Fuzzy Friends

I took my shihtzu Charlie to Fuzzy Friends for the first time yesterday. Monica, the owner, was welcoming and happy to meet Charlie. The building was clean– pups were here and there– happy environment! Very organized and she was patient with my dog– knowing he couldn’t stand the whole time due to back issues. Charlie got the best cut I’ve ever seen– truly a lamb’s cut. I’ve been to other places in Renton– and Fuzzy Friends us by far the best! Thank you so much Monica!

My dog has been going to daycare at Fuzzy Friends for several years now. Monika is great with the dogs. I like the fact that she only allows small dogs. She keeps the facility clean and really gives each dog the attention they need. She is also really affordable.

Monica is amazing with my dogs — my little Pomeranian is usually more cautious and wary of strangers and he doesn’t let anyone except me pick him up but for some reason he let her handle him and everything… He even gave her kisses lol! also I noticed that she lets dogs roam around in the back if they’re not aggressive and well behaved, which is always a plus, and they all looked so happy and comfortable. Anyways my dogs look amazing and so adorable! When I picked them up, instead of looking anxious and stressed out like they would when I picked them up from other places, they were just happy to see me, as if I was picking them up from daycare, haha and also they weren’t dehydrated or anything, so she probably took really good care of them and made them as comfortable as she could. But she did waive the price for my Shiba Inu because her bather overbrushed his thick coat and caused some irritation, which is why I knocked off one star but she taught me how to take care of it and it doesn’t seem like it bothers him all that much. She even gave them Valentine’s Day themed bandanas :) Keep in mind that if you decide to come on Saturday, she closes at 3:30!

Brought my puppy to get groomed here for the first time and my puppy is pretty happy!
I called and Monika was able to fit me in same day due to a cancellation. When we got there she seemed pretty nice and asked me a lot of questions to ensure she would groom Bentley the way we wanted.
After about 3 hours we went to pick Bentley up and he seemed really happy. He looked clean, smelled great and finally we found someone who cut his nails short! She also asked if there was anything we were unhappy about and she would be happy to fix it. It really shows her passion to ensure her customers leave happy– I will definitely be bringing Bentley back.

Monica is very kind and often gives me or my partner a short report on how our canine daughter, Sadie, did during the day. Sadie almost always comes home quite exhausted thanks to all the fun she had. Highly recommend!

A veterinary found and treated several cut on my puppy after being groomed at Fuzzy Friends. The owner refused any reimbursement for vet cost saying she tells her customers when she nicks a dog and my dog was not nicked. Yet told me I should have taken the dog to her vet. This is not a safe place for people or their friends.

Fuzzy Friends is near my house so I thought I would give it a try.
The results were not to pleasing despite all the positive Unilocal review. The haircut was choppy but I didn’t really care since it’s just hair and in a few weeks time, it’ll grow to look more natural. His coat was soft and it smelled good so I was happy about that. She explained that it was a bit hard to do his nails and that she did the best she could, which. Okay. I guess I understand. The price was not all that great. My Pomeranian who is ten pound with a mane of hair can get fully groomed for sixty dollars while my three pound thin haired Yorkie is fifty dollars at Fuzzy Friends. Obviously, there are better deals out there.
The most outrageous thing of all, that really had me upset was that they CUT MY BABY! When I got him home, I noticed that he was constantly licking his inner thigh so I took a look and there’s a red angry cut! The groomers didn’t even say anything to me about it! It’s understandable that accidents happen. But he must’ve Unilocaled or jerked away when he was being nicked by the scissors so they had to have known they cut him. They could’ve said something when I picked him up but I had to find out about it when I got home. If they would’ve notified me about it and apologize, I wouldn’t be this angry. Accidents happen, own up to it! He’s my baby, I would like to know that he’s hurt so I can provide care to avoid an infection. However, I got nothing. How outrageous. Definitely not going to be a returning costumer and I wouldn’t recommend anyone else come here either.

While it was certainly affordable I was less than impressed with the actual place. It was shabby and smelled unpleasant. I just took my dogs to get they’re nails clipped but I would never leave them to be boarded there. Probably not going back.

Monika is honest, fair, and helpful. I’m so glad I found her and ultimately decided to give her a try due to the positive Unilocal reviews. She’s great with our black little Shiz-​tsu and helped us get rid of her flea problem! She also recommended what we should do for flea-​control since I’ve never had that problem in the past. She’s busy because she takes pride in her work, takes her time with the dogs, and her clients come back.

Monika is WONDERFUL! I am so happy and relieved we were pointed to Monika and her business, Fuzzy Friends. Not only is she one of the friendliest people you will ever meet, she is noticeably passionate about the services she provides to her clients. And what a TREAT to not get scolded or be given the industry’s pervasive disapproving look when my dog played hard in the forest, then decided to take a dip in the lake – bolstering the accumulated woodland undergrowth into his coat. She understands that while our dogs are cute (THE cutest, I might add), we are not trying to maintain show dogs – we just like to let our boys romp and play, and we are happy to request a very short cut on occasion that will allow our family to enjoy our time outside together.

Love taking my dogs to Monica! I have a chihuahua, yorkie and a pom, she does a great job with the cuts and has them smelling good after. I also LOVE how she accommodates my dogs whenever I need them to get groomed last minute.

Have been coming here for a year now after a recommendation. Monika is great! Buddy always looks great after a visit from her. Her place is very clean and I like how the dogs get to play together. Top notch shop!

Monika is terrific. She is very patient with my very difficult high maintenance bichon frise mix dog– Jasper, and he always looks great when she is finished. She does excellent cuts on my Scottish terriers. They love being able to run around and play.

She did a great job and is was my first time, I’ll definitely come back. The fro on top of my dog was a bit much, but it’s okay I will trim it and it will be fine. Next time I’ll make a suggestion and she will definitely have my 4 stars really soon! Also she is very nice and good with dogs, overall the haircut was perfect! No complaints there!

Monika is wonderful! I have a chihuahua who doesn’t typically play nice with others. He tends to get aggressive with people he doesn’t know. Monika is great with handling dogs. She is extremely educated on how to handle our furry babies Bruno did great. When picked up my dogs up both were roaming free socializing with the other dogs. I was shocked! Bruno has never done so good. I highly recommend furry friends.

I have been going to this place for years, Monica does a great job. My dog love’s it here.

I took my medium hair dachshund in 3 months ago in February of this year and yes, the owner was quite a pleasant and fun lady. I brought her in for grooming and to get her nails trimmed.
When I picked up my lil girl, she looked like a cute lil puppy! Her brown coat was faded looking being bc of whatever perfumed powder she put on which I thought made her smell great! I was so happy and proud, couldn’t stop praising the owner how good her grooming looked and even tipped her! I thought it was weird how when she kept jumping on me her nails were scratching my legs bc it never hurt before and it actually hurts! I was wearing jeans too! I asked her why that was the case she was like oh. it’ll smooth out so i thought nothing of it!
HOWEVER… upon closer inspection after bringing her home 10 mins later… I noticed that despite her grooming being even and well-​done on the top and sides. pretty much what the eye first sees… all her four legs and her whole bottom side was all butchered and uneven. It was totally an eye-​sore and very disappointing. You can see the patterns of the shaver she used on 3 of her legs, some parts were almost bald, just like other parts of the bottom side of her belly.
I also noticed she was walking kind of funny on my parent’s hardwood floor. I picked her up and inspected her toe nails and I felt like crying for my poor lil dog. I couldn’t imagine what pain she was in and probably still is in (I’ll get to this point in a bit). I am not exaggerating when I said ALL her toe nails were cracked and brittle and cut way too deep. It looked liked she did it in a haste and was so careless and thoughtless of the pain she was causing my dog! Some toe nails were so brittle I was scared to clip it off bc it cracked almost to the root! When I was touching her toe nails she didn’t want me to and wimpered or flinched depending on which toe nail I was inspecting! I found a nice nail filer from the body shop my parents had tried to gently file her toe nails to make it less sharp but she kept trying to pull away. She eventually just layed there but she was crying… :(Her eyes were watery and red but she was a good girl.
The perfume on her coat was nice and all but it took a couple weeks for the strong smell to go away and for her coat to return to its original nice shiny, brown, soft coat… not sure what kind of shampoo she use but it made her usually fluffly soft hair, coarse and the perfume powder she used really made her beautiful brown coat dull.
3 months later, today, I ordered a nail buffer to do her nails myself… yes that’s how long it took for most of her toe nails to grow when it actually grows quite fast and shouldn’t take 3 months! Her nails are STILL quite brittle and sharp… some parts are peeling and I am so upset and mad at myself for taking her here! She still isn’t quite trusting of me touching her toe nails esp her front two. but she is slowly giving in as I would gently carass her toe nails and praise her but when she started to pull back I’d stop.
This is why I decided I should do a review and let others know that she is understaff and taking in too many dogs! She had at least 15 dogs all big and small when I dropped my dog off and the place isn’t that big and she was by herself!
PLEASE don’t take your dog here. maybe if it was a doggie daycare for a few hours it’ll be okay bc the price is unbeatable. other than that. DON’T!

I love this place! My dog Summit has been going to see Monica for the last 6 months for doggy day care. They care so much about my baby and she adores seeing all of her playmates. There are some days when Summit pounces on the door and tries to push it open just so she can greet Monica quicker.
The only experience I have with grooming is that she has her toes trimmed and ground down every month. Every time she looks great and is never fearful to come back, that to me, is the sign of a great groomer.
I tell everyone I know that I love Fuzzy Friends and they take exceptional care of Summit. I would recommend this place to anyone with an enthusiastic thumbs up!

Monica is great. She is wonderful with my dogs. My Scottie’s love, love her. She does excellent Scottie cut. She even does great with my poorly behaved Bichon.

I totally love my dog (Senshi Ryu — Red Shiba Inu), He is the best little dog and will let you know when he is scare or doesn’t like going somewhere (mainly the vet), we’ve been going to fuzzy friends ever since we moved down to Renton totally love it. He always gets so excited when he we get close to the groomers, he always knows it’s play time. The owner is super nice, if your dog is well behaved she will let them run around in the back and play with the other dog while and after there spa day. She also will give your dog a special little doggie treat if you let her, my dog will not go until he gets his treat, if she takes to long he start to Bark so as to let her know he is waiting for his treat.hahaha. we totally love this place, and recommend her to anyone looking for the best groomer in Renton.