Dog Grooming.

Professional grooming is a real service. Whether replacing it makes sense depends on your dogs, your space, and how much of the work you actually want to take on.

We'll ask a few financial questions and a few practical ones. Saving money isn't free — every replacement costs you some combination of time, effort, skill, space, or behavior change.

On average, how much do you pay to groom one dog per visit?

If your dogs have different grooming prices, enter the average amount you pay per dog.

How often do you go?

How many dogs do you currently have professionally groomed?

How many of those dogs would you realistically groom at home?

This cannot exceed the number of dogs you currently have professionally groomed.

Do you have an appropriate place to wash and dry your dog?

How comfortable are you learning basic grooming skills?

How much time could you realistically spend grooming?

I would still use a professional groomer occasionally.

We will assume two professional grooming visits per year for the dogs being groomed at home.