Bark & Meow Pet Spa

Kayu and Ursula have been coming to Verlie for 3+ years and Wow! Are they ever handsome pups! As terrier mix rescues the opportunity for issues is never ending. Whenever we go to Verlie’s house, Ursula pulls me (um, she’s 13 pounds and never pulls on the leash) all the way down the walk and then she never wants to leave. She’s usually a nervous girl, but falls asleep as Verlie grooms her. Kayu is friends to all humans, but is quite vocal with his distrust of other pups. Not at Verlie’s! He’s quiet and respectful always demonstrating his best manners. We can’t imagine going anywhere else. Verlie is the best!

Our little rescued rat terrier mix hates having her nails cut! She makes these screaming noises and tries to bite groomers. It’s stressful for everyone involved. Well, not at this place. The lady here is so soothing and calm. Our dog puts up very little fuss and seems really relaxed. I’m super impressed!
It’s in a basement of an older home and it’s not fancy. Still, I would highly recommend this place to anyone with a dog that gets stressed out by nail trims or is skiddish with body handling.
We just moved to West Seattle and now I’m trying to find a new groomer. :(

Not too much to add, this place remains my go-​to groomer. Verlie is amazing, kind, and really understanding to requests/​preferences.
I trust her completely, and would refer any pet owner to her care. Thanks! So much.

Verlie!!! I am so glad to have found you!
I have a pommy who was accidentally shaved bald! And as you fellow pommy owners know, there is a good chance their hair doesn’t grow back. Well I was scared to take him anywhere for a very long time. I found Verlie on Unilocal,thank you fellow Unilocalers :). From the minute we arrived, I felt comfortable. Now my little guy loves to go see her. He loooves to get his groom on! She is so gentle and knowledgeable. She takes the time. Thank you again

I just brought my two Lhasa mixes in for the first time. They are four years old and have never been to a groomer. I’ve been giving them home haircuts and shaves in the year since I adopted them and it showed. I didn’t think Verlie would be able to accomplish much with this first visit but I was so happy with the results. She trimmed their faces beautifully. She preserved their hair length where I requested it and was able to make everything come together. Their nails are much more nicely trimmed than when they go to the vets. My husband picked them up and they came home happy and relaxed. He’s a new fan too.
Verlie was informative, and reassuring. Her prices are much less than what I would have expected and will make it easier for me to come regularly, which I intend to do.
I found her through Unilocal,so thank you to the other reviewers for giving me the confidence to try a groomer after many disappointing experiences in the past.

Just writing an update. we’ve now been having Verlie groom our 2 goldendoodles and our American Eskimo dog for a year and a half. She grooms them about once per month (we try to keep the schedule regular at about every 4 weeks).
Verlie continues to be fanstastic, treats our dogs really well, and always asks for special instructions or notes.
Our two goldendoodles tend to be pretty active, and the one with the thicker coat tends to get mats. I always tell Verlie just to cut the mats out instead of torturing the dog to try to comb them out, and she understands how I feel about this. I really appreciate that!
Our dog walker was commenting on how great our dogs look a while ago and asked for a referral. He now has one of his other customers visiting Verlie too!
We’re just thrilled with her and we won’t bring our dogs to anyone else. The most important thing to me is that she doesn’t treat the dogs like «just a job». She genuinely cares about treating them well and getting to know each dog and his/​her personality and needs through each visit. It definitely doesn’t hurt that they always look fantastic after visiting her. I get lots of compliments from neighbors and friends after grooms.

I really appreciate Verlie’s thorough work. My massive German Shepherd needs several hours for a good grooming, and Verlie always puts in the time. The groom includes everything, even teeth brushing and foot pad shaving. My dog is older and needs delicate handling, Verlie is always very careful with her and listens to any special requests I might have. I highly recommend this independent groomer over Petsmart or Petco groomers.

Verlie is fabulous! This is the only place we have taken our Clumber Spaniel for grooming. We initially brought our dog here based on other Unilocal reviews and based on price. (I defy you to find a better price – literally half the price of what I have been quoted by other groomers.) So, incredible service by someone who really cares at a great price who is flexible with your schedule.
No need to look anywhere else.

I can’t recommend Verlie highly enough! Her service goes well beyond grooming … she genuinely cares for my dog. I used to have to drag my dog crying to another groomer :) Not anymore … she loves her visits to The Pet Spa and I couldn’t be happier with how she looks.

Verlie did the best job ever that our dog Wilma has had in her life. All for reasonable price and an afternoon’s worth of boarding. She she made sure that Wilma looks just stunning. She has our business. It was a lot more work grooming Wilma than she thought and we knew that when she quoted the price over the phone, but she was going to stick to it when it came time to settle the bill. We gave a generous tip to compensate her for her time.

It is more important to me that my beloved little Scottie is treated well than it is that he get a good haircut, but with Verlie he gets both! She lets him play a bit when he gets out of the bath and rubs him up with a towel, which he loves. He is so excited when he gets to her house that he tries to jump out of the car as soon as the door is open and runs to Verlie with his tail wagging.
His haircuts are excellent, which is not easy with a Scottie, whose haircut is quite complicated. He had a dandruff problem and Verlie tried different shampoos to fix the problem. She always gives me a report on what she did and what she noticed. He got into foxtails one time and I took him straight to Verlie and she removed them all and even noticed that some of them had worked their way into his car riding seat belt so she took pliers to get them out. He was very skittish about his nails because he had had a bad experience prior and Verlie worked with him until he now sits quietly and lets her trim them which is amazing!
He also boards there occasionally because Verlie is the only person I trust to look after my boy! I’ve had lots of experience with groomers over the years and all I can say is «thank goodness for Verlie!» I think for Verlie this isn’t just a job, she’s a dog person…

Wonderful! I have a Persian, and it can be difficult to find good groomers for cats. Verlie did a lovely job with my kitty and took great care of him. I move a lot for work, so I’ve taken my kitty to a number of groomers across the country. She, by far, is one of the best. She was much more concerned with his comfort than most of the other groomers I’ve ever gone to. I will be a loyal customer after this!

Verlie is really terrific, both with the shears, and with my dog.

I love Verlie! She is my go-​to person for professional dog grooming when I want to splurge on my year-​round shedder. I used to pass by her location (right on 130^th) every day on my way to work and decided to give her a call one day to ask her if she takes large dogs (I have a 70-​lb Bernese Mountain Dog mix).
The first time I took Rudy there we had a meet-​and-​greet and I filled out some forms to give her a little bit of history about him since he’s an adult rescue. She calmly put him in a crate (the shelter couldn’t even get him into one!) while she finished up with the other dog she had there. I came back to get him about an hour later (she texted me pictures of him in the bath) and for only $ 50 he got a shampoo, blow-​dry, de-​shedding, nail trim, gland expression, ears, teeth, and even a cool bandanna! That’s a phenomenal price for his size.
When my boyfriend brought his Basset to her for a simple nail trim (her quicks were extremely long so trims were always very stressful for everyone involved) Verlie remained calm and careful the entire time, even giving him some advice on how to reduce the length of the quicks by getting her nails trimmed every four weeks.
Her hours are flexible and she is very understanding about Rudy’s issues with other dogs/​cats so I usually book ahead with her to make sure he doesn’t end up there at the same time as a cat or other anxious dogs. She’s been doing this for nearly 30 years and it shows!