Meet your groomer

Fifteen years, and I still get a kick out of a tail wag.

The story behind Waggin’ Tails, and why the nervous dogs are my favorite part of the job.

How it started

Opened in 2017. Grooming since long before that.

I’ve groomed dogs for fifteen years, and I opened Waggin’ Tails in 2017 to do it the way I think it should be done: patiently, gently, and with no cages anywhere in the building.

What I’m known for is the anxious ones — the rescues and the shakers — and honestly they’re why I still get excited about this job. Watching a dog that came in trembling leave wagging has not got old yet, and I don’t expect it to.

See what I do, and what it costs →

A groomer with braided hair blow-drying a black poodle on the table.

Cage-free, in practice

What “no cages” actually looks like.

Never crated. Not before the bath, not between steps, not while they dry. There isn’t a crate to put them in.
Their pace, not mine. Breaks when they need them, a quieter dryer when they need that, and nothing forced to hit a schedule.
One pair of hands. The person who takes the leash is the person who does the groom and hands them back.

A cocker spaniel standing calmly on the table while a groomer brushes its ear.

15years with clippers in hand
2017the year Waggin’ Tails opened
0crates in the shop
WIMadison, Tuesday to Saturday

Grooming tools laid out on a grey towel: combs, scissors, a slicker brush and two clippers. — Combs, clippers, scissors — and time, which matters more than any of them.

Come and meet me

Bring the nervous one.

Say so when you book and I’ll plan the visit around them. Tuesday to Saturday, 8am to 5pm.

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Phone(608) 555-0297

Emailwoof@waggintailsmadison.com

HoursTue–Sat 8am–5pm

WhereMadison, WI