Groomers in Spring Valley, CA

Spring Valley has seven grooming salons, the 12th largest choice in San Diego County, where San Diego accounts for 122 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. Five list a website; the rest are reached by phone.

If nothing here suits, the nearest larger choice is La Mesa, about 3 miles away, with 12 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.