Put a dog wash machine
on your site.
A K9Wash self-service dog wash is a small, staff-free unit that earns while your team gets on with the day job, and it keeps earning outside your trading hours if your access its own. We install across Northern Ireland and Ireland, guide mainland UK sites through setup, and list every one on the dog wash map thousands of owners already search.
How the partnership works
A quick chat about your site
Tell us where you are, your footfall and the space you have. We will be straight with you about whether a self-service dog wash makes sense there.
Install, or guided setup
In Northern Ireland and Ireland we handle delivery, installation, water and power connection, commissioning and a walkthrough with your team. In England, Scotland and Wales we cannot install for you yet, so we guide you through sourcing and setting up instead.
Live on the K9Wash map
Your machine is listed on the UK and EU dog wash map the day it goes live, with a free microsite you can paste straight into your Google Business Profile.
We install in Northern Ireland and Ireland only, for now
K9Wash is based in Northern Ireland. For the meantime we cannot install a dog wash machine ourselves at sites in England, Scotland or Wales. If you are on the mainland we will still guide you through the whole process: which unit suits your site, sourcing it, water, drainage and power, siting and signage, pricing, and getting it stocked. Northern Ireland and Ireland sites we handle end to end.
Work out what it could earn
These are your numbers, not our averages. Set the washes a day you honestly think your footfall supports and the price you would charge. Running costs are estimated at 60p per wash for water, electricity and consumables, and exclude your lease or purchase cost.
after running costs, before lease or purchase
- Washes per month
- 240
- Gross takings
- £2,400
- Running costs
- -£144
Why site owners take one on
A new revenue stream, no extra staff
The machine is fully self-service. Customers pay at the unit, wash their own dog and leave. Nobody on your team has to lift a hose.
Genuinely recurring footfall
Dogs get muddy every week. A wash on site turns a one-off visitor into someone who comes back on a cycle, and spends while they are with you.
Open outside your trading hours
The unit can keep earning in the evenings and at weekends when the rest of your site is quiet, if your access allows it.
Small footprint, simple to run
It fits in a corner of a forecourt, yard, unit or car park. Day to day it needs a quick tidy and a refill, not a rota.
It makes you the dog-friendly stop
Walkers, groomers, farm shops and country parks all live off the dog owner crowd. A wash on site says you take them seriously.
Found by people already searching
K9Wash is the only directory listing every self-service dog wash across the UK and EU. Hosting a machine puts you in front of that search traffic.
What is included
- Delivery, installation and commissioning in Northern Ireland and Ireland
- Guided sourcing and setup support for sites in England, Scotland and Wales
- Warranty on parts and labour, plus ongoing technical support
- Card and contactless payment system with a back-end dashboard
- Starter set of shampoos, conditioners and consumables
- Discounted refills and consumables for as long as you host
- Free verified K9Wash listing, microsite and map pin for your site
Sites that work well
- Petrol station or forecourt
- Farm shop or garden centre
- Pet shop or groomer
- Country park or attraction
- Pub, cafe or leisure venue
- Car wash or valeting site
- Kennels, boarding or daycare
- Retail park or industrial unit
Tell us about your site
Even a short conversation gives you clarity on space, water, power and realistic numbers for your location. No obligation either way.
Partner questions, answered
What does it cost to host a K9Wash dog wash machine?+
There are lease and outright purchase routes, and the right one depends on your site and how you want to treat the cost. We will talk you through both with real numbers for your location rather than quoting a headline figure that may not apply to you.
How much space does a dog wash machine need?+
Roughly the footprint of a single parking bay, with room for an owner to stand beside their dog. It needs a level base, a water supply and a power connection. We survey the space before anything is ordered.
Who maintains the machine?+
We do. Installation, commissioning, warranty on parts and labour and ongoing technical support come with the partnership. On site, you keep it tidy and top up consumables, which we supply at a discount.
How much can a self-service dog wash earn?+
It depends entirely on footfall and price. Use the calculator on this page with your own numbers rather than trusting an average. Typical self-service washes in the UK sit around 8 to 12 pounds for a timed cycle, and running costs per wash are well under a pound in water, power and consumables.
Do I have to take payments myself?+
No. The unit takes card and contactless payments directly and reports through a back-end dashboard, so takings are tracked without any till work on your side.
Will my site be listed on K9Wash?+
Yes, free, from the day it goes live. You get a verified listing, a map pin and a microsite URL you can paste into your Google Business Profile so the pin becomes a real click through.
Can you install at my site in England, Scotland or Wales?+
Not ourselves, for the meantime. K9Wash is based in Northern Ireland, so we install dog wash machines in Northern Ireland and Ireland only. If you are on the mainland we will guide you through choosing a unit, sourcing it, water, drainage, power, siting, pricing and stocking, and your site still gets a free listing on the map.