Grooming Gallery

I have had lots of experience with groomers. I have 2 Portuguese Water Dogs
(one was previously a «show dog») that require grooming on a regular basis. The day I found the Grooming Gallery was one of the best.

I was at the dog park in Sonoma and saw a dog that looked so cute, the lady told me to try the Grooming Gallery in Sebastopol. I called and got an appointment, My little dog was happy with these dog loving woman. You can tell a dog lover by the way the dogs are around them, I picked up my dog a short time later and she was adorable. The price is right, the women wonderful, and the grooming wonderful. I’m so glad to have a place I can take my Lila where she is treated right and her grooming so cute.

I was glad to find a place that groomed cats, but I will need to continue looking for one who does a good job and does what they say they will. I made an appointment for a groom with a lion cut, and had my husband drop the cat off this morning (8÷2÷14). The trim is patchy and uneven. He’s nearly bald in some spots with long patches on his torso. One of the areas I can understand, as there was particularly bad matting, but the other spots just show bad workmanship. On top of that, NO GROOMING was done. No bath, no nail trim, none of the things I had made the appointment for aside from the shave. To boot, they’re cash only, which we were not told beforehand, and my husband had to drive all over Sebastopol looking for an ATM. If you don’t wanna use a card processor, that’s fine, but at least let people know beforehand. My husband paid because he wasn’t sure what all was supposed to be done, but I definitely would not have. I could overlook the bad shave if he’d been at least washed and had his nails trimmed like I was told he would when I made the appointment. Really disappointing.

I have looked for a good groomer for my Japanese Chin Maltese mix for a long time. Never was really happy with any of the groomers I went to. Took my dog here last year and could not believe the beautiful cut my dog got… it is beautiful… I like the gals there. They are very loving to the animals and my little dog is not scared at all when she is there. Just had her clipped today and I am so happy. I just have to remember that they take cash or check only…

Took Winston, my Tibetan in for a summer cut as the heat was really getting to him.
He was a little nervous today but as soon as they picked him up he was fine.
He is only 11 months old and they really know how to gently introduce a dog into
grooming. He looked so cute when he came out and he seems happy to
have shorter hair. Again the place is just right for a grooming business.
It might be hard to find as it seems camouflaged by a large Mexican restaurant next door. This is his third time there and I suggest anyone in the area
check it out… oh prices are good too!

This place is great! They are great with dogs. .which is kind of important if you are grooming them. Most importantly, they understand dogs. They don’t try to treat them like human beings. There are are no «cucumber facials» or the like (which believe it or not I have seen in other places.)
Just great and straightforward dog grooming by people who understand and actually like dogs. Fits the bill completely in my book.
As for the cleanliness of the place. .well, I found it to be pretty much in line with a place that puts attention on the animal rather than on fussy stuff that make people feel better and make dogs kind of miserable.

Brenna is the best. She’s very sweet and caring, she loves our dog, and she really took care of him and made him feel like his home. He was nervous at first, but Brenna managed to calm him down. His trim was great & exactly how I wanted it to be. She also gave me some grooming tips. She sincerely loves dogs and very knowledgeable. Her rate is standard and her service is quick. Very easy to make an appointment. My doggy and I will become regulars. Note: cash/​check only.

The Grooming Gallery, 847 Graven stein hwy, Sebastopol, Ca Brenna Brown, I too brought my little dog back and again Brenna was the groomer. The first time I came in her fee was 25.00 this was for a trim, and she trim his nails this I didn’t ask for. Her business is not clean at all I stayed outside parking lot. His stay was about ²¹⁄₂ hours I gave her 25.00 plus 8.00 tip. Quality of work fair, Today I brought him back again Brenna was the groomer. My little dog was so scared I should have seen this red flag. Brenna quoted the same price of 25.00 this time I asked for his nails to be trimmed, no bath, She then asked for my cell 1 hour had not gone by when I received a voice message that my little dog was done. I was there in less then 10 minutes I had my 25.00 but this time I had a 15 tip well Brenna said 40.00 my mouth drop I then took out 5.00 more and I just left my little dog was so scared. This owner gave him a bath comb/​fluff his coat used loud blow dry and cut his nails to the point he could not even walk. I was so mad I want to go back and then call the police, Care, Honest, Values, are the core of a business. This owner lacks all her business is dirty, she seems to care no way. Mis leads the animals owners I am going to file a formal complaint. This business needs to held accountable. It is not the money she is charing it is the lies and not doing the service she had committed too. Brenna Brown needs to be stop…

I brought my dog back in and this time she was groomed by Brenna. I really think Brenna is nice, and it seems like she cares about dogs. Same complaint as before — not the cleanest place in the world — but it did make me feel good to hang around during the grooming.
One problem… My dog is terrified of blowdryers. So Brenna put her in a create with a dryer blowing on her on low for a few minutes (I guess to dampen her up so that the high-​powered dryer wouldn’t need to be used for very long.) Unfortunately, this made my dog EVEN MORE anxious. Plus the crates weren’t very clean so it did a number on my OCD.
Maybe it just comes down to preference, but I would like to see «normal» blowdryers– rather than those high-​powered ones. I appreciate that the high-​powered ones are quicker so that the groomers don’t have to do back-​aching work for longer than needed, but at the same time I don’t like my dog leaving this place even more anxious than she went in.