CAR WASH, DOG WASH, DO-IT-YOURSELF DETAILING

     CAR WASH, DOG WASH, DO IT YOURSELF DETAILING

If you are heading east on Route 28 going out of Manassas, you pass a carwash that has the following “billing” on their sign:

CAR WASH  DOG WASH  DO-IT-YOURSELF DETAILING

As my wife and I drove by I began to wonder.  I understand how the car wash thing works, but what about the DOG WASH and the DO-IT-YOURSELF DETAILING? 

Stop and think about it—how do they take the dog through the wash?  Do they simply attach a chain to the dog’s collar, hook them up and let the mechanism pull them through the wash?  How big does the dog have to be?  And what about the water pressure?  Like at Disney Land, is there a sign that says, “Your dog has to be this big to go through the dog wash” or perhaps it says, “Your dog has to be this big and weigh this much to go through the dog wash.”  And the water pressure—if you have a small dog like a Jack Russell, can they dial down the water pressure so it doesn’t just blow the dog away?  Do they charge extra for big dogs like Great Danes, St. Bernards or Bull Mastiffs?  What about long dogs like Dachshunds—do they charge extra because they are long?  And how do you protect their eyes?  Do they put a set of goggles on the dog?  Finally—what about wax and Rain-X?  I can see the Rain-X if you have an outside dog, but I suspect the wax might mat up their hair.  Of course, maybe you could do the wax thing on one of those hairless dogs.  Can you imagine what a St. Bernard would look like after it went through that blow dryer thing?  I just dunno. 

 As to DO-IT-YOURSELF DETAILING?  Well, that certainly is open for speculation.  Do you simply walk through?  If so, do you wear your clothes or do you do this au naturale?  Do they give you a set of goggles?  And if you go through au naturale, what about your Unit?  And again, the questions about Rain-X and Wax. 

 

I ain’t too sure about this DO-IT-YOURSELF DETAILING.  But I do have some questions…