Looking for dog grooming in Dunedin? You have more choice than you might think: a national chain on Princes Street, home salons in Mosgiel, a private salon in Mornington and a few busy groomers on Vogel Street. We read more than 1,200 Google reviews, checked every website and booking page, and searched each business by name to see what you see. Here are the top 7 Dunedin dog groomers on Google, what they charge, how their ratings have changed over the years, how to book, and what each one does best.
Quick answers
- Price: a full groom costs about $75 to $80 for a small dog, $90 to $100 for a medium dog and $110 to $120 for a large dog, based on published Dunedin prices in October 2026.
- Most reviewed: Fluff’nFun Dog Salon (4.9 from 114 reviews) and Mudpuppy (4.8 from 112). Animates Dunedin has 838 reviews, but they cover the whole pet store.
- Most active right now: Fluff’nFun collected 38 new reviews in the last 12 months; Mudpuppy collected one.
- Booking online: only two of the seven, Animates and Fluff’nFun, let you pick a time online. The rest use a form, the phone or Facebook messages.
- Before you book: ask what is included, how matting is charged and what the cancellation policy is.
In this guide
The top 7 dog groomers in Dunedin at a glance
We searched Google for “dog grooming dunedin” on 14 October 2026 and listed every groomer that appeared on the map or on page one. We chose the seven that dog owners are most likely to meet: the most reviewed and the most visible. Google’s top three on the map were The Grooming Room, Powderpuff Dog Grooming and House of Kurī, with Powderpuff also paying for an ad above them.
| Groomer | Area | Google rating | Strongest offer | How to book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powderpuff Dog Grooming | Mornington | 4.7 (72) | Calm one-on-one salon, $50 first puppy groom, full price list | Website form, call or text |
| Animates Dunedin | Central city | 4.5 (838, whole store) | Drop-off grooming in a big store, choose your groomer online | Online (Ezybook) |
| Fluff’nFun Dog Salon | Mosgiel | 4.9 (114) | Home-based salon, one-on-one appointments | Online (Ezybook) |
| Laundromutt | Wakari | 3.7 (40) | Free nail and face tidy between regular grooms, pick-up and drop-off | Phone only |
| The Grooming Room | Central city (Vogel Street) | 4.7 (45) | Long opening hours in the city | Facebook message or phone |
| Mudpuppy | Mosgiel | 4.8 (112) | 21 years of experience; four independent groomers in the same building | Call each groomer |
| What The Pup NZ | Wakari (Balmacewen Road) | 5.0 (12) | Specialises in anxious dogs; drop-off and pick-up | Facebook or Instagram message, phone |
Worth knowing too: Puss N Pooch in South Dunedin (4.9 from 13 reviews), House of Kurī on Vogel Street (5.0 from 10 reviews, all in 2026) and K9 Chic in Mosgiel, which ranks on page one of Google with its own website.
Dog grooming prices in Dunedin
Only three of the seven publish prices: Powderpuff, Laundromutt and Animates (with national price ranges). The two independent price lists are remarkably close. A full groom for a medium dog costs $90 to $100 at Powderpuff and $95 at Laundromutt.
| Service | Powderpuff | Laundromutt | Animates (national) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full groom, small dog | $80 | $75 | $91 to $193 |
| Full groom, medium dog | $90 to $100 | $95 | |
| Full groom, large dog | $110 to $120+ | $115 (giant from $200) | |
| Bath and blow dry | $30 to $70 by size and coat | $50 to $75 (wash and dry) | Not listed |
| Puppy groom | $50 (up to 4 months) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Nails only | $20 | $20, free between regular grooms | $24 |
| Face and feet tidy | Included in full groom | $25, free between regular grooms | $24 each |
Kiwi tip: brush between grooms
Matting is the most common reason a groom costs more than the price list. Powderpuff and Laundromutt both charge extra for heavily matted coats, and Laundromutt adds $20 for de-matting. A quick brush twice a week usually pays for itself.
Yearly grooming cost calculator
How much will grooming cost you over a year? Pick your dog’s size, the service and how often you groom. The calculator uses the prices Dunedin groomers publish.
What does dog grooming cost in Dunedin each year?
Based on published prices from Powderpuff Dog Grooming and Laundromutt, October 2026.
Price ranges combine the published prices of Powderpuff Dog Grooming and Laundromutt (giant dogs: Laundromutt only). Final prices depend on coat condition, matting, temperament and time. A guide only.
How the calculator works
For each size and service, the low figure is the lower of the two published prices and the high figure is the higher (for Powderpuff, the top of its range). Visits per year are 52 weeks divided by your gap between grooms, rounded. Cost per year is price per visit times visits; the monthly figure is the yearly cost divided by 12.
How reviews and ratings have changed
A star rating is a snapshot. To see the trend, we collected every Google review for the seven groomers, more than 1,200 in all, with its date, its stars and whether the owner replied. Four patterns stand out.
1. Some big names have stopped collecting reviews
Mudpuppy has the second-highest review count among groomers, but only one new review in the last 12 months. What The Pup has had none. Fluff'nFun, whose first Google review arrived in November 2024, collected 38 in the same period and has already overtaken Mudpuppy’s total. Google shows recent reviews first, so an old pile of good reviews does less work every year.
2. Ratings recover, slowly
Powderpuff’s rating fell to 3.86 at the end of 2021 after three low reviews in a row. It climbed back above 4.6 by 2023, when 34 new reviews arrived in a single year. Laundromutt went the other way: a run of low ratings in 2022 took it from 4.09 to 3.63, and with only a handful of reviews since, it has barely moved.
3. Replies are a habit, not a size thing
Fluff'nFun and Powderpuff have replied to every single review. Animates, with 838 reviews, has replied to 13. The Grooming Room has replied to 3 of 45. A reply costs nothing and is visible to every future customer who reads the review.
4. Reviews come in waves
Fluff'nFun received 34 reviews in November 2024 and 35 in December 2025, and only a few in most other months. Powderpuff had a similar wave in August and September 2023 (27 reviews). Waves like these usually follow a push to ask customers for reviews. It works, but a steady flow, such as a text after every groom, keeps a profile looking fresh all year.
What do happy customers mention? Across the independent groomers, the most common themes were nervous dogs and calm, patient handling (mentioned in 27 reviews), puppies (19) and price or value (16). That matches the strongest offers on the websites: calm, one-on-one grooming and gentle first grooms for puppies.
How to book a dog groomer in Dunedin
Booking is where Dunedin’s groomers differ most. Two of the seven let you choose a time online. Laundromutt takes bookings by phone only, saying that high volumes of spam forced the change. Two groomers rely on Facebook or Instagram messages.
- Tell them about your dog: breed, age, size, coat condition and temperament. Powderpuff asks for all of this on its form.
- Vaccinations: Animates and Fluff'nFun recommend vaccinations before grooming, and Animates asks for proof for puppies 6 months or younger.
- Fleas: if fleas are found, expect a flea bath at extra cost (Animates charges $19).
- Drop-off times: most salons are drop-off. Ask when to collect and how they will tell you your dog is ready.
The 7 groomers, reviewed
We are a marketing agency, so besides the facts a dog owner needs, we scored how well each groomer presents itself online: the SEO4 Local Score. Each business gets 0, 1 or 2 points on eight checks, out of 16. None of them are our clients. This is a public snapshot from 14 October 2026, written in good faith, and it says nothing about the quality of the grooming itself.
| Check | Powderpuff | Animates | Fluff'nFun | Laundromutt | Grooming Room | Mudpuppy | What The Pup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own website with services | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City and service in title and heading | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prices published | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Online booking | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Google rating | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| New reviews, last 12 months | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Owner replies to reviews | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A clear, stated offer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total (out of 16) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
How we score
- Own website: 2 for a website with service pages, 1 for a booking page or a page on someone else’s site, 0 for social media only.
- City and service: 2 if Dunedin (or the suburb) and dog grooming appear in both the home page title and main heading, 1 if in one, 0 if neither.
- Prices: 2 for a local price list, 1 for national ranges or add-ons only, 0 for none.
- Online booking: 2 for choosing a time online, 1 for a form or message, 0 for phone only or not taking new clients.
- Google rating: 2 for 4.5 stars or more with 20 or more reviews, 1 for 4.0 or more, or fewer than 20 reviews, 0 below 4.0.
- New reviews: 2 for 6 or more in the last 12 months, 1 for 1 to 5, 0 for none.
- Owner replies: 2 for replies to 80% or more of reviews, 1 for 20% to 79%, 0 below 20%.
- Offer: 2 for a clear reason to choose them stated on their own pages, 1 for one implied or only on Google, 0 for none.
1. Powderpuff Dog Grooming (13/16): the best-run marketing in town
Strongest offer: a calm, one-on-one salon with experienced handlers and, as the site puts it, veterinary support and advice on site. A $50 first puppy groom for puppies up to 4 months, Happy Hoodies for noise-sensitive dogs, and a full price list with add-ons from $5. It also runs dog walking at $40 a dog, with a $30 rate for owners aged 65 and over, and supports a local charity.
What works: it was the only groomer we saw advertising on Google for “dog grooming dunedin”, and its ad also appeared when we searched for a competitor by name (“what the pup dunedin”). It replies to every review, and the prices page is the clearest in Dunedin. The rating has recovered from a difficult 2021 to 4.7.
Ideas to grow:
- Fix the page title. The home page title is just “Powder Puff”, there is no search description, and the first main heading is empty. “Dog Grooming in Mornington, Dunedin | Powderpuff” would match what people search.
- Tidy old listings. A community directory still lists a Bank Street, North East Valley address that still appears in Google results.
- Let people pick a time. The form asks for preferred days and then waits for a reply. Showing open slots would turn ad clicks into bookings faster.
- Fix a typo. “Powerpuff” appears on the home page.
Biggest opportunity: the marketing is working; a page title and real-time booking would let the website keep up with it.
2. Animates Dunedin (11/16): the convenient choice
Strongest offer: drop off your dog, shop, and pick them up later, with online booking where you can choose your groomer. Add-ons are priced on the booking page: a nail clip, face tidy or paw tidy for $24 each, a $35 paw package, a $19 flea and tick treatment and “Kissable Dog” teeth and breath care for $24.
What works: the online booking is the most complete in Dunedin, and the policies (vaccinations, fleas, matting) are clear. The store review count, 838, dwarfs every independent groomer. Of those, 57 mention grooming, with an average of 4.65 stars.
Ideas to grow:
- Answer the reviews. 13 replies to 838 reviews. Even a short thank-you on grooming reviews would stand out.
- Name the page. The Dunedin booking page’s title is simply “Ezybook”.
- Show Dunedin prices. National ranges, such as $91 to $193 for a full groom, are too wide to help someone decide.
Biggest opportunity: new reviews have slowed from 163 in 2019 to 47 in 2025. Asking grooming customers for a review would reverse that.
3. Fluff'nFun Dog Salon (10/16): the fastest riser
Strongest offer: a home-based salon with one-on-one appointments and a qualified groomer, a puppy introduction groom for puppies under 9 months, and online booking.
What works: the best review record in Dunedin. 114 reviews in under two years, a 4.9 rating and a reply to every one. Clear terms: 24 hours’ notice to cancel, with a 25% fee for no-shows.
Ideas to grow:
- A home of its own. The “website” on Google is an Ezybook booking page titled “Ezybook”. A simple site would let Fluff'nFun rank for “dog grooming mosgiel”, not just its own name.
- Publish prices. Even “from” prices by size would answer the first question most owners ask.
- Smooth out the reviews. Most reviews arrived in two months (November 2024 and December 2025). A review request after every groom would keep the profile fresh all year.
Biggest opportunity: turn an excellent Google profile into a website that ranks beyond the brand name.
4. Laundromutt (9/16): great offer, hard to book
Strongest offer: nail clips and face and feet tidies are free between regular grooms, with no appointment needed between 9 am and 2 pm. Pick-up and drop-off by arrangement, free parking, and the most detailed price list in Dunedin, with dog sizes measured in centimetres to the shoulder.
What works: the page title says exactly what the business is: “Dunedin’s premier dog groomers”. The website ranks on page one for “dog grooming dunedin”.
Ideas to grow:
- Rebuild trust in reviews. The rating has been below 4 since 2022. Most low ratings describe how customers felt they were spoken to, rather than the groom itself. Calm, public replies and a steady flow of new reviews from happy regulars are the way back.
- Bring back online booking. The site says spam forced bookings onto the phone. A booking system with verification solves spam without losing customers who don’t call.
- Fix small errors. “Tree months” on the pricing page should be “three months”.
Biggest opportunity: the free tidy-up between grooms is a loyalty offer most groomers would envy; it deserves a headline on the home page.
5. The Grooming Room (6/16): first on the map, hidden in search
Strongest offer: a central city salon with long hours (Google showed it open until 7 pm on a weekday) and a 4.7 rating. MoneyHub’s guide singles out Liz and her team for friendly service.
What works: first place in the map results on Google search for “dog grooming dunedin”, with steady new reviews: 6 in the last 12 months, all 5 stars.
Ideas to grow:
- Own the brand name. Searching “the grooming room dunedin” shows a closed UK groomer with the same name in third place, and an old Shiel Hill address on Finda. A simple website would push both down.
- Add a website to Google. The profile has no website, so the map listing can’t send people to prices or booking.
- Reply to reviews. 3 replies to 45 reviews.
Biggest opportunity: a one-page website with prices and a booking link. The map ranking is already there.
6. Mudpuppy (5/16): a famous name in transition
Strongest offer: experience. Mudpuppy’s groomer has around 21 years of grooming behind her and is also a qualified vet nurse. The building, now Otago Petfoods, houses four self-employed groomers who all used to work for Mudpuppy: D-Tails Dog Design, Kylie’s Grooming, Leah Reid Grooming and Mudpuppy itself.
What works: one of the best review records in Dunedin, built over a decade, and a Facebook page with more than 2,200 followers. Guides such as MoneyHub still recommend Mud Puppy.
Ideas to grow:
- Say who is taking clients. Mudpuppy is not currently accepting new clients, but its Google profile, with 112 reviews, is still what people find. Pointing the profile to the Otago Petfoods grooming page would send them to the groomers who are.
- Fix the website. mudpuppy.co.nz shows “This store is unavailable”, and the Google profile lists no website.
- Give the new groomers a profile each. The four independent groomers in the building don’t appear in the map results for “dog grooming dunedin”.
Biggest opportunity: 112 reviews are a rare asset. Clear signposting would keep their value working for the groomers at McGlashan Street.
7. What The Pup NZ (4/16): a perfect rating that needs a push
Strongest offer: a groomer that specialises in anxious dogs, run by two groomers with about 20 years of combined experience, caters to all sizes and offers drop-off and pick-up.
What works: a perfect 5.0 rating, more than 680 Facebook followers and a sitelinks result for its brand name on Google.
Ideas to grow:
- Update the Google profile. Its description still says “Accepting new clients for 2025”.
- Protect the brand name. When we searched “what the pup dunedin”, a competitor’s ad appeared on the page.
- Restart reviews. No new Google reviews in the last 12 months.
- Finish the online booking. Its Instagram mentioned plans to open online bookings; a website with prices and a booking calendar would complete the picture.
Biggest opportunity: “specialising in anxious dogs” answers the most common worry in Dunedin grooming reviews. It deserves its own page.
For groomers: what the leaders do differently
Put the seven side by side and a pattern appears. The groomers that are growing on Google do three things: they make booking easy, they ask every customer for a review, and they reply to every review. None of this needs a big budget, but it does need a system, because a groomer with clippers in hand can’t answer the phone.
Missed appointments are the other hidden cost. Fluff'nFun charges 25% for no-shows and K9 Chic charges 50%, which tells you how much they hurt. Try your own numbers:
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Example figures only: $95 is the average of the published medium-dog full groom prices in Dunedin. Use your own booking records for a real answer.
A booking app built for your salon
SEO4 can design and build a custom booking app for your grooming business: one place for your diary, your clients and their dogs, made to work the way your salon works, not the way a generic booking platform does.
- Online booking with real-time slots for each groomer, with your own service lengths, so customers book while you groom.
- A card for every dog: breed, size, coat, temperament, vaccinations, allergies, notes and photos of the last cut, so every groom starts where the last one finished.
- Reminders and rebooking: automatic texts before each appointment and a nudge when the dog is due again in 6 or 8 weeks.
- Deposits and your cancellation policy, applied the same way for everyone.
- A review request after every groom, so reviews arrive steadily, not in waves.
- For the dog owner: book, reschedule and see past grooms from their phone, without a phone call or a Facebook message.
Common questions
Based on prices published in October 2026, a full groom costs about $75 to $80 for a small dog, $90 to $100 for a medium dog and $110 to $120 for a large dog. A bath and blow dry costs about $30 to $75 depending on size and coat. Extra charges can apply for matted coats.
On 14 October 2026, Fluff'nFun Dog Salon had 4.9 stars from 114 Google reviews and Mudpuppy 4.8 from 112. What The Pup NZ and House of Kurī had perfect 5.0 ratings from fewer reviews, and Powderpuff and The Grooming Room both had 4.7.
Yes, but not everywhere. Animates Dunedin and Fluff'nFun Dog Salon take bookings online through Ezybook. Powderpuff uses a request form, Laundromutt takes bookings by phone, and some groomers book through Facebook or Instagram messages.
Many owners book a full groom every 6 to 12 weeks, with a bath or a nail trim in between. Dogs with long or curly coats usually need grooming more often, and brushing at home between grooms helps prevent matting, which costs extra to remove.
Laundromutt clips nails without an appointment between 9 am and 2 pm on weekdays, for $20 or free between regular grooms. Powderpuff charges $20 for a nail trim, and Animates Dunedin $24.
Sources and how we checked
- Google search and Google Maps results for “dog grooming dunedin”, and Google searches for each business name, viewed 14 October 2026 from New Zealand.
- Google reviews: SEO4 collected every public review for each business on 14 October 2026 (date, stars and owner reply), more than 1,200 in total. One of Mudpuppy’s 112 reviews could not be retrieved. Ratings by year are calculated from all reviews up to the end of each year. Animates reviews cover the whole store; “grooming reviews” are those that mention grooming, washing or clipping.
- Websites and booking pages: Powderpuff services and prices, Laundromutt pricing, Animates Grooming Dunedin and Fluff 'n Fun Dog Salon on Ezybook, Pet Grooming at Otago Petfoods and K9 Chic, checked 14 October 2026.
- Third-party guides seen on page one: MoneyHub NZ, The Best Dog Groomers in Dunedin.
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