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Home-based grooming salon

A home dog grooming salon charges about what a high-street salon does: the middle half of published home salon prices is £40 to £48 for a small dog's full groom, £45 to £55 for a medium dog and £57 to £85 for a large one (October 2026). The groomer works from a fitted room, converted garage or garden building at their own home, usually one dog at a time.

Illustration: a timber garden salon beside a house, with a grooming table seen through the window

What this covers

Typical price. £40 to £48 for a small dog's full groom, £45 to £55 for a medium dog and £57 to £85 for a large dog (the middle half of published home salon prices, October 2026)

What the job covers

  • A one-to-one full groom in a converted garage salon
  • A quiet first groom for a puppy with no other dogs in the room
  • Short, split appointments for an elderly dog
  • Regular six-weekly grooms booked on the groomer's set working days
  • Bath, dry and tidy for a small dog dropped off at the groomer's door

What is involved

A home salon is a fully fitted grooming room at the groomer's own address: a raised bath or walk-in tub, a grooming table, a high-velocity dryer, clippers and scissors, often in a converted garage, a garden room or an annexe. Many are run by one groomer who books one dog at a time, so the dog is handed over at the door, groomed without other dogs barking nearby, and collected when the groomer calls. Prices published by home salons overlap with shop-front salons: £45 to £61 across all sizes, against £45 to £65.

The setting suits nervous dogs, young puppies and older dogs that find a busy salon hard going. The trade-offs are capacity and hours: one groomer can do three or four dogs a day, so the diary fills weeks ahead, and many home salons work set days only. Some do not take giant breeds because of the size of the room or the bath, and parking is a residential street or a driveway rather than a car park. The groomer may have dogs of their own in the house, kept apart from the salon.

Ask where to park and where to hand the dog over, whether there are other dogs in the house and whether yours will meet them, and what happens if you are late collecting. Ask whether they take your dog's size, and whether the price is fixed or depends on the coat on the day. Ask about qualifications, such as a City & Guilds or iPET Network Level 3 in dog grooming, and public liability insurance, as you would at any salon.

Choosing someone for the job

Ask where you park and where you hand over the dog, and whether you can see the grooming room. Ask whether the groomer works alone and books one dog at a time, and whether there are other dogs in the house. Ask what size and breeds they take, and their working days and collection times. Ask what grooming qualification they hold and whether they have public liability insurance. And ask how they handle a dog that becomes stressed, since a home salon is often chosen for exactly that kind of dog.

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Common questions

What is a home dog grooming salon?

A grooming room at the groomer's own home, usually a converted garage, garden room or annexe, fitted with a bath, table and dryers. Most are run by one groomer working on one dog at a time.

Are home dog groomers cheaper than salons?

Not by much. The middle half of 52 published home salon full groom prices is £45 to £61 across all sizes, against £45 to £65 at shop-front salons (October 2026). Some are cheaper for small dogs.

Is a home salon better for nervous dogs?

Often, because there are no other dogs being groomed and no waiting area, and the same groomer handles the dog each time. It is one of the main reasons owners choose one.

Do home groomers take large dogs?

Many do, but some set a size limit because of the bath or the room. Check before booking a giant breed or a large doodle.

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