04/16/2025
“I’d love for you to come to my farm and groom my Great Pyrenees, but why is it so expensive?”
I’ve had a lot of questions about mobile grooming farm dogs and the short answer is: It’s a TON of work.. I dont want to scare people away with the price, so please read if you have a minute.
There’s a reason you want a groomer to groom your dog. You don’t want the work or the mess, you don’t have the tools and knowledge to do it and that’s perfectly fine! I really enjoy grooming these big guys and getting them sparkly clean is so satisfying. However, we have to think of how much work and time it takes to do so.
In the time it takes to get one of these dogs done I could groom 2-3 smaller breeds and have 50% less physical labor, and probably make more money. Not only that, it costs money in fuel and products to get these guys cleaned up.
Even after your dog is clean and I go on my way, I have a giant mess to clean up when I get home. These dogs absolutely trash the groomers work area, and we don’t get paid for clean up time.
This particular dog took 50 gallons of water. I could only do one or two more dogs after this if he were a mobile groom because my dirty water holding tank cannot be let out just anywhere. This dog is pretty much my whole day.
Please keep these things in mind when you ask for a quote and the groomer gives you a decently high number. This doesn’t just go for me, this goes for all groomers! These guys can be exhausting!