Petco

I’ve taken my dog a couple of places for a bath. He doesn’t need «grooming» — just a bath w/​a toenail clip. This past week I took him for the first time to Petco. While I thought the price was high — $ 50 — I just didn’t want to do the bathing myself that day. Now, I think the price was well worth it. First of all, he smelled and looked great. One place I took him a few times, he still smelled very «doggy» when picking him up, and the other place, he smelled okay, but not great. Many times, maybe they clipped his nails, but I couldn’t really tell. Certainly couldn’t tell the next day he’d had a bath.
I told them to clip his nails short. They did. I think they really scrub and get your pet clean instead of barely sudsing up and maybe spraying w/​something at the end. He was also completely dry and smoothed out instead of damp and/​or bushy when I picked him up.
Best of all — a few days later — he still smells good. There is also the option of a self-​grooming station where you can bathe your pet — I think it costs $ 12, maybe $ 14. You can have nails clipped for an additional $ 10. So, I’ll be returning to Petco with my precious, and will either bathe him myself if I’m feeling cash poor, or have them do it if I feel flush.