Groomers in Reading, MA

Reading has five grooming salons, the 15th largest choice in Middlesex County, where Newton 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. Three list a website; the rest are reached by phone.

If nothing here suits, the nearest larger choice is Stoneham, about 2 miles away, with 6 salons. Worth the drive for a first appointment with a difficult coat, less so for a routine tidy up every six weeks.

Leaf litter, burrs and a thickening coat. This is when to decide what you are doing for winter, because a coat left to grow through the holidays without brushing is the January shave down every groomer sees.