www.1GlassImpressions.com or www.KleenMasterSinks.comThis clever idea is the work of a local artist. A love for stained glass led Janesville native Richard Snyder to create a sink to wash his glass. A clever friend of his just so happen to see the sink and request he make her one to wash her dog off. Richard crafted a custom sink to give to his friend and thought we may be able to use one too! Late one night in the fall of 2008 I received a call out of the blue. On the other end was Richard. After hearing how the idea came about I was hit with an offer that neither the Committee, nor I had ever considered. Of course I thought it was brilliant. I never guessed we would be hit with something we had not already considered. I could not wait to run it by the Committee.
Like many ideas that I think are great, some need to be thought out a bit more. Leave it to the members of the Committee to think this through for me. What about vandals, what about the sun & damage, what about a drain, what about big dogs? Big dogs?! Vandals?! OK, OK, with that we went over some pro's/con's of the idea. I took the ideas and concerns to Richard and was met with an open mind.
Thankfully Richard is patient! As many of you have seen, anything that involves the government m o v e s l i k e m o l a s s e s ! ! !
Again, thankfully Richard rode this out. Not only that, he was more than willing to work with us to customize this dog sink for our needs. Here is what we came up with:
Ability to accommodate both small dogs and large dogs
UV protected PVC construction
Doubled up sides for strength (and to make a bit more vandal resistant)
Metal legs that will withstand 200+ pounds in the sink!
Holes or some way to attach bolts/chain to the ground (again...vandal proofing)
Clean looking design that 'fits' the park concept
Professional looking in appearance and build.
I think you will find this sink was well thought out and meets the needs of our users. Richard even thought of a modification that allowed not only small dogs to be lifted into the sink, but a version for big dogs on the back side. This allows the large dogs to walk right into the shower-like pan....no lifting! Please feel free to stop by Mr Snyder's web page and drop him an e-mail telling him how you like it. I hope you all find it to be a useful tool to keep your dogs clean. We are always open to ideas, and encourage your input.
A big thank you goes out to Richard Snyder, and his company www.1GlassImpressions.com or www.KleenMasterSinks.com for not only donating such a unique donation, but for allowing us to customize it to our needs.
