Booster Bath XL

First let me tell you about my dog. He is a 95 lb. German Shepherd and has never met a bath (or shower) that he liked. Giving him a bath was, to put it mildly, a real job. Since he developed a seborrhea skin condition about a year and a half ago I had to bath him often to keep the odor and flaking under control. Up until that time he did not get many baths so when I had to bath him regularly I realized that I had problems (a sore back and a big mess). I then started looking for some kind of canine bath apparatus and found the BoosterBath. After reading the reviews it seemed like a very good product. I purchased the extra large version because it had a one piece tub and the legs bolted on and I wanted a bath that gave my dog enough room and was sturdy. The XL unit is a good size for him and it is quite sturdy. I only use it outside and it stands on level lawn.Assembly was fairly easy and the only tool required was a Phillips screwdriver. A bolt goes through the tub into each leg and then a large knob secures the leg to the bolt and is hand tightened. Each leg gets a rubber bumper inserted on the bottom, then plastic covers are screwed over the bolt heads on the inside of the tub. The retaining harness for the dog is attached to the tub with three eye bolts, three large washers and then three large knobs to secure the eye bolts. The only mild difficulty I had was attaching the shampoo holder to the tub, it was kind of hard to insert the last tab and I stress-cracked the tab at the top of the holder. (I called BoosterBath and they are sending me a new holder, good customer service).The drain hose on the XL bath is held in place with a plastic nut, so it will not detach from the tub. The instructions say that it uses a o-ring under the nut but there is not one supplied and the manufacturer says they do not require it anymore, I am not using the drain hose since I use the bath outside. The instructions also say to register your tub, but again the manufacturer says they do not require that to be done either.Getting back to the actual bath, it went very well. My companion was not happy but he was apparently resigned to the experience since he stayed calm and even sat down at times. What used to take 45 minutes to 1 hour of discomfort for both of us now took 1/2 hour and it was painless, at least for me, my dog did not say much.I had also purchase a Eccotemp L5 portable instant water heater so I could use warm water on him and that worked out beautifully.

We have two puppies...a minpin and a german shepherd. Trying to bathe these little guys in our bathroom tub was a huge mess and they basically hated it. Knowing how large the GS is going to get, we ordered the X-Large Booster Bath. This tub will definitely accommodate him as an adult. We've bathed both of them twice now...they are finally calm for bathtime...and I say this being the owner of a pup who merely HEARS the word "bathtime" and starts freaking out. Maybe it's the rubberized bottom so they feel secure (genius), or the fact that they are strapped in (more genius), but they just let us bathe them now, no more whining, and it is SO worth the money. We put it on the side yard so we can run a hose from the washer/dryer warm water hook-up. Yes, they still shake and get us wet, but there is no real mess to clean up, we stretch the drain hose to an area of bark so that's no big deal. The unit seems really stable, this one has legs that bolt on so I'm pretty confident that it will withstand their weight as adults. The sprayer is awesome, love the little caddy for shampoo, and would highly recommend this tub for people who want their doggies clean without a hurricane aftermath to clean up. Awesome idea.

I purchased this tub to bathe my Aussies, and I am extremely pleased. My largest aussie is 70 lbs. The others are mid 30's. I wanted the larger tub to provide room to turn around for exiting and it amply does. Yes, for plastic material I find it very sturdy. I was missing no pieces, and the delivery was prompt. The harness works wonderfully to hold them in place so long as your dog has experience standing for a bath. One of mine had never been bathed before and began to flip around some. This is correctable with some patience and practice... anything negative here would be a reflection of my dog's inexperience and not anything about this tub. I attached a garden hose to my hot /cold washing machine plumbing using a garden Y extension with shut off valves. I ran the hose through the garage and into the driveway where I successfully bathed four dogs! Two of which had never been bathed before.All of them jumped into the tub after a little training session with getting in without steps. The tool for rinsing is plastic, but it functioned wonderfully. I will, in future, build a small platform to raise it some bc my back did hurt a little the next day from bending over. But again.. I am older and that was a four dogbath afternoon.. no reflection of the product quality or function. On a side note, I did place it in my walk in tile shower and it fit perfectly just in case I were to need to bathe dogs or puppies on a cold or rainy day. This is a product I wish had purchased a long time ago. I would've saved the drains in my tub ( along with my back) and, of course, the very expensive groomer trips. Highly recommend.