Dog and cat grooming on Boverton Road in Llantwit Major. One dog on the table at a time, prices by size and coat published before you book, and a groomer who stops when your dog has had enough.
Grooms
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The whole thing: a two-shampoo bath, blast and fluff dry, a clip or scissor finish in the style you ask for, nails clipped, ears cleaned and a bandana to go home in. Priced by size and coat.
Small dogs £38, medium £48, large £58, giant from £75.
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The maintenance groom between full grooms, and the whole groom for a smooth or double coat: bath, blast dry, a thorough brush-out or de-shed, feet and face tidied, nails clipped. No clipping of the body.
Small dogs £26, medium £32, large £40, giant from £50.
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Dead coat pulled by hand with a stripping knife and finger-and-thumb, which keeps a wire coat harsh, waterproof and the right colour. The only way to keep a terrier looking like a terrier, done by Bethan.
From £55 for a small terrier to £85 for a cocker or a large wire coat.
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Two gentle introductory sessions for puppies that have had their second vaccination: the table, the bath, the dryer and the clippers on, treats throughout, and a face, feet and sanitary tidy. No full clip, no rush.
£22 a session, two sessions recommended, about forty-five minutes each.
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Nail clip or grind, ear clean, teeth brushing and a quick eye or paw tidy, walk in or booked, in ten minutes while you wait. Free nails with every groom; £10 on their own.
Nail clip £10 or grind £14, ear clean £6, teeth brushing £6, paw or eye tidy £8.
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Long-haired cats brushed out, de-matted or clipped into a lion cut by Nia, who grooms cats only on Wednesday mornings when there are no dogs in the building. No sedation, no cages, a quiet room.
Brush-out and nails from £45, lion clip from £60, de-matting by time at £10 per 15 minutes.
Price guide
Small Under 10 kg
Yorkie, Shih Tzu, Bichon, Cavalier, Jack Russell, Toy Poodle
About 1h 30mMedium 10 to 20 kg
Cockapoo, Cocker Spaniel, Miniature Schnauzer, Border Terrier, Beagle
About 2hLarge 20 to 35 kg
Labrador, Goldendoodle, Springer, Golden Retriever, Standard Poodle
About 2h 30mGiant Over 35 kg
Newfoundland, Bernese, Old English Sheepdog, St Bernard, Leonberger
About 3hPrices include VAT, nails, ears and a bandana. Matting is charged by time at £10 per 15 minutes and we ring you before adding it. Double coats are never clipped; see the coat guide.
How we work
The same groomer bathes, dries and finishes your dog. No handing a wet dog to whoever is free, no cage dryers.
Most grooms take two to three hours. We ring when your dog is done and ask you to be here within half an hour, so nobody sits in a crate all afternoon.
Size and coat set the price and it is on the website. The only extras are matting by time and the add-ons you choose.
Shorter sessions, non-slip tables, a quiet room with no dryers running, and a groomer who will stop if your dog has had enough.
Nervous dogs
We see it every week: a two-year-old cockapoo who shakes in the car park because the first groom was a full clip at six months with a cage dryer and a muzzle. So we do the first one slowly, in two short visits, and for a dog that has already been frightened we start again as if it were a puppy.
Gallery
Full groomBethan
Round head, round feet, half an inch on the body. Millie comes every seven weeks and is brushed twice a week at home, which is why she never needs clipping short.
Full groomRhys
Clipped jacket, scissored legs and skirt, eyebrows and beard shaped by hand. Otto stands like a statue for it, which took three visits to get to.
Hand strippingBethan
Full body strip every ten weeks, head and furnishings tidied. Three years of stripping and the coat is as harsh and red as the day he came in.
Reviews
Our cockapoo used to shake in the car park at the old place. Bethan did two puppy-style sessions with him even though he was two, and now he pulls to get through the door. Teddy trim is exactly the photo I showed her, every time.
Golden retriever, three bin bags of undercoat a year on the sofa. Rhys does a de-shed every eight weeks and the difference is unbelievable. He also refused to clip her and explained why, which the last groomer never did.
Border terrier hand-stripped properly for the first time in his life at four years old. Took two visits as Bethan said it would and the coat has come back harsh and the right colour. Worth every penny over a clip.
Find us
Number 14, on the left heading out of town towards Boverton. Two customer spaces outside, free parking along the road, and a collection service within three miles if you cannot get to us.
It depends on size and coat, and the price guide page tells you before you book: a small full groom is £38, a medium £48, a large £58, a giant from £75. A bath and tidy is less. Matting is the only thing that adds to it, charged by time, and we ring before we add it.
Two to three hours for a full groom, about an hour and a half for a bath and tidy, and we ring when they are done. We do not keep dogs all day: one in, one out, and you collect within half an hour of the call.
Yes, and please tell us when you book so we put you with Nia or Bethan in the quiet room, with a shorter first visit. We do not muzzle as a shortcut and we do not force a dog through a groom; if they have had enough we stop and finish next time.
Yes, on Wednesday mornings only, with Nia, when there are no dogs in the building. Brush-outs, de-matting and lion clips, no sedation, booked in advance.
Up to date on the core vaccinations and kennel cough is strongly recommended. Puppies a week after their second jab. If your dog has fleas we will do a flea bath (£12) and ring you; we cannot have fleas in the salon.
Tell us the breed, the size and what you would like, and we confirm a slot by text within a working day. Nervous dog, first groom or a cat: say so and we book the quiet room.
