How to choose a dog groomer in Dudley and Stourbridge
Dog grooming is unregulated in the UK, so the checking is on you. This directory lists 42 groomers across five areas of Dudley and Stourbridge: Dudley & Sedgley (DY1, DY2, DY3), Tipton (DY4), Brierley Hill (DY5), Kingswinford (DY6) and Stourbridge (DY7, DY8). Read this before you pick one.
Check how well the business is documented
Of the 42 businesses listed, 10 are high confidence, meaning an own working website or an established public record was checked directly alongside at least one other source: Mowglis Dog & Cat Grooming, Short Bark and Sides Dog Groomers, Shaggy Dog Pet Grooming Centre, Scruffy Pupz, Vicky's Dog Grooming Parlour, Allbreed Dog Grooming, Bow Wow Dog Grooming, Dazzling Dogs Grooming Salon, Pampered Poochies and Kinver Dog Parlour. A further 17 are medium confidence, usually meaning the details come from a directory listing, a Facebook page, or a phone number confirmed independently rather than the business's own working site. The remaining 15 are low confidence, meaning what's shown here comes from a single directory or search result rather than an independently checked source — and each of those entries says so plainly and asks you to confirm details by phone before booking.
Names and addresses worth double-checking
A handful of listings here carry a genuine, unresolved conflict in the source data, noted in each business's own entry rather than guessed at. Barks N Bows in Tipton has a second address and phone number under the same name that turned up during research; it isn't listed separately here since it couldn't be confirmed as a real second branch. Dapper Dogs in Stourton and Dapper Dogs Mobile in Stourbridge may or may not be the same business trading two ways; both are listed, each noting the other. Top Dog Grooming and Dogs Bodys each have a second address associated with their phone number by one directory; both are listed here at what looks like the more specific or current address. Dial a Dog Wash Dudley is a local franchise branch whose exact base address isn't settled across sources; it's listed here at Heath Road, Dudley, with a note to confirm by phone. If any of this matters to you, ask when you call.
Who was left out, and why
Four businesses found during research are not listed here for lack of a confirmed phone number: Caringcuts01, Snoopy's Grooming Room, Doggy Styles and Perfect Pooches Dog Grooming. Each had a name and, in most cases, an address or postcode, but no phone number could be confirmed for any of them through any source checked, so none is published, in line with this directory's rule of publishing only businesses with a confirmed number. National in-store chains were also excluded on principle, as were a handful of businesses with only a Facebook page and no verifiable street address or phone.
Thin coverage in Brierley Hill
Coverage isn't even across these five areas. Brierley Hill (DY5) is the thinnest, with only four confirmed groomers: Vicky's Dog Grooming Parlour, Allbreed Dog Grooming, Companions Pets Ltd and Champs & Scamps. If you're based in Brierley Hill, it's worth checking whether a Dudley, Tipton or Kingswinford groomer is close enough, or asking a mobile groomer whether it covers your postcode.
Qualifications and experience
Where trading history or training is stated, it's worth asking to see it. Vicky's Dog Grooming Parlour has been established for 34 years. Pampered Poochies has traded from Wollaston since 1997. Short Bark and Sides Dog Groomers has traded since 2011, with the owner citing more than 14 years of full-time grooming experience. Allbreed Dog Grooming has traded for more than 20 years and runs a grooming training academy alongside its salon. Kinver Dog Parlour has traded since 2019. Little Scamps of Stourbridge is City & Guilds qualified and says it uses no cage drying or crates.
One-to-one and home-based setups
A few businesses describe a calmer, more personal setup rather than a busy salon floor. Pawfection By Lottie, a home salon in Himley, offers one-to-one appointments only. Wishbones Grooming in Tipton describes a one-to-one grooming service. Dashing Hounds, a home salon in Stourbridge, uses only vegan and cruelty-free products. If a calmer, single-appointment setting matters for an anxious dog, ask about this directly when you call.
Mobile groomers
Two of the 42 businesses here work from a van rather than a fixed salon: Practically Pawsome, covering Tipton, and Dapper Dogs Mobile, covering Stourbridge. Dial a Dog Wash Dudley is the local branch of a national mobile-washing franchise. If you're in a thinly covered area, ask a mobile groomer whether it reaches you.
Cats and other animals
Mowglis Dog & Cat Grooming and Pampered Poochies both confirm they groom cats alongside dogs. Everyone else in this directory is confirmed for dog grooming only.
Reviews
18 of the 41 groomers listed here show a Google rating, taken from the business's own Google profile and linked from the listing; the others have no rating from a source this directory can link to. A Booksy profile was checked for Paws on Raws Grooming, but it had no reviews yet at the time of research, and a couple of star ratings seen elsewhere for other businesses appeared only on directories this network doesn't cite. Ask to see recent work, a reference, or photos of previous grooms instead of relying on a rating you can't check yourself.
Where they are, and where they're thin
Coverage is heaviest in Dudley & Sedgley and Stourbridge, with 11 groomers each, followed by Tipton with 9, Kingswinford with 7, and Brierley Hill, the thinnest area, with 4. If you're in Brierley Hill or towards the edge of any other area, check the bordering listings above or ask a mobile groomer whether it covers your postcode.