Puppy first groom
- For pups over 12 weeks, after the second vaccination round
- We stop and restart as often as the puppy needs
- Written notes so the next groom starts where this one ended
What the Puppy First Groom actually is
The first grooming appointment decides how a dog feels about grooming for the rest of its life. That is not an exaggeration: a puppy that is rushed through a full clip at fourteen weeks becomes a two-year-old who shakes on the table. So this appointment is not really a haircut. It is an introduction, and the haircut is the part we are willing to abandon if the puppy has had enough.
We book sixty minutes and expect to use maybe forty of them on actual grooming. The rest is spent letting the puppy stand on the table with the dryer running somewhere else in the room, meeting the clippers with the blade off, and taking breaks on the floor. We go slow. We stop if they need a break.
What your puppy leaves with is a clean coat, tidy paws, a face trim and — more importantly — no reason to be frightened next time. If the coat is not ready for a full pattern clip, we say so rather than forcing one.
Who it’s for
Curly and wavy-coated puppies over 12 weeks that have completed their second vaccination round. Toy and Miniature Poodles, Cavapoos, Maltipoos, Cockapoos and Bichons Frisés. If you are not sure your puppy is ready, send us a photo and their date of birth through the studio page and we will tell you honestly whether to wait a few weeks.
Everything in the
90 minutes.
No line-item surprises. The price we quote is the price on the receipt — coat condition add-ons are agreed upfront at check-in, not discovered at pickup.
- Slow introduction to the table, dryer and clippers
- Coat and skin check with notes for your vet if needed
- Warm-water bath with Curl Definition Shampoo
- Hand-dry at low heat, with breaks
- Face, paw and sanitary tidy (no full pattern clip)
- First nail trim, one paw at a time
- Ear check and gentle clean
- Treats throughout, from you or from us
- Finish photo sent before pickup
- Written notes so the next groom starts where this one ended
Three tiers,
priced by coat.
Weight is our proxy for coat volume. We weigh on arrival and confirm the tier before we start — no retroactive upsells.
Meet & greet
- 20 minutes in the studio
- Table, dryer and clipper introduction
- No bath, no clip
- Best two weeks before the first groom
First groom
- Everything in Meet & greet
- Full bath + low-heat hand dry
- Face, paw and sanitary tidy
- Written notes emailed
First groom +
- Everything in First groom
- Light breed-pattern shaping
- Extended settling time
- Second visit at 20% off
Five steps,
start to finish.
You drop off, we text. The 90 minutes are structured so your dog never sits waiting in a kennel — they go from your hands straight to the table.
Say hello on the floor
Table, dryer, clippers — switched off
Warm bath, short and calm
Low-heat hand dry with breaks
Tidy, treat, photo
Questions we hear
every week.
If yours isn’t here, send us a note — we usually reply the same day.
How old does my puppy need to be?
Will my puppy actually get a haircut?
Can I stay in the room?
What if my puppy hates it?
Other appointments
worth knowing about.
All services share the same no-cage-dryer policy. Booking two on the same day is fine — we’ll sequence them so your dog only comes in once.
Full curl groom
Spa bath & blow-out
Nail & paw care
Ready to book the
full curl groom?
Appointments fill about two weeks out — book now and we’ll confirm within a few hours. No deposit for first-time bookings.