A1 Laundromutt

I wish I could give Barbara and Heather TEN STARS. These two are amazing, genuine people who truly care about our pup! I cannot recommend them more. Our little rescue had some behavioral issues, and normally a groomer wouldn’t want to deal with it, but Barbara and Heather have been the sweetest angels ever to our scared little pup. They have worked with him week by week, making progress and are so sweet to him every step of the way. Not only do they do a fantastic grooming job but they are genuinely nice people that are always there to help. A1 Laundromutt is like my dog’s second home!

I condo sit about half the year in SB and was so pleased to find a grooming service that gives ‘mom and pop’ personal service and loving care at affordable prices. My dog received a wash, got his ears cleaned, nails clipped and glands taking care of. He is usually nervous and was totally fine when we picked him up… thus, I know he was taken good care of. I highly recommend this grooming service. I will be coming back!
It is so nice to find a service in town that answers your phone when you call the first time and doesn’t require appointments in advance on the internet.

I have no experience using their grooming service but when going to Tuckers Groove dog park I noticed their car parked with 5+ dogs locked in there, going crazy at everything walking by. I thought nothing of it til I came back an hr and a half later with all dogs still in the car with no one around. Something tells me the dogs owners were not aware of them being left unattended in a hot car!

The ladies at A1 are super awesome! The dog vibe is the best — all types of dogs happily together. Highly recommend!

Took my dog in to get her nails clipped. Staff took me right in and only charged me $ 5! best deal in town with the best staff in town! highly recommend everyone to go check them out.

Brought my dog in for a wash and trim, they complained how matted the dog was. We take good care of our dogs, When we got home I noticed him biting at his leg. Looked like he was burned by the blow dryer, took him to the animal hospital and his whole leg was burned. Never going back

I took my Australian Shepherd to A1 Laundromutt to get his first summer haircut. I was nervous how it would turn out, but they did a fantastic job!

Took our teacup yorkie there while passing through and couldn’t be happier! Dog looks great and she was done in a very timely manner!

I was quoted one price, then when I returned to pick up my dog, owner said it would be more because my little dog took more work than she thought. To add injury to insult, they did a fairly poor job and even cut my dog, which he’s still recovering from. And what business charges a dollar if you use credit cards? This place is a rip off.

Our first visit was GREAT. Barbara and Hilda took such good care of our boy EZ that we will certain become regulars at A-​1 Laundro-​Mut! Give ‘em a try and you won’t be sorry that you did.

In my opinion, Barb and the crew at A1 Laundromutt exceed expectations. I was visiting Santa Barbara and had my puppy with me. During my first encounter with A1 Laundromutt, I had spent the day at the beach with my puppy, so he smelled like the ocean. Anyway, I only asked for a bath. Upon picking him up, Barb retuned my puppy to me smelling wonderful and had also checked his hygiene and clipped his nails. Talk about getting more for your money!
As I mentioned, I was visiting Santa Barbara. At the last minute, my dog sitter did not show up, leaving me stranded with the puppy, and the hotel had a policy that dogs could not be left alone. Moreover, because my puppy was intact (for medical reasons, not for breeding), it was hard to find a doggy daycare that would accept him. Barb and the crew at A1 Laundromutt saved us, taking him in during the day while I was busy for daycare. Every time I picked him up, I could see the crew grooming while still being vigilant over the daycare puppies. Moreover, upon checking out, Barb stopped work and took her time talking to me about how my puppy was that day. She even showed me how to teach him to be gentle around human faces using her face as a demo. Moreover, I had asked A1 Laundromutt if they could drop my puppy off to me at the hotel a couple of times, which they graciously did. Upon drop-​off, Barb told me that they had walked him and that he may not do his business because he had already done so with them. Again, talk about exceeding expectations! Many doggy daycares charge extra to walk dogs. Clearly, Barb and her crew care more about the puppies than about nickel and dime-​ing clients.
I know I will be back in Santa Barbara again this year and will be sure to have them take care of my puppy again in daycare. Randomly, I also found out that Barb knows how handstripping. Not many groomers do or know how to do it properly. While I have not had her handstrip my puppy, I will be sure to ask her to do it the next time I visit, especially since my current groomer once gave my Airedale puppy a Schnauzer strip.

Really weird vibe right off the bat. The two ladies that were there seemed to be very stressed and under extreme duress. The were running around like they were chickens with their heads cut off. Grabbing index cards to take my information down etc. Why would they need my information again if I had already given my name & dog names over the phone to make the appointment? It was almost as if they were overwhelmed with the amount of dogs they had in this little box of a room. Or maybe they weren’t prepared for me for my appointment, or maybe really didn’t work there and were helping the owner out since she wasn’t there. who knows why I left my dogs with them. I have a 3 lb teacup Yorkie and 4 lb teacup Maltese both very little. They didn’t ask for vaccinations which is no big deal because my dogs are vaccinated but all they had in that room were big male dogs. They were all hovering over and stepping on my little dogs. They wouldn’t let them be, humping them and the other dogs that were there, I’m surprised the ladies didn’t trip over them. Finally one of the ladies saw my dogs begin hassled and being humped on by these big dogs and put them both on the table. She said «Sorry about these dogs are not fixed the owner didn’t fix them for some reason». As I walked away I got one of those feeling … my husband and I looked at each other and gave each other the «should we go back and take them out of that place?» look, but I figured it would be okay, even though I couldn’t enjoy my day because I was worried about them while I wasn’t there. I dropped them off at 2:30 and they were done & ready about 5:30pm. When we got there they still were not ready, the owner was there this time along with 1 of her assistants. My Maltese wasn’t linked to the grooming table by her collar and jumped off (not landing correctly) because she was scared. It was no big deal, she jumped off herself and they apologized over and over which I appreciated but she could’ve broken something. Meanwhile another dog was literally jumping over and over and over trying to get to my Maltese right next to the lady using the scissors, she was constantly looking back and telling the dogs to stop not looking at where the sharp end of her scissors was going into my dog. It just didn’t seem safe at all. $ 120 for both dogs is a lot of $ for an experience like this but I won’t be coming back.

Samy n Cooper are treated with the most care. A1 understands the love I have for My pups! I make the call they call me back to confirm next thing ya know I have fresh groomed «best friends»! Barbara knows how to handle all
dogs even the cranky ones! I highly recommend them.
Bob H.

Great place. Employees are really down to earth and friendly. They did an amazing job on our dog. We were from out of town and left our dogs collar there. Needless to say, they are shipping it back to us. I highly recommend them. Thank you.

Took my Bichon for Grooming. Told the assist. to give trim not short stay with current cut. Returned to find she’d been sheared!!! I could see her skin where as b4 she had a «show cut»! I couldn’t believe it and to add to that a big dog liked her so continued to drool on her back and neck! The groomer said she could get him to leave my dog alone! I was beside myself knowing how miserable she must have been! The charge was way too high. She had no mats but the charge was like I was charged for extra work! Will NEVER go back!
A bath might be one thing but don’t let Barbara touch anything else!

Piper has been going to A1 for years now. I am always pleased with her haircuts. Piper is a cavalier King Charles and depending on the season we adjust her overall fur length and paw hair. A cavalier cut isn’t the easiest but Piper always comes out looking as we like to say, slim and trim. The staff is sweet and kind and their love of dogs is apparent.

Small place, GREAT cutters.
They made my little Shih Tzu beautiful as ever, and they can be kind of difficult dog to cut, there are a lot of details for these little dogs, and they attended to them all.

I found Barbara on Unilocal and I’m glad I did. She responded to my message quickly and has been easy going and helpful ever since. This is a good thing as business engagement goes — but it’s absolutely nothing to how my dogs behave when I take them in for a bath. It’s like having a play date in a safe environment while getting groomed and cleaned. Barbara, her family and all her people all truly care about animals — just ask Bonnie and Clyde. I am so grateful I found them. Professional! Skilled! Safe!

The folks here were super nice. They prefer not to kennel the dogs if they can help it, which is probably happy for most dogs. But the thing I think is a real problem is that they told me that they don’t ask for proof of dogs’ vaccinations. OK… but you’re letting the dogs run around together. Isn’t that a problem?
The location is very convenient and I really appreciated them taking my dogs on short notice, but the fact that they don’t check vaccinations made me VERY uncomfortable. I suppose they’re gambling on the fact that people willing to pay for a grooming are also going to be the type who take their dog to the vet… but why take the chance?

I just started using laundromutt A1 for overnights for my dog Charley. I absolutely LOVE it! Barbara and her staff go above and beyond– I have recommended this business to all of my dog owner friends! Not only does my dog get excited when I bring her in, she is so tuckered out and happy by the end of her stay :) Thank you!