Groomers in Oakland, CA

Oakland has 17 grooming salons, more than anywhere else in Alameda County. With this many in one town there will be salons that specialize, and it is worth finding them. Cat grooming, hand stripping, double coats and nervous or elderly dogs are all things some salons are properly set up for and others would rather not take. Of these, 15 list a website; the rest are reached by phone.

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.