

[@drumsxo]

I just used this to fashion my own. There were a couple of tweaks that I made, and a couple of expansions, but the base is off of yours. Thank you for sharing this!

[@AngelaGonzalez-py6wt]

This is awesome for dog baths!! Thanks for sharing!

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Yes it comes in handy! Thanks for watching!

[@abelaguilar9121]

This is exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you so much!

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Awesome! You’re welcome!

[@lisatrich9939]

you guys are too cute! love your bathing station!

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thank you!! 😊

[@poulos801]

You two are such a cute couple and I love your pups.

[@jaybbars7269]

Best diy dog wash I've seen. Very simple to do. I may copy this exact model. Great job to you both!!!

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thank you very much!

[@danstvguy]

Easy as pie ... just lift the dirty 55 lb dog into it and then lift the wet 60 lb dog out. Yikes!

[@user-kl5sf9ex3l]

Good job adapting the design and you obviously do a great job with your dogs they look so happy! Keep it up

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thank you!!

[@denisegallo9317]

Great build! I would need steps for George my 125 pound baby, I can’t lift him in. I love how the dogs supervised the process 🥰 stickers were a great touch!

[@ghostface1737]

This is just what I needed, cheers!!

[@blissfullyinseason8917]

BEST EVER VIDEO AND LOVE LOVE HOW YOUR TREAT YOUR ANIMALS........YES my dog would love it

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Aww thanks so much!! ❤️

[@letsbloom-vb2ww]

What a smart idea. Very cool

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thanks!

[@noemicantu850]

that awesome. you guys did a great job thanks for sharing

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@angelaleek7341]

Love this!!

[@cynthiatruelove1213]

I love this!!

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thank you Cynthia! Sure does make washing the pups much easier on the back!

[@faeriegarden]

I will be building something just like this. Instead of a tin stock tank, I am using a large dog carrier bottom part only. I will have opening to allow the doggie to step in plus a stairway going up to the opening. Thank you for the resource to reference as I build.

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

Creative!

[@rocknthamix]

Very nice!!!

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thank you!

[@gwendolyntyler8146]

Good job!

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thank you!

[@creatinghomebynicole]

***** Y’all stay tuned for the blog post! I realized I left a cut out and it was too late for me to edit this video! Enjoy!! ****

[@shy_1980]

This is awesome! Where do I find the blog with the extra cut missing? We are going to build this! And in the video you said 7 2x4 but on the list it said 6 I think? Which did you use? Thank you so much! 🤗

[@kaylasmith9423]

Also you can get a grate type thing to put inside so that your pup won't ever be standing in water and it makes it easier to get soap and water off them. Its not a necessity but a cool added option

[@defleppal]

Since it’s getting wet I would have used pressure treated wood with outdoor stain/seal. I’d add supports under all the rails. Also, did you add a drain? If not it needs one. Maybe a water shut off on the table so you don’t have to walk to the house to shut it off. Great idea though. How’s it holding up now that it’s been a year or so?

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thanks for the suggestion! I planned on painting the wood and I have another piece I painted that I use as a planter, with the paint the wood has held up being wet. It lasted well for the duration we used it, about 8 months. We moved after that so we took it apart and haven't had the chance to rebuilt it yet.

[@thebenitastonetarot]

Now they want to go get dirty 😂😂😂 I love dogs

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Right! They are too cute to be upset at!! 😂

[@jeannettejones2311]

Wonder how you could make the hose be able to feed shampoo into the nozzle (like when you apply fertilization to the lawn)?

[@weekendhomeprojects]

how do you dry them off? towels? I want a blower setup to get that fluff extra fluff fluff.

[@kaylasmith9423]

So how is it temperature regulated? Also if you guys wanna save your backs I'd recommend adding a ramp or stairs so the dogs can walk up themselves

[@KaitlynMcLachlan]

Any issues with it just being cold water coming out? I'm thinking of building one, but worry especially about the colder winter months!

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Hi Kaitlyn! No issues thus far but we do live in the desert so it’s always hot here, thus keeping the water warm. I’ll keep you updated during the winter months!

[@Collieb7]

I think this is a great idea…I have small dogs so hmmm I prefer bathing indoors. Maybe hook up to tub instead outdoors spicket. Thank you

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Thank you! We will definitely be doing that in the future, as this home is a rental! But in our future home we would love to hook it up to warm water, for now it’s fine as we only bath the dogs outside in the summer and summers here are so hot even the water is warm coming out of the hose!

[@ramirocastaneda-mendez1498]

What’s the quick connect for the garden hose? The part number?

[@Finley0312]

Haha 😄...they sell a base that's metal that fits that tub. You order it through tractor supply and tarter sends it to tractor supply for pickup.

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Really!? I had no idea! I’m about to look it up! Good thing this was an easy project! 😅

[@Finley0312]

Yeah, I'm in El paso too just off borderland and westside drive. you can see mine if you like. However, you did a fantastic job on that built! very effective. Also, if you send your build photos into tarter tubs and tanks, they may just send you some sweet swag!

[@arronsumblin97]

The cut list in the video is the updated one correct?

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Yes it is!

[@Momsalldawayyyy6969]

About how much did you spend on building this?

[@juancarlosmora9922]

I remember just spraying the dogs with my water hose

[@creatinghomebynicole]

That’s what we were doing before building this! But with 3 large shedding dogs this is much easier on our backs!

[@junefarniok1901]

Where did you get the stock tank?

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Hi June! We bought it at Home Depot, they usually get them around spring or summer time!

[@Collieb7]

Warm water in winter?

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Unfortunately no warm water attached to it, but we don’t bathe our dogs outside during the winter, that’s when we do indoor in the bathtub baths! It would definitely be a goal of ours to have it connect to warm water in the future when we own our home, right now we are renting.

[@sheenajones5843]

How did u empty the water out

[@creatinghomebynicole]

We drilled holes in the bottom of the stock tank!

[@crushcitybulldogs932]

How does the water drain

[@creatinghomebynicole]

We drilled small holes into the bottom of the stock tank. 😊

[@cardawg7164]

doesnt look like you are hooked up to hot water....that will be too uncomfortable for a dog in the winter time

[@creatinghomebynicole]

Hi! No we are not connected to hot water, but this will only be used in the summer time, in the winter the girls get bathed inside!

[@evebsideen7833]

Love it, only issue for me is having to lift our dog up into it. She's a Great Pyrenees, not gonna work...

[@timothydahl2777]

Your neighbors dogs just set mine off - big time. Still barking as I type.

[@ashleengray9170]

Id love something like this but cant pick my puppy up shes 80kg and still growing lol😂

[@projektxent]

Agreed my dog is 84kg so I feel your pain

[@jayruiz9757]

its gonna break cause its wood and its wet ..........this is dumb

[@fishingpinky3165]

Nice station but waste of time for me. I cant pick my 50 lb dog up and put him in like your hubby did. I was hoping this video was going to have a stair way or some way without hurting your back to get the dog in.

[@beccalove1964]

You could buy some stairs?

[@Luckingsworth]

If you are actually capable of building this, you are capable of putting some cinderblocks stacked up with some wood across them 😂😂

[@littlemissy8356]

No one wants cold bath water.

[@creatinghomebynicole]

You’re right, however we live in the desert and it’s always hot here. If it’s ever below about 85 degrees we will bathe them inside, however it would only be in the winter that it would be under 85 here. In the summer even us humans love being under the water hose!