Thoughtful Paws Dog Grooming

Thoughtful Paws Dog Grooming A husband and wife team since 2001. Professional, insured, experienced dog grooming for small dogs at reasonable prices. Open since 2001, fully insured.

Experienced, Professional Dog Grooming, focusing on small breeds. Build Trust. We know that leaving your dog with someone involves trust. We welcome you to visit our salon and meet us during regular hours, to help you decide if we're a good fit for you and your dog. Bring your vaccinated puppy along for a meet, greet and treat! Our shop is open concept: when you visit, you can see everything. Buil

d Relationships. When we groom your dog regularly, we build a relationship with our canine clients based on trust. We keep our shop small on purpose, so that your dog doesn't have to deal with staff turnover or a different groomer every visit. When your dog sees the same two people each visit, there is a routine and relationship they can depend on. Save Money. You shouldn't have to stretch out grooming visits because grooming is just too expensive, and you shouldn't have to compromise quality either. Our fees are based on the time we put into our clients, not on what we think we can get out of our clients. We offer discounts for those dogs who have high maintenance hair types and need 4 - 6 week grooming. Whether it's an all over scissor trim, a clip short, or a bath and tidy, we've got you covered, and we offer drop in nail trimming during our regular hours, as long as time allows. Conveniently Located in unit 211 - 3030 Kilpatrick Avenue, Courtenay BC near lots of shopping. Shop while your dog is being groomed!

05/26/2026

Since we didn't get an update at 2 and the emergency hasn't been canceled, we rescheduled our last appointments of the day and closed early. I will do reminders for tomorrow at the end of the day when I know the status. Thanks everyone!

05/26/2026

Yikes! There is a state of emergency locally, something to do with sewage treatment. Do not use sinks, flush toilets or bath / shower and avoid the shoreline. I am guessing pump failure, apparently update at 2. We can't bath dogs and handwashing is limited to buckets, so we are currently closed for drop ins and grooming are in hold until the update.

Bella, Sunshine, Walter, Memphis, Rosie, Teddy, Booker, Bandit, Asta, Hector, Chico, Maisey, Peaches, Max, Nico
05/09/2026

Bella, Sunshine, Walter, Memphis, Rosie, Teddy, Booker, Bandit, Asta, Hector, Chico, Maisey, Peaches, Max, Nico

I am behind on posting but here are some cute dogs from the last couple of days 😊🐾
05/07/2026

I am behind on posting but here are some cute dogs from the last couple of days 😊🐾

Image for attention only :) Thank you all for your patience this past two weeks since Scott's injury after being rear-en...
05/02/2026

Image for attention only :)

Thank you all for your patience this past two weeks since Scott's injury after being rear-ended at a stop sign on his scooter (a motorcycle type, the Yamaha version of a Vespa). He did try to come in early on and sit and answer the phone, but being in here was very painful and just made it worse, he needs his leg to be up and he can't stand or walk yet.

I have been doing as many drop in nail trimmings as I am comfortable with due to time, size and behavior. Mostly small dogs, with a few medium dogs I am very familiar with and know for sure will be cooperative. This is partly for safety - the dogs' and mine - and partly because if your dog genuinely needs two people to have a smooth, stress-free experience, it's better to stay the course and not let them have a less smooth / more stressful experience.

I do apologize, I know it's inconvenient and has irritated a few people. I'd much rather Scott be healthy and in the shop and us not have to disappoint anyone :) He often makes it look easy, but he's a very skilled dog handler. Also, I'm doing his job here at work, as well as my own, at reduced capacity, and doing his chores at home too and trying to make sure he has everything he needs, so I can't take any chances that I will hurt myself trying to do two-person nails dogs. I truly am doing what I can, today I did 15 drop ins, but I did have to turn away 4 others, and I do apologize.

The good news is, Scott's leg is very slowly getting slightly less awful - I'll stop short of saying better. He may be able to try phone duty again sometime in the next week, we'll see. I'm not sure how long it will be before he can help with nail trims, so you may wish to call first.

Final thought, I know accidents happen, but it sure would have been nice if the other driver had been paying attention to the road and stopped behind Scott, who was stopped at a 3 way stop waiting his turn. It could have been so much worse with more serious injuries of course. It could have been a kid walking through the crosswalk, not an adult on scooter wearing protection. But it sure would have been nice if it hadn't happened at all. Please be careful out there.

Thanks again for your patience everyone.

Some of today's pups 😊
05/02/2026

Some of today's pups 😊

Oops, late post, some of today's pups.
05/02/2026

Oops, late post, some of today's pups.

A few of today's pups. Ashe, Lisa, Louis and Coco, Winston.
04/30/2026

A few of today's pups. Ashe, Lisa, Louis and Coco, Winston.

Some of today's pups. Chicklet, Ollie, Maggie, Daisy, Rex, Piper, Honeybun 😊
04/28/2026

Some of today's pups. Chicklet, Ollie, Maggie, Daisy, Rex, Piper, Honeybun 😊

Peach, Bob, Bob and Marley, Stella, Molly, Fergie, Ginny
04/25/2026

Peach, Bob, Bob and Marley, Stella, Molly, Fergie, Ginny

Address

3030 Kilpatrick Avenue # 211
Courtenay, BC
V9N8P1

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Friday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+12503342888

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