Pampered Paws

best dog grooming place ever! my pug, chewy loves going there and the staff is fabulous!!!

We have been taking our dog here for over a year now, and this is definitely where we will continue to go for our doggie grooming needs. We have a shih tzu who isn’t generally a big fan of grooming — bad experience as a pup — but at Pampered Paws, the staff have been very sweet to him. One particular groomer, Shannon, always does a great job and they make sure that we get scheduled with her every time. I have never had trouble getting an appointment within the week!
Also they keep their own dogs, including 2 incredibly cute brussels griffons, in the shop! Always happy to see them.

We have 2 dogs, a cocker spaniel and a cockapoo. Both are difficult to groom as they squirm a lot and don’t like to be touched by other people, but they always leave with a great hair cut none the less! Everyone has always been friendly towards my husband and I and VERY loving towards our dogs. It’s easy to get in for an appointment. The ladies also take the time to find out exactly how I want the dogs to look. You also have to love the complementary nail and face trimming between appointments!
I’ve used petco in the past but they are not nearly as friendly, more costly, and the dogs never come out exactly how I wanted them to.
I tried to groom them at home for a few months, just because grooming gets expensive (no matter where you go!) It was such a hassle. The dogs hated it and I hated it. I’ve realized it’s definitely worth the money after snipping off a portion of one of their ears because he kept squirming. Pampered Paws is the only place my dogs will be getting groomed from now on. !

I have to say that I am heart-​broken to have to write this, but I must. We have an almost 8 month old dachshund puppy and our 9 year old sheltie. Last week was the first time for the puppy to ever be groomed and I took the sheltie in, too.
It did not go well.
The grooming here is EXCELLENT. They do such a nice job. However, something has happened in the last year. They are not friendly any more. And I have no idea why. Maybe it’s just me that they don’t like?
They were not excited to see the puppy — WHO is NOT excited to see a puppy? Even people who don’t like dogs are happy when they see a puppy. I explained it was his first time. They just took my dogs and told me they’d call.
When I picked them up, they looked great. But it was what happened when I asked how the puppy did that sealed their fate: «Oh, he was terrified. To trim his paws I had to have someone else hold him down and he barked and cried the whole time». Then she rolled her eyes.
I was devastated. Why would you say this to the person who brought the puppy in? And why would you not try to help him? And why would no one say anything like, «He was kinda scared but we helped him adjust, etc.» Instead, I now have a puppy who will be terrified to go to the groomer again and an older dog who I now see why she was skittish. I had no idea.
The fee here has increased and I am happy to pay it as long as two things happen:
1. They do a good job with the grooming (and they do!)
AND
2. They are happy to see my dogs and try to help them during the process (this did not happen)
Attitude is everything. Anyone got any ideas for a great groomer? We are looking for one.

Brought my Aussie in for a little trim & bath. I know my dog is a nervous wreck and wiggly as all get out so I was rather impressed with how good she looked post grooming. Not to mention they also furminated her so she sheds quite a bit less. I’ll definitely be bringing the rest of my dogs here for their grooming needs.

This is the only place Our 11year Elmo knows so the happyness he gives us this is the only place we go they are the BEST

I love Pampered Paws! I’ve been taking my Himmy here for a few years now, and they do a great job with her – she’s always so pretty and soft when they’re done. They also love her, and it’s great to be able to leave her in their hands, knowing they take good care of her.
We’ve also used their «play room» in the basement for our dogs – it’s nice to be able to drop the cat off upstairs, then take the dogs downstairs to play for a bit and run off the crazies without getting all muddy and dirty during the winter/​spring.

Called for my first appointment at Pampered Paws and the girl that answered the phone was extremely friendly. They have late hours, so it is easy enough to get an appointment in the evening.
I took my 16 year old, deaf, crabby miniature poodle in for a groom and my 8 year old stubborn min pin in for a nail trim. Luann was wonderful with my crabby poodle and I felt completely comfortable leaving her there. She was also nice enough to tell me that just a nail trim is $ 10, but if I paid for the $ 26 groom for my min pin I could have unlimited nail trims for 3 months. Score!!! His nails are a bit long, so I will be taking him in once a week until we can get them nice and short.
I was initally told about 4 hours, and Luann gave me a call after just 2 hours to say they were done! But, told me to take my time getting back if I needed.
Definitely recommend!

I just took my cat in for a lion cut and was SO happy with the results. Not only does my cat look super cute, but the customer service was so wonderful. I told them to give her a bath if needed (adding on about 10 – 20 dollars) and they said that she was clean enough with the shave but that they would go ahead and give her a bath if I wanted. I would go back if she needs another lion cut :)

This location is defunct… but the employees are alive and kicking at the North Ave. version of this shop… so you still shouldn’t miss it.