Soft Paws

We brought out newly adopted 1 year old norfolk terrier to Carlos and our experience was amazing and each time we went back it was consistently amazing. Carlos puts a lot of time and effort into grooming the dogs and making sure he does a good job even if it means that he has to work from morning to night. It may take a long time depending on the amount of dogs he has, but it is sure worth the wait if it does take him awhile. I highly recommend Carlos to anyone who wants to get their dog groomed for a reasonable price. We won’t be going to anyone else!

I have a toy poodle puppy. 5 months. It was her first time at a groomers. Her hair was about 7″ long. The second I started talking to Carlos, he immediately said he will take his time on her cause it’s her first trip to groomers.
You can tell he genuinely cares for animals and loves his job! He made me feel so welcome and confident within 1 minute of talking to him.
When I picked her up, he did not complain about her massive amount of hair he had to cut off TWO TIMES. He was all smiles and showed me the pile of 4 feet of hair he took off her.
He did her hair cut, ears, nails, butt clean, and teeth!!! He took his time to answer any question or concern I had. He was so unbelievably nice! My dog came out looking great and acted like her happy self!
I am so happy I went here and didn’t go somewhere that had the most Unilocal reviews. I will come here for as long as I can. I might come here and have him groom me!

Brought my cat here a few times, the owner is nice and friendly, my cat always comes back smelling great and fresh. Cash only. Normally I have to make an appointment a week in advance. The only problem is the owner isn’t so good with estimating the time to be done. He told me it would be done around 2−3pm but I always end up not being able to pick up my cat until 5. Other than that, everything is great!

I brought my puppy in today and am very disappointed with her haircut. When I dropped her off, I showed Carlos a photo of her from a month ago and asked for her to look just like the photo. When I picked her up this afternoon, I didn’t recognize my dog because the cut was so different and nothing like the photo. I’m very unhappy with her cut and don’t plan to go here again.

I have a 70lb collie mix with too much hair. He loves to swim and so far this summer we’ve been quite active in the pond. The fur was not drying completely and pup was starting to stink like some unholy swamp creature!
Pup got the wash and cut. He looks and smells great! Carlos clipped his nails and brushed his teeth too! I am especially fond of the powder-​like smell that pup’s coat is left smelling like!
Carlos was very calm and relaxing to me and the pup and he did an amazing job!
I would suggest him to anyone and I will go back!

We’ve been to Carlos, many, many times. He’s great with our dog and a wonderful person as well. He does exactly what we ask for, at a very reasonable price.

I have been bringing my super fluffy himalayan cat to Carlos for about a year now. I previously attempted to bring her to Petco but they refused to work on her because of her «aggression» (she hates the groomers and vets). I found Carlos on Unilocal and decided to give him a try and have never looked back. He knows exactly how to handle her and I am very comfortable leaving her in his hands. She always comes back with a beautiful lion cut and smells amazing! I highly recommend Carlos.

Recently went back to get my dog another much needed cut. Took a long time for my pom to even be started. I dropped him off at 8:30 am and he wasn’t ready till 5:30 pm. My previous time he was ready in two hours. He did a good job, I’m always surprised and nervous to see my dog with shorter hair (I like him to have long silky hair so it makes me nervous). When I picked him up though, Carlos had put a bandana on him too, soooo adorable!

after a botched haircut that took months for my pup’s hair to grow back, I finally found Carlos. as you can imagine, I was paranoid because I didn’t want the same thing happening again. but carlos, being the professional that he is, rest assured me that that he would do exactly as I said. and he did! i definitely just became a loyal customer.

Found Carlos through a referral and am grateful to have given him a try. Will not take my Corgie anywhere else from now on. She loves going to get groomed now and comes home feeling great and smelling wonderful. He is a gem!

I took my Maine Coon to Soft Paws after I couldn’t get an appointment with my regular groomer and I am so glad I did. He bathed her and gave her the best lion cut she has had. The cut is short but with no tell-​tale razor marks and she still smells good two weeks later! So happy I found Carlos. He is reasonably priced (less expensive than my usual groomer and does a full bath, nail cut, and ear clean). So happy I found Soft Paws!

I have two fluffy-​ass Ragdolls, which are rumored to be non-​matting and non-​shedding. Lies. I used to be able to keep up with daily grooming, but since I’ve started working 12 hour days at my business, it’s gotten ugly. This week I decided that it was time for a kitty makeover.
I’ve only gotten them groomed once before, at Toureen in Watertown. I had no basis for comparison at the time, so I was okay with how they returned to me: the long-​haired, less matty one was clean and fluffy, and my shorter-​haired, tangly girl got the lion cut. I remember being annoyed that their ears weren’t even touched, as that was part of the package. I also remember the lion cut looking patchy, with obvious shave marks. Again, I didn’t know any better, so I assumed that that was what it was supposed to look like.
I was happy to find Soft Paws right around the corner from my apartment, and set up an appointment. A few hours later, the cats looked fantastic. The owner obviously takes pride in what he does, and he spent a good amount of time making sure they looked perfect. Complete difference from my previous experience with a groomer, and his prices are really competitive, too!

I absolutely love this place. Carlos is fantastic and so is the price!!! He always does a great job grooming my Peek-​a-​poo and always lets me know if there is something I need to be concerned with. I drive specifically to Newton just to take my dog to him.

Carlos at Soft Paws is absolutly the best!!! I have been bringing my pomeranian, «Dozer» for quite a few years now. I like to keep his hair short for a Pomeranian so I am there quite often. Carlos always gives hime a great haircut including brushing his teeth and giving him an adorable scarf! I think I have at least 20 scarfs by now! Dozer doesn’t cry or panic when we go which is HUGE! Dozer gets a Christmas card every year on top of it all!!! I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

I love Soft Paws for our dog’s grooming. He does a great job, spends a lot of time grooming him and he comes out looking great. He really doesn’t charge much for the time he puts in. I would highly recommend this place.

Fabulous. Really the best person out there. My mother takes her dog to Carlos, my sister takes her dog to Carlos, and I take my dog to Carlos. Amazing.

The first thing I want to say is: Thank You Carlos! We have been blessed to have found you. I also want to say Thank You to my neighbor for reccomending him! I brought my companion Louie to Soft Paws because of a couple of reasons. One reason I brought him to Carlos was because I heard such great comments from someone in my neighborhood who has a dog and she highly recommended Soft Paws when I told her that the last 2 groomers told us that Louie tried to bite them and he was too difficult to handle without medication. Since Louie was a rescue dog I knew he had issues and I had told them that he had to be told everything was ok several times to reassure him and to get him to stay relaxed. If Louie gets yelled at or your too rough with him he will start to growl and may even bite so it was important to be very gentle and relaxed with him but they said Louie was too much for them. Another reason for going to Soft Paws was because I felt so bad for Louie every time I had to leave him with a groomer because I knew he would have to stay in a cage or teethered when he wasnt being groomed and the process takes all day so I felt bad all day thinking about him. My neighbor told me Carlos lets his dogs run around when they are not being groomed and he has lots of toys for the dogs. So one day I stopped at Soft Paws and talked to Carlos about my issue. Carlos said he would like to try and groom Louie before I went to the Vet to get him medication. He spent time with me discussing Louie. Well yesterday Louie went to Soft Paws and he looks AWESOME! Carlos said Louie was really good for him. He also said that when I left Louie followed him everywhere and stayed right next to him. When I picked up Louie I was thrilled to see what a great cut Carlos gave him its the best he has ever looked. I have found a true Dog Whisper in Carlos. He is the best and I highly reccomend him.

This is a great find. Carlos is the best my very old dog comes out looking lovely with cut nails and she is calm and willing
to go a first.