San Francisco Pet Grooming

We love taking our chihuahuas here to get their nails trimmed. They are super affordable and really good with our dogs and with us humans.

My dachshund (Sam) is very fearful of nail trimming. I have been cutting her nail for 6 years (ever since my Vet try to trim her nail and dropped her from examine table, I was scared of letting others handle her), but each time I spent about an hour (stressful hour!!!). Sam will be screaming when she see even sight of the nail trimmer. So I decided to bring her in for nail trimming for the first time instead of stressing her and myself out for an hour!!!
I read those reviews on Unilocal about SF Pet Grooming and decided to try this place.
I just walked into the shop, hoping to find out if I can make an appointment for nail trimming the same day. Tomo greeted me and I told her my dog needs nail trimming service. She asked if I am leaving my dog or staying there. I told her I’m staying. Tomo asked me to sit down on the little stool right by the door. Then she grabbed her nail trimmer and asked me to hold my dog (a little surprised Tomo can do it right away). I warned her Sam is very fearful of nail trimming and might bite, so we had to put little muzzle on her and start trimming nail. My dog was very scared and screaming the whole time, but because of Tomo’s calmness about the whole thing, Sam’s fear was little less the half way through it (but still screaming…) I was very happy Tomo trimmed Sam’s nail in less than 5 minutes!!! And it only cost me $ 15! and little treat bag Tomo gave Sam made her little happier especially after this stressful nail trimming. I will definitely go back to see Tomo. I am hoping, some day Sam can get used to nail trimming:)

Tomo cuts our dog Oscar’s thick black nails, and she does a fantastic job. She distracts him so he doesn’t even notice what she’s doing (he’s terrified everywhere else we’ve tried), she is quick, and she gives him a bag of treats to take home. Highly recommended.

SF Pet Grooming does the best grooming. Tomo is great with my dog and she always does an excellent job and I have nothing bad to say about her or her services. I always recommend her to anyone looking for a groomer. Thank you Tomo and keep up the great work!

Please note that everyone who actually uses Tomo as their groomer has given her 5 stars. The reviews with less than 5 stars are rants — most of them are rants from people who haven’t actually used the service.
Tomo is the best! I started seeing her on the recommendation of friends who had a rescue dog that was extremely nervous and scared of almost everyone. I knew that if Tomo could earn the trust and love of their dog, she was something special. And I was right.
One of my dogs hates baths. With other groomers — even when she liked the person doing the grooming — she was always a little anxious about arriving and the groomer and in a big hurry to leave afterwards. My other dog has a chronic pain issues so he is skittish about being touched by people unless he knows them well. Both of them have loved going to Tomo since the first visit.
She has a special way with dogs and she does a beautiful job with their baths and haircuts.
Tomo is the best groomer I have ever known and I recommend her to everyone!

Tomo is great! We love that our dog Ziggy isn’t locked in a kennel. She gets to be in the fenced in area where she can sun herself or play with the other dogs. Tomo is great! Super kind and nice to our dog and she does a great and thorough job. Plus tons of treats for the pup when we come to pick her up.

Walked in to check on pricing and what not. and then she said by appointment only. I’m like ok, I’m here to ask about ur services not to have my dogs checked in right now. Anyway, so she says I need to schedule weeks in advance because she is alone. Then I responded, oh wow maybe u need help, she snaps back and says, no I run this business alone, it’s a small business. I’m thinking to myself what’s up w the attitude, I was just trying to be polite. Anyway, forget her. rude woman. and apparently has made previous customers unhappy w her work and behavior towards some of the dogs. I definitely won’t be going there.

I could not be more disgusted or horrified with how my dog was physically harmed, traumatized and mistreated! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes I would have said that it could not happen but it did and I am still shocked that a person would hurt and abuse an animal when that is your profession. I will never take my dog here and have filled a complaint with the city. I am still stunned at the abuse I witnessed today in this shop.
DO NOT TAKE YOUR PET HERE!!!

I walked in this morning with the little doggie we’re dogsitting to have her nails trimmed. She hates this so I warned Tomo and she put on a little muzzle. While she trimmed her nails she explained what she was doing and how I could do it as well. I was in and out of there in around 10 – 15 minutes and I held the wildly squirming dog while Tomo clipped her nails. When I walked her afterwards, the dog seemed very happy because I think her nails had gotten way too long and were uncomfortable. Tomo was very careful to not cut too close to the quick.
The whole experience was very pleasant and efficient. I will go back again if I decide not to clip her nails myself.

I walked into a shop full of barking dogs which overwhelmed my pup but in hindsight I’d rather see that than dogs in cages. At the time I wished she had quieted them but, again in hindsight, if I ever left my dog at a groomer (which I would never do) I’d hope he wouldn’t be scolded either. So I guess that’s nice. The lady, I’m seeing on reviews here her name was Tomo, was very quick and efficient at clipping my scaredy-pom’s nails. He actually was really good the whole time EXCEPT when she stopped to take a phone call. When she came back, he was over it and started growling and trying to nip. So I wasn’t the hugest fan of that. I can appreciate that she prioritizes answering her phone but I would expect to be the first priority when I’m standing in her shop with a totally freaked dog in my arms. She gave us a little bag of milk bones to take with us which was really nice and kind of added to the value of her slightly-​higher nail trim price ($ 15). We’ll be back.

Tomo is great with our scaredy pup Holly. She does an excellent job with heer nail trims

Tomo, the lovely lady who owns this cute grooming shop, is so sweet and loving with all her furry clients. Riley loves getting his complimentary «treat bag» after each nail trim, which only costs $ 10. The hours can be a little tricky but I never have trouble getting a walk-​in service. Such a great neighborhood business!

I am the owner of a very stereotypically aggressive Chihuahua. I’ve taken her to many groomers and even attempted it myself. She does NOT let anybody cut her nails. She just will not! I took her to this place based off other people’s reviews who have similar issues. At the first attempt it wasn’t successful Tomoko wasn’t able to calm my dog enough to do it by herself so she asked for my assistance in holding my dog for comfort as well as immobilization. It seriously took a few seconds per paw, under one minute total and my dog’s nails were perfectly short. I set her down on the ground and paid. Walked home and it was apparent how much better my dog felt walking with the shorter nails. She must be some sort of dog whisperer because no stranger is ever able to get so close to her without a big commotion. I will be returning again and again for this reason.

My dog Tank is an absolute nightmare when it comes to having his nails trimmed. My otherwise very sweet dog turns into Cujo when you put a clipper near his nails, which I think is the result of having been quicked by another groomer (now out of business). For a period of time, he had be sedated for any nail clippings. I think Tomo is amazing. With her calm approach, I no longer have to drug Tank to get his nails clipped, which was her suggestion. We slowly worked down from one pill, to fractions of a pill, to no pill. While he is still anxious, her calm, polite demeanor relaxes Tank and she can get the job down in very short order, with very little stress and no medication to Tank. I don’t know what I would do without her!

Right before New Years, I moved back into the gayborhood, after a year-​long hiatus in the yet-​to-​be-​cute neighborhood of Mid-​Market. When I left the Castro, I was a single man, and upon my return, I was not only taken, but I was a family man. When my boyfriend and I moved in together, I also inherited the 6 or 7-​year-​old baby: a Bugg (Boston Terrier/​Pug mix) named Boomer. So, aside from getting re-​acquainted with the usual neighborhood necessities, we also needed to find a dog groomer.
Luckily, we moved right up the street from San Francisco Pet Grooming and found Tomoko and team.
I took Boomer around 10:30am on a Friday morning, where a few other small dogs were already hanging out. Tomoko greeted us right away and began asking questions about Boomer: how old he was and what kind of dog he was. I don’t know if Boomer was flattered like a human would be, but she definitely said that he looked a lot younger than 6 or 7. I suppose flattery of your pet will also get you anywhere.
Boomer was there for a total cleaning: shampoo, ears, nails and yes, anal glands. Tomo told me it would be $ 38, (CASH ONLY!) which is a very reasonable price according to dog experts (aka my boyfriend.) She took Boomer behind the fence and told me she would just give me a call when he was ready to be picked up.
It was about 2 hours later and Tomo told me Boomer was all done, but that I could take my time to pick him up (they were open till 5pm.) Being down the street and all, I just popped down shortly after to see the little guy. He was happily sitting in the sunny window, tail wagging as I approached. Tomo told me that he did very good, with no barking. (He’s simply perfect, no matter what other parents say about their pets. ;)) She also gave him a cute little handmade bow that is pinned to his collar. I am not sure if it was a part of the normal service, a reward for being adorable (Boomer, or maybe me?) or perhaps just a thank you for being a first-​time customer, but I also got a bag of treats to take home, with a very happy, very clean pup.
With all this said and done, I think we have found our neighborhood groomer, because we found a caring and professional business in San Francisco Pet Grooming.

This place is wonderful ! She is so sweet and kind to my Chihuahua, Evita. Evita looks (and smells) great when I pick her up. Reasonably priced, too.

Some of the crazy Unilocal reviews had me a little bit concerned about going here, but hey the reviews for all the groomers on Unilocal had concerned about going anywhere. So I took them with a grain of salt and expected this place to be okay.
This place turned out to be wonderful. I had two elderly 14 year old small dogs. One with arthritis in the hind legs and the other just generally not liking her behind touched or being picked up by strangers. I just needed their nails clipped, nothing fancy. I called and she said to show up anytime before three (also asked if it was cash only due to reading so on Unilocal and it is).
I showed up with the two pooches. Looking at my pooches and talking with me and finding out about the arthritis, she asked if I would like to hold them while she clipped their nails! I was surprised and happy. I held them and she clipped them and there was no fuss (unlike when I try to clip their nails…). Quick, easy, friendly and accommodating service at reasonable prices ($ 10 each). I will definitely be bringing my dogs back to here!

A great, friendly place to have your dog groomed in the city. We have been going to Tomo for years. She takes good care of our older dog.
She’s always friendly and great with the dogs. My dogs are always happy when they get picked up and smell great and look fantastic. I recommend Tomo’s grooming to anyone looking for a good dog wash with reasonable rates in SF.

I’ve been taking my dogs to Tomoko at SF Pet Grooming for a couple years now.
Let’s face it… DOG OWNERS ARE CRAZY! Just read some of these reviews.
Joshua please, I’m a hairdresser and if you don’t ask for what you want, Or you can’t explain it or don’t have a picture, it’s your own damn fault. People can’t read your mind.
Kate G.: yeah you. First off the way this place works is all dogs get dropped off in the morning at 10 am and picked up around 4pm. I’ve never been given an 11 or 11:30 appointment. here. And it is clear when i make the appointment what time to drop off. It’s clear when they call with my confirmation call 2 days ahead that drop off is at 10 am. If you can’t understand that… you are oblivious as i find some (not all) people in Marin. Please don’t make it someone else’s problem if you are late because you had to drop off your kids at daycare and you decided to get a mani pedi before your dogs grooming appt. You were late and now you are trying to push the blame off.
Here’s the bottom line. I’ve tried to cut my own dogs hair… it’s one of the hardest damn things you’ll ever try (just once). Dogs don’t like it and that’s why we pay someone else to do it. I’ve been to many places where my dogs come back shaved to the skin and terrified. This is when i found Tomo
SF Pet grooming has always delivered what they say for both my dogs. They are always friendly and nice. They always do as i ask. My mini poodle mutt Victoria gets matted due to my own negligence. The time i took her in when it was bad, Tomo said that she might have to go pretty short to get it all out. I said go ahead. This is not the groomers fault. It’s my own for not brushing and doing my daily regimen. I take responsibility for that. Yes if it’s matted it’s almost always taken down to the skin.
Victoria my poodle and Seymour my Aussie always come back to me happy around 3pm when i get a friendly call to tell me they are done. Haircuts are cute. Nails are trimmed. Butts extracted. all the mats cut out. Coats all shiny. Pretty little bows (that they still have on). They come back exhausted (I’m sure it’s hard on them) but i never get the feeling that SF Pet Grooming’s staff was rough or mean to them. When i arrive for pick up they are often playing with my dogs. How nice is that?
Screw the naysayers. Those are the people at the dog parks that always think that their dogs are angels and that other peoples dogs are attacking their dog. Those are the people who bring a white dog to the park and get mad when another dog gets mud on them. Those are the people who need to take a f***ing Xanax and relax.
SF Pet Grooming is the only place I would take my babies.

This place is wuhn-​dah-​FUL. Tomo is just the sweetest lady. Not just to me, also to my dog. When we came back for our second visit, she remembered him and his personality, which to me says she is really paying attention to these dogs. And then we were hooked. In the two years we’ve been coming here, I’ve had nothing but great experiences.
SF Pet Grooming is completely professional, as well. I have had experiences with supposed 5-​star pet groomers who don’t return calls and are generally sloppy about their business. Not here. And at the end of the appointment, she gives Topper some treats to take home. I mean, seriously, how adorable can you get?
And now Topper smells like a pile of flowers (a welcome change from his previous odor of rancid butt). Three cheers for Tomo!