Groomers in Poughkeepsie, NY

Poughkeepsie has seven grooming salons, more than anywhere else in Dutchess County. 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. Six list a website; the other is reached by phone.

If nothing here suits, the nearest larger choice is Middletown, about 30 miles away, with 10 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.