The Wash Dog: Welcoming a new West Seattle Blog sponsor

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In 2012, we’re continuing the WSB tradition of welcoming new sponsors by offering them the chance to introduce themselves. Today, meet one of our newest sponsors – The Wash Dog. Here’s what they’d like you to know:

The Wash Dog has been a business fixture in West Seattle for more than 10 years, providing canine bathing and grooming services. New owners, longtime West Seattle residents Thyra DeHaven and Merry Myers, have been hard at work this past year, upgrading the staff and facility to meet the bathing and grooming needs of West Seattle’s dogs. Two examples: An on-demand hot water system was installed to lessen power usage and insure an endless supply of warm water; and the self-service shampoo was upgraded to a top-notch, environmentally friendly oatmeal shampoo produced by a local Seattle company.

At The Wash Dog there’s a grooming service for every need:
*Self-Service Dog Wash Rooms – just walk in
*Professional Bathing Service – by appointment
*Professional Grooming – by appointment
Customers can also walk in for a quick nail trim or drop by with their dog just to say “hi” and pick up a treat. We love interacting with dogs of all sorts and sizes and take great pride in providing an exceptionally friendly, clean and healthy facility. We have three professional, skilled dog groomers/stylists on staff at The Wash Dog: Laura, Kayla, and Tammy, who you might know from other West Seattle establishments. We also have two part-time experienced bathers. The combined experience of our staff exceeds 35 years, so customers can rest assured their pets are being cared for by professionals who really know and love dogs.

The Wash Dog is located at 6400 California SW, on the north side of Morgan Street Junction. Hours are Monday–Friday, 10 am to 7:30 pm, and Saturday – Sunday, 9 am to 5:30 pm. Holiday hours are always posted online at thewashdog.com or on The Wash Dog’s Facebook page.

We thank The Wash Dog for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news on WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.

highlandpark January 5, 2012 (4:14 pm)

We love The Wash Dog! I don’t want to traumatize my dog by screwing it up so I happily pay $10 to have them trim his claws. He comes out bouncy and happy every time. We’ve also washed him there. The stalls are well equipped – rubber aprons, shampoo, giant hose dryer, brushes, etc. Love that this place exists!

KD January 5, 2012 (4:58 pm)

Since they didn’t mention cats at all, I wonder if we’re allowed to bathe our felines on the rare occasion that they need it. The older and/or heavier a cat gets, the harder it is to clean themselves. Murphy’s Paw would allow cats when they were open. What’s your policy please?

WD January 5, 2012 (5:33 pm)

We love cats as much as we love dogs and in fact everyone working at The Wash Dog has at least one family cat. We would like to allow cats as well as dogs, but with limited space and so many dogs coming through each day, we’ve made a decison to offer our services to dogs only. If we had the space to separate them out like many vet offices do these days, we would definitely offer cat services. In the interest of kitty safety however, we’re strictly a dog facility for now.

Huindekmi January 5, 2012 (5:41 pm)

Has it really been 10 years? We’ve been going there since it first opened in that spot north of the junction where Moxie is/was.
And is it really under new ownership again? How many new owners has it had in those 10 years?

WD January 5, 2012 (6:09 pm)

It looks like the business was established in 01, opening north of the Alaska junction and some years later moved to the Morgan Junction area. We think there have technically been 4 ownerships. However, the second set of owners was actually a group of people who split their ownership in 2009. It wasn’t so much that there was a third owner, as it was a re-do of the ownership structure. The “newest” owners acquired The Wash Dog in 2010. This history is what we gathered from the paperwork.

Ajax January 5, 2012 (6:20 pm)

I LOVE The Wash Dog. I’ve been taking my dogs there since ~2004 and the current owners have really gotten it right. They are friendly and accomodating and treat my very old dog and my very “complicated” dog like their own pets. Highly recommended.

Service Dog Academy January 5, 2012 (7:12 pm)

We here at the Service Dog Academy cant say enough good things about the Wash Dog! I wouldnt ever take my dog any where else!

miws January 5, 2012 (8:07 pm)

I was just thinking they must have been in business around ten years by now.

WD’s founders/original owners were regular customers of mine at a job that ended in September ’03, and I remember how excited they were at their new business venture.

Hard to believe it’s been that long!

Mike

Kate K January 5, 2012 (8:09 pm)

My dog Coco loves going there for nail trims and baths. We love the Dog Wash.

Chris January 5, 2012 (10:48 pm)

Charlie Brown loves going to the Wash Dog so much he has been known to drool from excitement. You have been my choice since adopting Charlie and even though I do not call West Seattle home any more, I still find the level of service at The Wash Dog incomparable to any other and the reason I travel to you. To the Wash Dog staff, you are all amazing. Thanks for the new hot water system and keep up the great work! Here is to another 10 years!