Booking about three weeks out. Next dog opening: Thursday, October 22.
I'm Tess Albright, and I groom dogs and cats by appointment in a converted garage on the east side of Rose Hill. It's one animal at a time here, so nobody sits in a kennel listening to someone else's dryer. Most go home in two to three hours, and I text you the minute they're dry.
Hates the big dryer. Towel and stand dryer only.
Liver treats, not chicken (tummy). Mats behind left ear every time.
| Visit | Cut | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23 | #4F, 3/4 legs | good boy, 2 hr 10 |
| Sep 3 | #4F, 3/4 legs | small mat L ear, picked out |
| Oct 15 | same again | booked 9:00 |
Moose gets a small mat behind his left ear every single visit. I pick it out and Dottie hears about it in the pickup text. Anything bigger, and I ring you from the table with a photo before I touch a clipper. So the number you hear at drop-off is the number at pickup, unless you've said yes to something else.
| Size | Bath and tidywash, dry, face, feet, sani | Full groomeverything, plus the haircut | Slow visit90 minutes, morning only |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallunder 20 lb | $45 | $65 | $80 |
| Medium20 to 45 lb | $55 | $80 | $95 |
| Large45 to 80 lb | $70 | $100 | $120 |
| Giant80 lb and up | $85 | $125 | $140 |
| Doodles and poodles over 30 lb add $15. That coat takes longer to dry than any other on this list, and I'd rather tell you than pad every price. | |||
Penny's people said "not too short" and meant a lamb trim. Pearl's people said it and meant scissors round the eyes. So here are the lengths I cut, drawn to scale. Point at one at drop-off and we'll both know what's coming home.
Pads, sanitary, and the body on a cat's lion cut.
The shave-down for a matted coat. It grows back in about eight weeks.
Short summer cut. Still soft to touch, nothing to brush.
Where most doodles land after one bad tangle season. Moose lives here.
The puppy cut people picture when they say puppy cut.
Teddy. Fluffy, but you'll need to brush twice a week to keep it.
Barely a trim. Only on a coat that's brushed out to the skin.
If you say "not too short" and nothing else, I write down 3/4 and show you the comb at the door. Every time.
Biscuit shook in the parking lot the first time. He'd come home from a groom somewhere else with a nick, and he hadn't forgiven anyone since. So he got a slow visit: 90 minutes, first thing in the morning, nobody else's dog booked before or after, and his person in the room with him instead of handing over a lead at the door.
Nobody gets sedated here, and no dog wears a muzzle for a whole groom. If a dog is biting to get away, we stop for the day. A half-done dog who had an okay morning beats a finished dog who learned to hate this. If it comes to that, I'll send you to your vet with notes.
No dogs come into the studio on a Tuesday, and I run the dryer on its quietest setting all day. Long-haired cats get a bath and a full comb-out. Cats matted to the skin get a lion cut, which looks silly for about three weeks and saves them a summer of pulling.
A cat who needs sedation to be handled belongs at a vet clinic. I'll say so on the phone, so neither of you loses an hour finding out.
"Two groomers shaved Moose to the skin and handed him back without a word. Tess called me from the table with a photo of the mat and asked first. I drive 25 minutes from Augusta for that phone call."
Dottie Reinhart, Moose's person, client since 2023
Every dog leaves with a card like Moose's, and the cut goes on it so next time is the same. Here are three of this month's, with the notes as written.
Full groom, large, plus the doodle $15. Two hours ten.
#4F body, 3/4 legs, teddy face
Full groom, small. Lamb trim, kept a little long for October.
5/8 body, 1" legs, clean feet
Bath and tidy, small. Face trimmed back so she can see again.
#5F feet and sani, scissor eyes, bow NO
Last week the phone rang three times while a Great Pyrenees was soaped up on the table. All three people booked here instead. Everything below writes into the same book I keep, so nothing gets double booked.
Pick an open morning. Cats only see Tuesdays.
Cancellations go out by text, first come.
The same card I keep at the table. You can see it and fix it.
A photo when they're dry, and a rebook in the same thread.
Curly coats every 4 to 6 weeks, or they mat. Double coats like a husky or a heeler every 8 to 12 weeks for a bath and de-shed. Short coats whenever they smell like a short coat.
For a slow visit, yes, and I'd like you to. For a regular groom, most dogs settle faster once you've left. They can hear you in the driveway, and so can I.
From 12 weeks, once they've had their second round of shots. The first one is a $30 puppy intro: a bath, a nail trim and a lot of treats on the table, so the clipper isn't a stranger by six months.
No. A shaved husky gets hotter, burns, and sometimes grows back patchy for a year. I'll de-shed instead and you'll be amazed what comes out.
The first and third Saturday of each month, mornings only. Those fill first, so book them at pickup.
The blue garage door
| Monday | 8:00 to 4:00 | dogs |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:00 to 3:00 | cats only |
| Wed to Fri | 8:00 to 4:00 | dogs, Fri nail walk-ins 2 to 3 |
| Saturday | 8:00 to 12:00 | 1st and 3rd only |
| Sunday | Closed | my own dogs' day |
100 block of Plumwood Drive, Rose Hill, KS 67133. Pull into the driveway, the studio is the garage with the blue door. (316) 555-0159, texts answered between dogs.
Clients come in from Rose Hill, Derby, Andover, Augusta and Mulvane. Insured for animals in my care, pet first aid and CPR renewed every year.