NOT ALL DOGS ARE GROOMED THE SAME
How Price is Determined
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Specialty grooming is priced when seen. |
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Stripping Matted or packed undercoat |
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Special styles that include blending the coat and hand scissor work. |
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Handling Fees for Pets that don't want to be handled. |
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Degree of At Home Maintenance |
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Size: Our prices are based on breed standards. If your pet exceeds the standard the fees may be more. |
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Double Coated Breeds: May require dematting & stripping undercoat
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Selective breeding has produced coats that need a great deal of care and maintenance. |
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Double coats include breeds such as the Sheltie, Rough and Bearded Collie, Golden Retrievers and others. |
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Prices for this type of coat are determined when seen. |
Blended & Layered / Scissored Specialty Cuts: This type of style requires blending and shaping with scissors
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It is usually reserved for Poodles, Bichons, Shi Tzu, Lhasa’s to name a few. |
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The styles vary and we rely on the coat being MAT FREE in order to accommodate this type of styling. |
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These styles must be maintained on a 6 week schedule and must be kept mat free at home. |
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Specialty cuts are also priced when seen. |
WE NO LONGER GROOM DOGS OVER 65 LBS.
EXTRA FEES/A LA CARTE ITEMS
We include routine ear cleaning and nail clipping as a free service with a complete grooming.
Fees for ear cleaning and nail clipping will be applied if:
Your pet grows an excessive
amount of hair in the ear canal or experiences chronic ear
problems that require special irrigation. ($20.00)
Nails are curled into the pads
and require clipping & grinding. ($15.00)
These fees are also applied if
the animal is aggressive for these procedures.
A LA CARTE
Cloud Nine Coat
Re-builder: Replenishes some of the natural oil into the skin that has been
removed by bathing.
Silk
Treatment: Actual silk fibers are interwoven
into an herbal conditioner. These fibers attach to the hair
shaft for a silky protective layer
Texture Aid:
Developed specially for Terriers and Hard coats. This
product adds shine and moisture without compromising coat
texture.
Teeth Brushing/$20
Anal Gland Expression/$15
Therapeutic Bathing?$8
and UP
Nail Grinding/$25
Full Set - $15 Front Only
De-matting Fees:
De-matting or removing matted and tangled coat is a time consuming and tedious process.
It is not considered a part of normal grooming.
It can be extremely hard on the pet as well as the groomer.
We reserve the right to refuse to demat your pet.
There are several methods that can be used and our prices are based on:
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The degree of difficulty |
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Time involved |
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Handling problems. |
De-matting/Handling Fees:
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$45.00+ for shaving-in addition to the base grooming fee. |
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$90/hour for comb-outs - in addition to the base fee. |
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$65 Extra per grooming for handling a difficult pet. |
Therapeutic Bathing:
This is a special bathing process, usually requested by your pet's Veterinarian, for the purpose of treating the skin for various medical problems. This procedure involves;
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FELINE GROOMING
Feline grooming consists of a comb-out, bath and conditioner, nail trim and fluff dry.
Additional fees are charged for excessive stripping of dead undercoat and shaving mats.
We only shave the entire cat if there is a medical reason or if the animal is so severely matted that we have no other choice.
Your vet must approve medical clipping and a written authorization from your vet is required.
Base Fees for Feline Grooming:
Must have an initial consultation before an appointment will be scheduled.
(DSH) Domestic Short Hair-----------------------------------------------$80.00
(SLH) Semi-Long Hair----------------------------------------------------$100.00
(LH) Long Hair-----------------------------------------------------------$135.00
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There is an extra fee for stripping undercoats and removing mats. |
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The prices above are for pets that are maintained at home, i.e. MAT FREE. |
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We reserve the right to refuse to perform certain types of grooming if deemed harmful to your pet. |
Puttin' On The Dog, Inc
410-744-3776
28 Bloomsbury Ave
Catonsville, Maryland 21228