What dog owners say
Three reviews from our store, picked because each one answers a question people ask before they buy.
Our dogs paws are under the listed width and fit without any problem. My dog was nervous at first but the soft bristles helped once we slowed things down. Cup and liner come apart fast for rinsing. Really happy with it.
Emilia Mitchell
Our dog tolerates this better than rough towel rubbing. It cleans more evenly than just rubbing the outside of the paw with a towel. Cleaning the unit is simple as long as you only rinse the removable parts. Really happy with it.
Dev Evans
Two speeds are useful because not every walk leaves the paws equally dirty. It feels surprisingly gentle considering how much mud it gets off. The controls are simple and easy to manage by the doorway. Gets used after most wet walks.
Manon Kang
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What a contained wash is for
Heavier mud sits down in the fur around the pad and between the toes. Wiping the outside moves it. Water lifts it out.
BeforeStraight off a wet walk
Mud packed into the fur around the pad and down between the toes.
The washWater does the lifting
The liner turns both ways and the dirt drops into the cup, not onto your floor.
AfterDry it and let them in
Towel dry at the door, then through to the floor you just cleaned.
These images illustrate the routine the product is built for. They are not a measured performance test and they are not customer photographs.
Watch It Work, Start To Finish
Muddy paw in, clean paw out, before any of it reaches the carpet.
The cup holds water around the paw while the silicone liner turns, in both directions, and 157 soft bristles work around the pad and between the toes. The water lifts the dirt and it drops to the bottom of the cup instead of onto your floor. Two speeds, because not every walk leaves the same mess.
Fill the cup about two thirds with clean water. Press once, lower a paw in for about a minute, lift it out and dry it with the towel you already keep by the door. Next paw. When you are done, tip the water out, lift the silicone liner out and rinse both under the tap, then wipe the body dry. Never put the whole cup under water.
While your dog is still standing on the mat, the mess is on four paws and still outside. Once they are past you it is the hallway, the rug and the back seat. Washing at the threshold is what keeps it in one place.
Take the first week slowly. Run it empty near them and let them walk away if they want. Then water only, gentle speed, one front paw, a few seconds, and stop even if nothing got clean. Most dogs settle after two or three short goes. If yours will not have it, email us inside 30 days and we will refund you.
Wash. Dry. Inside.
Three steps at the door. The towel you already own finishes the job.
Fill
Two thirds of a cup of clean water from the tap. A little pet foot cleansing foam on the properly muddy days.
Wash
Press once and lower a paw in. Gentle speed after a dry walk, faster after a wet week. About a minute a paw.
Dry and go
Lift the paw out, dry it with the towel by the door, let them through. Tip the water out and rinse the liner.
Your towel still dries. Sidekick does the washing.
You already own a towel. It is free, silent, fits any paw, and is still the only thing that dries one. We are not replacing it. We are adding a step in front of it, for the days it just moves the mud around.
One pass, dry, and they are inside.
- Water lifts the mud instead of smearing it along the coat
- Bristles reach around the pad and between the toes
- One pass on the days wiping takes four
- The dirt ends up in a cup you tip out, not a towel you wash
- One hand stays free to hold the paw steady
Wipe. Wipe again. Then wash the towel.
- Free, silent, and already by the door
- Fits any paw, any breed, any size
- Still the only thing that actually dries a paw
- Enough on its own after a dry walk
- On caked mud, the same paw takes several passes
Sidekick washes. The towel dries. The dog goes inside.
Why a wash step exists at all
Four paws come in wet. Ten minutes later it is the hallway, the rug and the back seat.
Wiping the outside of a caked paw moves the mud. It does not take it away. Water does, and that is the whole reason this one stands by the door instead of living in the bathroom.
How it actually works
What is inside the cup, what the one button does, and what it needs from you.
The part that does the work
Food grade silicone, soft enough for sensitive paws and long enough to reach around the pad and between the toes.
Two speeds, both directions
Gentle after a dry walk, faster after a wet week. It turns each way, so the paw gets worked from both sides.
Nothing to set up at the door
Press to start, press again to change the speed, press to stop. That is the entire set of controls.
Lid, liner and cup separate
Lift the liner out and rinse both under the tap, then wipe the body dry. Never put the whole cup under water.
The same cable as your phone
A 2000 mAh battery over USB-C, and up to 10 days of normal use between charges.
10 cm across, 16 cm tall
Paw widths up to 5.1 cm go in, which covers most small and medium dogs. Large breeds will not fit.
Keep the mess on the outside of the door
A wash step at the door, so the mud stops there instead of going through the house. One cup, one button, and the towel you already own.
- Doorstep Paw Wash: cup, silicone liner and lid
- USB-C charging cable (a wall plug is not included)
- Fits paw widths up to 5.1 cm, small and medium dogs
- Free shipping Australia wide, no minimum spend
- Thirty days to change your mind
- 30 day returns
- Measure the paw first
- Free shipping Australia wide
- Australian Consumer Law rights always apply
Refunded if your dog will not use it, or the paw does not fit the cup. Winter pricing is set weekly, and the timer at the top of the page shows how long the current window has left.
Round Out the Routine
Four more that solve something else annoying.