You already do the whole thing
Tub, shampoo, brush, towel, dryer. You have done this with your own dog more times than you can count. The steps do not change when the dog belongs to someone three streets over.
Get the wash, brush-out and de-shed routine for 100+ breeds and coat types and start tonight. Wash, price, book. No salon, no grooming van, no haircuts.
A neighbor complains about the hair on the sofa and you think "I could do that." Then the doubts pile up, you say nothing, and you let the moment pass.
Three videos in and it is clipper blades, breed cuts, a certificate and a fitted van. Nobody tells you a smaller version of this exists, so you close the tab and the idea goes back in the drawer for another year.
Washing was always the easy half for you. Saying a number out loud, and holding it when someone asks for a discount, is a different skill, and nobody was ever going to teach you that by accident. Today that changes. We get into exactly what to charge further down this page, so keep reading.
A big one that will not stand still. Hair down somebody else's drain. The owner watching you from the doorway. That nervousness is normal, and you have felt it before every decision that turned out to matter in your life. We will not tell you it is easy. We will tell you it is simple, and that if you like dogs and you like people, this is close to the perfect little business for you, and it does not pay badly either.
Here's the thing: it was never about the washing.
It is not a coincidence that 2,800+ women have picked this up in the last twelve months. A small mobile dog wash sits at the intersection of four things almost no other side income offers at once.
Tub, shampoo, brush, towel, dryer. You have done this with your own dog more times than you can count. The steps do not change when the dog belongs to someone three streets over.
Every double-coated dog on your street sheds twice a year, and its owner spends that month vacuuming the sofa, the car and their own clothes. They are not looking for a haircut. They are looking for less hair, and right now nobody near you is selling them that on its own.
Their alternative is a drive across town, a long wait in a crate and a dog that comes home rattled. Owners who rebook write the same words over and over: gentle, patient, stress free, calm afterwards. One dog at a time, in its own bathroom, is the whole advantage.
A wash listed at forty to sixty dollars is a few dollars of shampoo and an hour of your time, in a bathroom you did not have to heat or pay rent on. Right now the salon across town keeps that difference. No van payment, no franchise fee, no shop owner splitting the ticket. From your own street, it is yours.
You don't need to be a groomer. You don't need a business. Pick the one that sounds like you.
Grocery money, gas money, a bit of breathing room. Something local and real, with people you can see from your own front step, rather than an MLM or some random side hustle off the internet.
A nervous rescue, a stiff old Labrador, a husky blowing its coat all over the hallway. You want the calm, hands-on part of dog care, and none of the sharp tools.
Maybe the kids grew up, or you cut your hours, and you want a small local thing you can run at your own pace and stop when you want to. You're not too late.
Pick one calm dog you already know and run the four steps: bath, brush-out, de-shed, dry. The Coat Index tells you exactly which brush, how long and how to dry that coat. If you have bathed your own dog, you are already doing this part.
Drop your drive time, the coat type and your supplies into the calculator and get a number you can say out loud without flinching. No guessing, no awkward math, no underselling yourself.
Copy and paste the post into your neighborhood group. Six questions on the phone tell you if a dog is a yes, and some are a no, which protects the dog, the owner and your afternoon all at once. Then you write the next date on the card before you leave. One wash is a favor. A date on the calendar is a route.
The kit covers every service you can safely offer, organized by the dogs you take on. Here's the rough range each one tends to sell for.
Sells for $40–$60
Sells for $45–$70
Sells for $55–$90
Sells for $15–$25 add-on
Sells for $70–$85
Spring & autumn peak
Ranges are observed from public listings for mobile dog washing across the US, UK, Canada and Australia. They're examples, not a promise of results. What you charge depends on the sizes and coats you take on, your area and your costs.
The Coat Index gets you washing. These three solve what actually stops people: starting, pricing and saying no. And you still get 5 more bonuses on top.
The exact roadmap to your first bookings. Which dog to start with, who to offer it to, what to post, and in what order. So you never have to guess what to do next.
Prices an appointment in three taps. Add your drive time, the coat and your supplies, and get a number you can say out loud. No more guessing, no more giving away the drive and the cleanup.
The six questions to ask before you agree to anything, the red flags that mean no, the owner-present rule, and the exact words for turning a dog down or stopping a session halfway through. Saying no isn't you being difficult. It protects the dog, the owner and your afternoon at once, and it's the one thing free advice never gives you permission to do.
Plus 5 more inside: The First 10 Clients Script Book, The Doorstep Trust Kit, The 80/20 Route Card, The Neighborhood Route Planner, and a Simple Starter Kit List.
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The Wash-Price-Book Starter Kit
Messages from women who started with the kit.
I've been washing my own two for years and never thought twice about it 😅
10:14 amPosted the script in our neighborhood group, three replies the same evening. Washed my neighbor's golden on Saturday 🤯
10:15 am
He looks so shiny!! 😍 Are you booking more?
10:22 am ✓✓She booked me again for four weeks before I'd even packed up 🐶
10:23 amThe calculator was the part I really needed
2:05 pmI always find myself undercharging 🙈 Turns out I was giving away 40 minutes of driving and cleaning every single time
2:06 pm
A strict price list changes everything 🙌 Nice work Amanda!
2:15 pm ✓✓Now I just read the number off the sheet. No wobble 😊
2:16 pmI'm 54 and I was worried my back wouldn't take it 😔
11:32 amSmall and medium only, two dogs a day, all within ten minutes of me. The intake questions gave me permission to say no 🌿
11:33 am
Diane that little face 🥹 The dogs are lucky!
11:45 amNot big money but enough, and my body can tolerate it 💕
11:46 amWe know exactly what you're thinking: "if I could get one neighbor to say yes, I'd know this can work." So that's all we ask. Try the full kit for just 7 days. Wash one dog you already know. Ask one neighbor. The intake questions, the price sheet and the exact words to post are already done for you. If it doesn't fit your life, email us within 7 days and we refund you in full. You keep what you've downloaded. We part as friends.
Here's a pattern we keep seeing in the women who get the best results with this kit: they aren't the best with dogs, and they aren't "business people." They're simply the ones who take the first step the same day. One dog you chose, one fair price, one date on the calendar. That button is where it starts. One payment, instant access, and one wash you book could cover the whole kit.
Yes, I'm in for $27 →