{"id":39946,"date":"2022-06-18T01:15:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T07:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-opens-public-dog-wash-station\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:52:36","slug":"dolores-opens-public-dog-wash-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-opens-public-dog-wash-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores opens public dog wash station"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jillian Koerber of Dolores washes her dog Maggie at the new doggie wash station at the Dolores Chamber of Commerce Visitor's Center. (Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Does your dog like to roll in the dirt, run through the mud or chase skunks?<\/p>\n

Not to worry. Before you bring it home, clean up your pooch at the new self-serve dog wash station at the Dolores Chamber of Commerce Visitor\u2019s Center, 201 Railroad Ave.<\/p>\n

The unit has a convenient tub that can be adjusted for small or large dogs, and is hooked up to a warm-water sprayer.<\/p>\n

The chamber provides the shampoo, including the kind to get rid of skunk smell. A rail is provided to hook the dog leash to so Bowzer does not escape.<\/p>\n

The cost is $10 per dog, but Montezuma County residents only pay $5.<\/p>\n

The unit can handle a dog up to 220 pounds, and has a ramp and access door for larger dogs to enter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a community service for locals and is also gives tourists traveling through, camping or staying in a hotel a good place to clean their dogs,\u201d said Susan Lisak, Dolores Chamber director.<\/p>\n

The chamber board came up with the idea last year, and after some research decided it was an affordable project.<\/p>\n

The project cost $3,000, including $1,500 for the unit and $1,500 for the installation, plumbing and hot water heater.<\/p>\n

The plan is to have it pay for itself, Lisak said. The chamber will maintain the station.<\/p>\n

To conserve water, the runoff from the unit is directed to the visitor center landscaping. The soap provided is environmentally safe.<\/p>\n

The dog wash station is only open during visitor center hours. The hours are Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon.<\/p>\n

For more information on Dolores events, check out the chamber Facebook page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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