Groomers in El Dorado Hills, CA

El Dorado Hills has six grooming salons, the 2nd largest choice in El Dorado County, where Placerville accounts for 9 on its own. That is enough to choose on something other than availability. Ask who is set up for your dog's coat: a salon that hand strips terriers and one that mostly does doodle trims are doing different jobs with different equipment. Four list a website; the rest are reached by phone.

If nothing here suits, the nearest larger choice is Folsom, about 4 miles away, with 8 salons. Worth the drive for a first appointment with a difficult coat, less so for a routine tidy up every six weeks.

The rain returns and coats stop drying properly between walks. This is the point in the year to decide whether you are keeping a full coat through winter or taking it shorter, because switching halfway is what produces a matted dog in January.