Pupology

Thank you for your kind and trustworthy manner with my dog! He always looks great after his bath and haircut! I like the space so much as well, and I get a kick out of waving through the window to say bye. My guy really seems to enjoy being there, and he gets the routine, I think, which is very helpful.
I have been recommending your business to everyone, and urge them to make the trip over the hill.

This is the first pet groomer’s that I feel 100% comfortable taking my baby to. The place is cute and clean, and I really like that they don’t keep the dogs in cages. Prices are on point with what you’d expect in SF, but the peace of mind is worth every penny — oh, and we got a free microbath upgrade since it was our first appointment! Highly recommend, I’ll never send my dog anywhere else.

I took Mochi to Pupology after reading the reviews here on Unilocal,and Arie and Chris did not disappoint!
I used to take Mochi to get groomed at Petco in Mission (I know, terrible) and made a pretty last minute appointment (emailed on a Wednesday night for a Sunday afternoon appointment) at Pupology. I was a few minutes late from traffic and they were all smiles to greet me and Mochi! I filled out a short first-​time grooming form, and Mochi was off to get bathed in micro-​bubbles.
When I came back, he looked great. Mochi usually hates baths, so we gave the micro-​bubble bath a try and Arie was super honest with me at the end and told me Mochi wasn’t a huge fan — but she let me know all of their products are organic, and a normal bath should work out next time. Surprisingly, the appointment took a little under 2 hours, and I even received a call about 20 minutes before letting me know that Mochi was a bit anxious being left alone. Typically, Mochi wants to leave as fast as possible after a grooming appointment, but he seemed calm and happy this time!
I’d definitely recommend Pupology to any other dog parents in SF — they’re fantastic with small dogs, reasonably priced and great people.

I decided to bring my dogs to professional groomers for the first time in their lives!
My puppies did not hesitate and left me with ease. (I on the other hand felt like a mom dropping their child off on the first day of school… I even came back an hour later because I was having separation anxiety.) They also don’t groom large dogs here, which is a plus for my babies because one of them gets really nervous around large dogs.
I requested the haircut, bath + microbath package for both of them and they both feel super clean and look adorable! (See pics!)
Service was impeccable here and i couldn’t be happier! Definitely coming back.

Pupology is one of the only pet groomers that offer the micro-​bubble bath (there is one in the East Bay)! If your pup has sensitive skin, I highly recommend the microbubble bath.
I found Pupology as I was looking for a new groomer in SF, and they coincidentally offered the microbubble bath. It was very easy to schedule an appointment online and Arie and Chris are very responsive.
I can happily attest that my dog acted the happiest and most calm leaving Pupology. Not only is that important, Arie and Chris do an amazing job and are very patient and kind with all the pups.
Lots of happiness at Pupology and plenty of local and organic treats to spoil your pup after a bath!

The bf and I had been looking for a new groomer for our Maltese and are SO happy we found Pupology! Chris and Arie are so great and nice!
I was first sucked in by the micro bubble bath because our dog has some skin problems/​allergies. Then I looked through the reviews and also saw that Weylie takes her dogs here, so I was like, «Why not?» It’s super easy to make an appointment online, and they get back to you basically within a day or two. Each time we were able to get appointments on our desired days, which was awesome! Not sure if this is still on offer, but the first micro bath is free!
The appointments usually take about 2 – 2.5 hours, so we drop off the pup and go grab some food or walk around Chinatown or downtown. We asked for a puppy cut and it was just perfect! It’s great that the dogs get to roam around when they’re done, though they did have to kennel our dog once because he was getting too sniff-​y (sigh typical…). Our dog hates baths, but Arie told us that he was actually falling asleep when he was getting the bubble bath and didn’t try to jump out.
From talking to my other dog mom friends, it sounds like Pupology is pretty reasonably priced for a groom (bath + cut; it’s a little extra for the bubble bath but SO WORTH IT). Sure, there are cheaper places out there, but Chris and Arie are so great + the cuts are always so cute! I definitely trust that my dog is having a great time at Pupology (:

Pupology is great! My Boston Terrier suffers from itchy skin and allergies, and the micro bath at pupology completely soothes his itchy skin for just $ 45 and super quick turn around! Pupology is going to become our sole, go to dog groomer! Thank you Pupology, I cannot sing your praises enough!

Seriously, this place is as good as it gets. Not only can you actually get an appointment in a timely matter, they also do a phenomenal job with the dog grooming, are incredibly knowledgeable, AND give the best (and most reliable) cut my dog has ever received. I am so happy to have found them.
Extra bonus — They post adorable pics of your dog getting a bath on their Instagram account (opt-​in service). Their photo of my pup is now my screensaver, and everyone keeps asking me if it was professionally taken. Yes, it was ;-)
Pupology is awesome.

I adore this place.
1. If your dogs are friendly they won’t put them in crates. Yay freedom!
2. My westie has tons of skin issues and allergies. He’s a recovering milkbone addict and the microbath’s work miracles on him!
3. My other bichon mix has sensitive pink skin and they do an AMAZING job with his haircuts. He hasn’t had any razor burns or nicks and his haircuts are super cute.
4. Today when I dropped them off, they didn’t even look back. They’re so comfortable that they forgot I was leaving.
I’d recommend this place to anyone who’s dog has allergies. The microbath really helps!

Love this place! Arie & Chris are super awesome! At the moment I went inside, I felt love and place is super clean. You can tell when people are running business for the sake of business or really love what they do. Arie & Chris are very sincere and took really good care of my bulldog. I know my dog gets loud and annoying sometimes but I can tell he was treated with love and care, he was very happy and clean after micro-​bubble bath. No one has micro-​bubble in Bay area, I was super excited when I found this place and reasonably priced as well. My dog hates bath, but I can see he was having great time! They even sent his pic in the bath!

I WAS excited that a grooming place opened in North Beach and we took our dog there and it was reasonably priced and they did a pretty good job (not the best ever but good). So I called again to make an appointment and left a message. No call back for 2 days and when I called again they said due to their building policy, they cannot accept larger dogs (my dog is 60 lbs). No idea what that means but that sucks. I call doggy discrimination.

I was looking for dog groomers in the city as I have 3 small dogs, 2 of the 3 are seniors. One of them is a rescue with dry skin and arthritis and deaf. so to me it’s very important to find the right groomer, especially for my little seniors. Well this place is awesome! My 3 babies look beyond amazing! I decided to try the micro bubble baths for all 3 of them (the upgrade is free for a new customer, one per customer). They were all so perfect, clean and soft. My senior with the dry skin, his coat was like I have never seen it before, shiny healthy soooooo soft. It’s been a week and people are still complimenting me on their coats and cuts. The price I thought was really good, especially for SF. Other groomers appear to be higher priced and their reviews not so good. I’m so glad I found this place! This where I will keep going to pamper my pooches :)

Arie & Chris are the best! super friendly and knowledgeable. First found out about this place because we follow their resident pup, the adorable Mowgli, on Instagram (welcome to the future). We were intrigued to try the microbubble bath they’re known for as our Kuma has sensitive skin and is constantly itchy no matter how sensitive the shampoo we use is. They did a great job with Kuma’s cut and I swear they’ve never felt cleaner. Kiki, who runs away from her baths (she has a history of jumping out of the tub, once at a Petco self wash and we had to chase her through the store… not our proudest moment), looked super relaxed in the bubble bath. Something in those bubbles worked a special magic no amount of treats had been able to achieve! The prices were very reasonable, MUCH less than I was expecting for 2 dogs with the special bath; everything came out to be less than $ 130.
The space is also a cute little storefront with treats and various doggy goodies! It wasn’t hard to find, but parking can take a while to find. I wish I could take them for every single bath! They were also great with taking pictures during their baths to let me see how they’re doing. I also loved that they had a play area for all the pups waiting! I was nearly giddy with joy to see Kuma and Kiki playing with their IG friend lol. Seriously, you won’t regret checking out — and your pups will love you even more for that pampering session. Be sure to say ‘hello’ to Mowgli!

Pupology is amazing. We are so lucky that we found this place for our pups Thor and Benji. Our pups had very bad experiences with other groomers but cage free Pupology was like a heaven for them. They have a very friendly stuff doing their job very professionally. We cant think of taking our pups to anywhere else from now on. I strongly suggest Pupology to everyone. They are amazing!

THIS PLACE IS DA BESTTT!
My fur babies love it here and the owners are the sweetest humans evarrrr. I feel confident in leaving my babies here for their monthly pamper sesh. They always come home happy and with the best haircut ever.
Also love the micro bath! My dogs hate showers and knowing that they aren’t freaked out while getting groomed makes me happy. I can tell my dogs love it here because when I pick them up after their appointment, they are happy and not freaking out to leave.
Best part is that after they are groomed, they hang out in a doggy room with other dogs. No getting confined in a tiny cage like most places do.
Oh and if you have a Instagram for your fur babies, be sure to let them know! They will be sure to take photos of them and tag you :)
Very easy to make appointments and reasonable prices for San Francisco. Don’t have anything bad to say about this place. Love it!

My all time favorite & the perfect go to place for easy no apt needed last min nail trim & tooth brushing! Super dog & people friendly! Sure to charm & beadazzle your dog from nose to tail! What they’ve done to to place is adorable like a little north beach dog café with healthy treats, food, accessories & much more coming soon! Thanks pupology for making our lives easier & healthier! We won’t be going anywhere else for our grinning needs!
We have a very difficult tiny dog who most groomers can’t handle, even the vet had difficulty nail trimming. In & out in less than 10 mins here! 6 star rating!

The fur baby was getting incredibly smelly and this human is too sick to bath the fur baby. So we went online and made a bath appt; the process was simple and easy.
A few hours later we checked the fur baby in and in 1 hr he was done.
Arie & Chris were super nice and took really good care of the fur baby. We’ll totally come back, especially now we’ve a neighborhood dog grooming svc! No more walking over to the other side of big mountain for services!

Arie and Chris were just amazing! So friendly and accommodating, and I’m saying all this despite the convenience of them being just a few blocks away from where I live.
Their shop is spotless, and my little guy came back fuzzy and perfectly groomed! Definitely my new ‘go to’.

Very happy to have a great new groomer in the neighborhood! Our pup tends to get a bit scruffy as he goes to the beach everyday with his dog walker. Mister groomers charge a crazy amount and some have shaved him instead of dealing with brushing put his tangled. Not pupology!
They gave him a super cute cut, were very friendly, had a nice open space for the dogs to wait in (some places put them in cages or in a room with 100 other dogs).
I know they treated him well because we walked by a couple days later and instead of getting terrified when we got near it (like all other groomers we have been to) he actually tried to tug us in the store!
Happy to have you on the neighborhood, pupology :)!

Took my pup to Pupology for the first time today and I’m very impressed with how it turned out. The grooming process was less than three hours and that’s pretty good considering how troublesome my pup is. Everything turned out great. Her nails were perfectly trimmed, her haircut looked great, and she feels really clean. This just might be my new regular place. Plus this place is much more affordable than Petsmart.

They did a good job on our pup. We got a «puppy cut» (ears/​muzzle trimmed) along w/​an overall short summer cut for our dog. She looks like such a cutie w/​her puppy face.
They did a good job cleaning her ears, trimming her behind (sanitary trim) and grinding the nails. My dog is prancing around the house (she knows how to work it). :)

Two Weeks Ago:
Me: «Ugh, I need a haircut stat.»
Mr. NSS: «How much does your haircut normally cost?»
Me: «Usually $ 85.»
Mr. NSS: «WTF, I would never spend more than $ 10 for any haircut!»
A Week Later:
Me: «Tater Tot needs a haircut stat.»
Mr. NSS: «How much does his haircut cost?»
Me: «Around $ 85.»
Mr. NSS: «Awww, he’s going to look sooooo cute.»
Well, dayam… it’s obvious who Mr. NSS loves more. *Hmmmph*
Finding a groomer for Tater Tot was more stressful than finding a new hairstylist for myself. I wanted to find a place with stellar reviews, cage-​free, clean, warm, inviting, and groomers who would take care of Tater Tot like their own furbaby.
Thanks to Unilocal,I found Arie and Chris so I’m dedicating my 1,500 review to Pupology.
Initially, I was a bit hesitant on going to Pupology because they were so new (opened in April) and there were less than 20 reviews at the time (side note: I later found out from a friend that her furbaby use to go to see Arie and Chris when they started their business at their peninsula condo. She loves them so that was super reassuring). What sold me on Pupology is they offer eco-​friendly Microbubble Bath for dogs, a Japanese technology that creates negatively charged ions that remove unwanted particles and dirt without the use of any detergents:
. It’s supposed to be great for dogs (and their humans) with skin allergies. Tater Tot has been itching and we were awaiting the results of his allergy test from the vet so I thought we give the Microbubble Bath a shot for his skin allergies. By the way, I looked all over Unilocal,and Pupology is the only groomer in NorCal that offers this technology. The next closest groomers that offer Microbubble Baths are in Costa Mesa.
I emailed Pupology for an online quote and Chris responded within an hour. For Tater Tot’s size (7 lbs), I was quoted $ 65-​$ 75 for grooming (haircut, nails, ear cleaning) which was very reasonable. First time customers get a free Microbubble Bath (10 – 15 mins for $ 10). We tacked on the Microbubble Bath Plus (15 – 25 minutes) for an additional $ 10.
Pupology is hard to get to being located in North Beach but it gave me an opportunity to knock several Unilocal bookmarks off my list while we waited for Tater Tot’s grooming/​Microbubble Bath session (2 – 2.5 hours). Parking is always in issue in the area but luckily we found metered parking. There’s a parking lot next door for a $ 20 flat rate.
The space is ridiculously cute with bright greens and teal colors, and they even have a «dog lounge» where dogs can chill and play with other furbabies as they’re waiting to get pampered (business pic:
). Pupology also sells high quality dog-​food, treats, poopie bags, harnesses, and leashes. Mowgli, the resident pup was such a sweetheart and a happy, happy furbaby.
Before Tater Tot’s appointment, I filled out some paperwork and told Arie how I wanted his haircut. I wanted to keep his bib (chest) area long while trimming off the rest of his body. Since pomeranians have double coats, it’s imperative that you NOT shave or cut too short, otherwise their coat (s) may not grow back. Arie was knowledgeable of this.
After about 2 hours, Chris called us to let us know Tater Tot was all ready for pick-​up. Tater Tot looked SO handsome! So fresh. So clean. His haircut came out über cute, sort of like a modified lion cut without cutting or shaving any hair from his tail.
So we may have found the culprit to all his itching. They found 9 fleas on him (we use flea meds), and the Microbubble Bath removed a lot of shampoo residue. I felt awful. That’s why you pay professionals because I obviously suck at bathing him. They told me the flea bites take about a week to heal so yes, he’s still itching but not as profusely. They also took pics of him during his 25 minute Microbubble Bath Plus:
. He’s usually trying to jump out of the sink but he looked so calm. Arie told us, she would have never known that it was his first grooming visit because he was so calm.
As soon as we got into the car, Tater Tot KO’d on my chest which was odd. That night he slept for 12 hours straight which was also odd. A little more digging and I found out that 5 minutes of a Microbubble Bath is equivalent to an hour massage:
! So the spoiled furbrat got a 5 hour massage!!! No wonder freakin’ wonder. Tough life. Can we trade?
We bring Tater Tot everywhere we go except work and he’s been getting tons of compliments on his new «do». I never knew arm candy could be hairy. People were even asking to take pics of him. Boo and Jiff – watch out now!

We were thrilled to welcome a new and shiny dog grooming spot that also offers bubble baths for our furry face Mister Beckham, a 15 lbs adorable Jack Russell.
After Mister Beckham is checked-​in he is able to roam around freely in the bath and grooming area with fellow bubble bath mates. He is so happy, clean and relaxed after a visit to Pupology.

Just took my pup Ollie here for his second grooming today and I can’t say enough positive things about this place! Ollie is usually pretty nervous and slow to warm up to new people but he does great with the owners. They are extremely gentle and caring and take time to the time to get to know your dog. You can leave knowing they are in amazing hands! And the groom, my goodness! His paws, nails, ears and fur were immaculate — he looked like a brand new man. The microbubble bath makes a huge difference, highly recommend.
Bonus: They offer great treats at reasonable prices and Mowgli the house pup is adorable!

This place is AMAZING and they got my baby (Maltese) looking new again, lol. He was way overdue and when I picked him up I was amazed, he has never looked better, even the trimming around his paws were flawless. The Microbath is so cool and really made a difference, I highly recommend it.
Also, they have great food and treats, so I’m even going to go there for just food as needed as well. =)
Lastly, I cannot stress enough how clean this place is and how nice they are, plus for SF, there prices are REALLY good.

Gracie got her first bath here today and shelf awesome. The husband and wife owner are so sweet and you can tell how much they love dogs. Also they have the cutest slow mo videos and they post them on Instagram after. I just love it!