Mobile Pet Groomers Dallas

 

Mobile pet groomers Dallas arrive at client’s homes or workplaces and groom animals inside their van or trailer while owners are busy inside.
“The process is less stressful for pets and owners,” said Hayley Lavelle, owner of Le Paw Spa based in Fort Lauderdale. “Pets are getting individualized attention right in front of their home.”
Owners will pay the price for the extra attention. Although prices vary by company, the starting price for a dog under 15 pounds is around $55 for a basic groom. Pricing goes up by the size of the dog, and groomers that also offer cat services start around $75.
Suzanne Ackley from Fort Lauderdale has used a mobile groomer for cat for more than two years.
“The last time I took my cat to the vet be groomed, the groomer actually cut the cat and she had to get stitches,” Ackley said. “It’s just less stressful for everybody having the groomer come to my house.”
Lavelle operates Le Paw Spa out of a customized Ford van that cost her $80,000. The van is a state of the art grooming studio on wheels. The van has a motorized lift for larger dogs, stainless steel bath tubs with hot water, outlets for blow dryers, room for a flat screen TV and is air conditioned.
Kim Biannually, owner of Barks-n-Bubbles pet grooming in Fort Lauderdale, operates out of a $37,000 trailer she pulls behind her truck. Muriel Rip, owner of Vroom Groom in Fort Lauderdale, paid $10,000 for a mini-school bus painted bright pink, which she tailored to be a mobile pet groomers dallas.
“Most groomers start out doing house calls (in pet owner’s homes) because it’s the easiest and cheapest way to start a business,” said Gregg Doctor, owner of Merrifield School of Pet Grooming in Fort Lauderdale. “Then once they build a clientele, they purchase a van.”
The Merrifield School sees about 60 students graduate from its nine-month pet grooming course each term. Doctor said most of the graduates from the grooming school go on to open mobile pet groomers dallas businesses.
“Mobile groomers have the advantage that they never pick a bad location,” Doctor said. “They don’t have to worry about whether the major store in the shopping center will go out and how that can affect their business.”