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MODEL M 3.A

DESIGNED FOR VETERINARIANS AND PET GROOMING PROFESSIONALS

Professionals who are involved in the caretaking of pets are very much aware of the need to keep them clean if they are to be around humans, as well as the time and labour involved in doing so.

Until now, if there was a need to increase the amount of washes per day, these professionals have had to either increase staff, work more hours, or compromise the quality of washing and drying of the pet. All undesirable options.

A groomer or vet washing a dog often requires the following:

a) A muzzle for a potentially threatening dog.

b) Remove the dog’s collar(s).

c) Place the dog into the wash basin. An action that can cause back strain if a large dog is being lifted.

d) Tether the dog in order to keep it from moving too much , which causes even further anxiety for the animal.

e) Utilize a “scrubbing “ action on the dogs fur and skin.

f) Rinse the dog with clean water.

g) Get out of the way when the dog decides to shake excess water from its body.

h) Pre-dry the dog with a towel to minimize dripping water.

i) Dry the dog with a high-powered blowdrier.

The above tasks result in an exercise that typically lasts no less than 30 minutes, all of which may cause the following inconveniences to both the person and the pet:

For the pet:

- The animal may be tethered and in a state of anxiety throughout the process.

- A stranger has been spraying water on the dog, and potentially forcefully restraining it.

- The dog may have hurt itself while attempting to escape from the wash basin.

- He may have been frightened by the sudden blast of hot air from the blowdryer.

- The dog may have been given a sedative to calm it down if showing signs of aggression or stress.


For the person:

- The dog may have attempted to bite him/her

- Possible back pain from lifting the dog.

- The dog may have inadvertently scratched him/her while trying to escape.

- Unwillingness/reluctancy to start washing another dog immediately after.

These professionals are also aware that a dog should not be manually washed more often than once a month, on average. For the business owner it means that the frequency of return visits is limited. To the owner it means that, despite the “dog smell” returning within a couple of weeks, the next bath has to wait - and if the dog has been especially active(e.g.. in mud, or with other dogs) the predicament is made even worse.

Note: the above cases don’t even begin to address the additional challenges with bathing cats!