Hot take: My old habit of letting the hose run while washing my dog was a huge waste

I was grooming a big Bernese Mountain Dog last Tuesday. Took about an hour. I had the hose on the whole time, just trickling to rinse my tools. Saw the water meter outside my shop window. It spun nonstop. Did the math later. That's over 60 gallons down the drain for one dog. My city has had drought warnings for months. Felt pretty dumb. How do other groomers or pet owners cut water use without messing up the job?

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tessa_hart182mo ago

Our city's reservoir is still like 80% full though, idk if one hose matters.

paule532mo ago

Wait, you let the hose run for a full hour? That's crazy. What kind of tools need rinsing that much?

uma_nguyen242mo agoMost Upvoted

Did you mean the hose runs at 20 gallons per minute though?