Grooming rates?
 

I found this ADORABLE dog shop in my town. Just opened up not too long ago and they have the cutest stuff for small and medium sized dogs..Ive become a regular and asked the owner about where she takes her dogs (2 toy poodles) to be groomed. She gave me the name of the lady and I walked over (a few doors down, same complex). I asked how much it would be to give Joey a facial trim. I want his body hair to grow out and until it starts getting "shaggy" I like to leave it alone. She told me she doesnt do only faces and that it would have to include a bath, blow out, nail trimming, glands and then the facial trim although if there were any "spots" she would trim that too...for $18.
Now, I know it seems like a lot shes going to do for a little price, but thats not what I wanted. I give him a bath, blow dry and trim his nails all on my own. I brush him daily and keep his hair the way I want. I just dont trust myself with scissors near his face...he doesnt like it either. So I feel like I was being quoted way higher than I should have.
What do you guys think?
I know, I know...I need to suck it up and just trim his face myself...but Im scared.

Sounds pretty fair to me -- geeezz, I pay between $65-$85 for Jackson to get a full groom.

Its between $35 and $50 here

Whoa mama! $85 :eek:!

I believe at our local Woof Gang Bakery, they charge $35 for wash/dry/face/paws/nail trim/sanitary area and $45 for all of that plus doing the body hair. I love our groomer and have always felt comfortable leaving Toki in her care! My sister gets her yorkie groomed at Petsmart and they really bend you over there. I want to say that she spends around $55 (before tip) or even more for a full-service groom. I don't mind paying for great service but I feel they charge too much for essentially a puppy cut and nail trim, especially considering the level of experience a lot of the groomers there have (I'm sure there are good groomers there but I'm just speaking from my experiences).

But $18 seems like a pretty good deal for all of the stuff you're getting (if your groomer does a fantastic job, it's a steal!)

I pay $25-30

We pay $90 for a full groom for two 16 pound yorkies that we keep in a puppy cut

30-50

Zeus is $45. If I wanted just his face done, I wouldn't have a problem with the $18 and have everything else included. But that's MO. :)

I guess I'm just annoyed that she's adding all the extra stuff. I only want his face done.

Everyone has different business practices. Just call around, I'm sure someone would be willing to only do his face. :)

Yup I'm going to keep looking.

we paid $50 for jasmin at petsmart

I'd keep looking. The price is right, but there are groomers out there who will do exactly what you want. Not everyone wants glands expressed or nails trimmed anyway. I guess I'd consent to bath/blow dry.

I pay $0. my pups don't need to look perfect. Just won't shell out money for no reason.

My groomer (retired vet tech) does everything needed $40 flat for returning customers.

She doesn't always do everything, but you can request and she tells you why pr why not something may or maynot be needed.

I forget the exact break down but if you opt for single things you end up paying $60-$65 for everything.

I will tell you that the price sounds very reasonable to me also, but if you are willing to pay close to the same to just have face done, Petco will do a quick face trim up. But, I think it is $10-$15

Pay 45.00 in Michigan and 55.00 in Florida for a full groom.

This may sound strange but the price she wants is very low. If she is in a shopping complex I don't know how she could pay the rent for that kind of price. I am terribly suspicious of these pop up "grooming salons" anyway. With any new groomer you need to do some digging and get some facts. Ask her if you can stay and watch. Check out her cages and see how clean her grooming area is. Does she blow them dry while in the cage?

I do have a great groomer. I keep Gracie's hair long so I don't have to take her very often but when I do this lady will do as little or as much as I want and is wonderful with Gracie. For a basic wash and blow dry with her nails and some trimming of hair she charges me $45.00. It's not as much as some but she is only there an hour and a half at the most so I would say she is making a decent paycheck.

It's possible the $18 is a new customer price. Did he/she mention anything about that? My groomer had recently gone out of business about 6 months ago or so out of nowhere so I had to find a new one. The one I had gone to offered $20 plus tip for a new customer, but it is $40 after that and it includes everything. Cut of your choice, anals if you want them, ears, nails, wash, blow dry, smelly good spray.

I agree that $18 is too cheap. They would barely break even on anything unless by some chance they have a very fast pace with quality work and get in like 50 dogs a day. Just saying :/ It sounds a great deal and if they do quality work that is great for them but I'd be skeptical. Sometimes they lower the price because they want more business and that does not always work out in their favor or your dogs. Quality is more important than price.

I've read news articles here and there over the years about various animal practices (groomers, vet, etc) going out of business for being careless about the animals. So always beware of a price range that is way low like that. Find out if this is a new customer specific price or not. Those are very common and make sense.