Pet Grooming

Grooming Agenda

Step 1: Set up your Pet’s Appointment

Your pet is unique. Even within the same breed no dog is the same as another. Chat with us via text message or phone call to set up your dog’s first appointment. By taking the time to get to know your dog, we’ll receive significant information such as your dog’s behaviour, breed, coat and coat condition and weight. This will put us in a better position to not only customize a spa treatment that’s most beneficial to your dog’s type, but also to estimate the amount of time and cost to complete your dog’s haircut and spa experience.

Step 2: Intro, Prep and Bathing Session

When your dog has been dropped off, we always allow them to scope the entire shop and the entire crew. That means your dog is in a roam-free shop which encourages them to feel comfortable in their new environment. Before we bathe your dog, we first prep them by gently trimming their nails, shaving their paw pads, and checking for mats. Once this process is complete, we then give your furball friend a clean, refreshing bath. Don’t worry, we’ll make sure not to get any soap in their eyes, and we’ll be extra diligent in checking your dog’s skin before selecting which shampoo is best for their fur. The bathing process can last anywhere from 5 minutes to 45 mins.

Step 3: Blow out and Drying Session

After the bath, we dry your dog’s fur through a combination of tradition and technology. Please note, and we do take full pride in this special service — we do not kennel-dry whatsoever. We have zero closed kennels in our commercial shop. We first hand-dry their coat with a warm hand towel before speeding up the process with a high-velocity blower and a stand dryer that helps produce heat. The blow dryer is especially important since it helps remove any dander, undercoat, and dead hair that may have stuck to your dog’s skin during the bath. We have trained and well-aware groomers and bathers that keep a close eye on the temperature of our dryers. Then we finish off with fluff drying your dog fur to fluff perfection.

Step 4: Style and Finishing Touches

When your dog is clean and dry, we then commence with the final trim, style, and brush-out. If your dog is a shorthaired breed, a brush-out is all that’s necessary; if your dog is a long or curly-haired breed, its coat will need to be cut and styled. Usually this decision will be made during step #1 when you meet your groomer; however, that can change if your dog is severely matted or contaminated by fleas. If one of these circumstances should take place, we’ll make sure to inform you of the situation before proceeding with the cut.

General Services

Bath & Nails

Short-coated Breeds only

S (1-14 lb) • $45-55
M (15-34 lb) • $55-65
L (35+ lb) • $65-85 | XL (85+ lb) • $85-95

Refreshing bath, fluff dry, brush out, ear clean, nail clip, and paw-pad trim. For white-haired breeds we use a special shampoo to brighten their coats, and for dogs with course nails we use a special tool to smooth over the rough spots.

Please note: Pre-brush/de-bulk $5 per 10 min

The De-shed

Double-coated breeds • Heavy-coated Breeds

S (1-14 lb) • $70-85
M (15-34 lb) • $85-95
L (35-94 lb) • $95-165 | XL (85+ lb) • $165-300

Everything included in the Bath & Tidy package plus a thorough raking of the dog’s undercoat. The bath is followed by a moisturizing de-shedding conditioner, a powerful blow-drying session, and a thorough, but gentle brush-out.

Please note: Pre-brush/de-bulk $5 per 10 min

The Full Groom

Long-coated Breeds

S (1-14 lb) • $85-95
M (15-34 lb) • $95-115
L (35-94 lb) • $115-130+ | XL (85+ lb) • 130-265

*For Doodle owners please see “The Oodle Groom” below

Poodles/Bichons

Toy (1-14 lb) • $105-120
Miniature (15-30 lb) • $115-150
Standard Clip (30lb+) • $165-220
Special Clip (30lb+) • $175-250
*For Poodle crosses please see “The Oodle Groom” below

Everything included in the Bath & Tidy package, plus hair and fur styling. The Full Groom is intended for poodles and long-coated breeds only. For double-coated and wired-haired breeds, see the De-shed and Hand-strip sections.

Please note: De-matting $1 per 1 min

Bath & Tidy for Long-coat, Poodles & Bichons

Please note: De-matting $1 per 1 min

S (1-14 lb) • $65-75
M (15-34 lb) • $75-95
L (35-94 lb) • $95-115 | XL (85+ lb) • $115-200

The Oodle Groom

All Poodle-mixed Breeds

S (1-14 lb) • $100-125
M (15-34 lb) • $120-165
L (35-94 lb) • $125-250 | XL (85+ lb) • $165-300

We’ve dedicated a totally separate section for Poodle crosses — Oodles! The most common Oodle is a the Doodle – which is a cross between a Poodle and Labrador (Labradoodle) or a Golden Retriever (Goldendoodle). The other oodles and poos are — Schnoodles, Bernedoodle, Springerdoodle, Cockapoo, Shihpoo, Bichpoo, amoung others. They’re fluffy, intelligent and happy dogs that don’t shed and mostly hypoallergenic.

Bath & Tidy for Oodles

Please note: De-matting $1 per 1 min

S (1-14 lb) • $65-75
M (15-34 lb) • $75-95
L (35-94 lb) • $95-115 | XL (85+ lb) • $115-200

Special Services

The Puppy Groom

All Types of Breeds (Ages: 1-6 Months)

Based on weight, breed and condition of coat. Price starts at $65

Gentle bath, soft dry, ear clean, face trim, paw-pad trim, brush-out, and sanitary trim. This package is an introduction to the grooming process. It’s meant to be gentle and stress-free. Your new furry friend will be bathed using only tearless shampoo.

The Hand-strip

Wire-haired breeds

* We are sorry to inform we are unable to offer this service at the moment. We apologize for any inconvenience.

S (1-14 lb) • Price starts at $150
M (15-34 lb) • Price starts at $220
L (35-94 lb) • Price starts at $300

Cleansing bath, gentle dry, ear clean, nail trim, light brushing, and a hand-strip. The Hand-strip is a specialty procedure that must be performed on all wirehaired breeds on a monthly basis. It’s an important process because it prevents matting and allows for a new wire-coat to come in—thereby maintaining the color and texture of the fur. A typical hand-strip usually takes about 1-3 hours to complete depending on the frequency of visits. Hand-strip clients are strongly recommended to come in every 4-6 weeks. Check out our regular client prices in the ‘Special Services’ section below.

Brush Out Only

15-30 mins • $35
per 1 hr • $65

Please note: Brushing out of matted knots may results in charge of de-matting fee. See below in ‘Additional Services’.

De-skunk Bath

Cost is based on weight of dog, time in bath and speciality shampoo product. Add-on between 25-55.

Unsure what type of coat your pet has? Click here to check out our breed classification list.

A La Carte

(minimum 15-mins services)

Nails

Nail Trim & Clip • $15
Nail Grind & Smooth • $20+

Paws

Paw-Pads Trim Only • $10
Full Paws Tidy Up (including nail trim) • $30

Face

Eye Trim • $5-10
Full-Face Trim • $25-30
Ear Clean • $10-20
Ear Pluck • $10-20

Body

Anal Gland Expression • $15
Sanitary Trim/Shave • $5-15

Additional Services

De-matting

$1 per 1 min

Dogs have wild and complicated fur that often becomes so entangled, it forms into tight, little knots that we groomers like to call ‘mats’. At Tidy Tails, we understand how difficult it can be to disentangle these knots, so we’ll happily de-mat your dog for you; however, it must be stressed we maintain a strict pain-free policy at our Spa. For this reason, we won’t de-mat any dog longer than 45 minutes. Click here for more information.

Full Shave Down

* severely and heavily matted dogs

S (1-14 lb) • $100-120
M (15-34 lb) • $120-145
L (35-94 lb) • $145-200 | XL (95+ lb) • $185-225

Special Products

Flea/Medicated Shampoo XS-M • $10-15
Flea/Medicated Shampoo L-XXL+ • $15-20

This includes the shop clean-up/de-flea.

Late Appointment/Pick up Fees

Late fees can range anywhere from $5-$20 depending on the duration and nature of the lateness.

Overnight Kennel Fee • $80