Mabel’s Dog Grooming

Love Mabel’s! I’ve been very ill for months, unable to get Calvin and Hershey to the groomer and my boys looked just dreadful from lack of grooming. I keep them in full coats and they need a professional trim and blowdry to keep their «Fabio-​ness». So, I called Mabel to see what we could do. Well, she came and picked them up, groomed them and returned two beautiful dogs; no more ragamuffins! The additional cost for home pickup was worth it for sure. They look stunning as usual.
DOS 12÷10÷15

Maria did a great job with my lil Maltese. Most of all, my 16 year old dog was comfortable and not stressed. The haircut was okay, but it’s kind of like a stylist. You gotta tell them what u want in ur dog’s haircut. Overall, good and fast. Will def go back.

I started out grooming my boys (two Miniature Schnauzers), myself, but after several years, I found it difficult, so I turned to «professional groomers». We have been to several groomers over the years, and have experienced everything from one almost blinding one of the dogs to outright physical abuse. There are some really sick people in this world. To this day, it is necessary for me to give mild tranquilizers to them before being groomed, because of the trauma they endured.
The haircuts my boys have received have ranged from excellent (the accidental blinder) to horrendous (at our vet), and everything in between, so I am always dubious when a groomer is recommended to me.
Maria greeted us today, and the boys took an immediate shine to her. The shop was tiny, but clean, and the parking is right out front.
I dropped them off at 10AM, and Maria called at noon to say they were ready to be picked up. SO quick!
Both the boys looked great, and appeared happy and relaxed, which make me a happy customer, indeed!
We may have finally found a groomer we can trust. I only hesitated to give Mabel’s 5 stars, because this was our first visit, but we will definitely be going back.

It’s about time I write a review for Mabel’s. I’ve been to several groomers on the west side and Mabel’s is THE BEST. My neighbor, whose dog always looks impeccably groomed, made the recommendation a couple years ago and we’ve been going here ever since. They are so nice and very patient with my 4.5 lb Maltipoo who hates the groomer. Her hair cuts are always perfect. Plus, scheduling is a breeze and they only keep her for a couple hours. I am so happy I found this place!

I’ve never had any problems with this business, but I can only comment on the brick and mortar store on Sepulveda as I’ve never used the mobile service.
Yes, I am usually greeted by a woman whose native language obviously is Spanish, but that’s never caused me to feel like she was being rude or «was the maid/​cleaner». (Seriously, yo? That comment from another reviewer was kinda whack.) Everyone there has actually always been very friendly to me.
It’s pretty plain and simple: I call a day or two ahead of time to make sure they have the bandwidth to groom my dog. Then I show up, drop her off, sign in with my phone number, and they call me 2 – 3 hours later when she’s done. $ 55 cash covers the cut, claws, glands, etc. I think I’ve also got a «buy 10 get 1 free» card.
Granted, my dog’s pretty easy. She’s a 16 lb. shih-​tzu mix with straight, fine hair. I like to ask for a 5/​8″ cut with the ears and face hair on the shorter side. If your dog is huge, hates being groomed, and/​or is matted by the time you go in for a grooming, I could see how you might have issues.

UNPROFESSIONAL FLAKES!!!
I made an appointment with them and they called me back 15 minutes later saying they missed part of it because they took another call right after me. Turns out, they missed everything – date and time of the appt, my name, phone and address. Was she expecting to memorize the info?
But whatever, I REmade the appointment. Then they called me a day later to confirm and had the wrong time again and had to double check the date.
Color me unsurprised when the appointment date and time (10:30am) rolls around and they are nowhere in sight. I got home 10 min before the scheduled time and there was a note saying they «missed» me for my appointment which they had down as 10:00am. .
I called and the woman said, oh right, I don’t know why I had it down for that time. The groomer who left the note, said he was here from 10 – 10:30 waiting for me. That was obviously a lie because I was here and he was not.
Done. I don’t have time for this. The whole point of having a groomer come to your house is to make it more convenient and this was NOT.
Never calling them again.
I can’t speak to the actual grooming as it never took place.

Best grooming my dogs have ever received! My 2 big dogs shed A LOT, and they came back without a hair coming out of them. They look and feel fantastic! Highly recommended!

Very good mobile grooming service! Every time we try another service or a grooming store– they are sub-​par. Now i truly appreciate Mabel’s. HIghly recommend their service

My boy is a labradoodle (oh, he’s such a good by, yes he is) and has really curly poodle hair, which is not an easy thing to handle for some groomers. Not here! They’ve got talent!
Mabel’s mobile grooming has done his bath and cut a few times, and WOW. Every time he’s received big time compliments. We also went into their location on Sepulveda and it was just as awesome. They even put a blue bow on his collar and gave him a treat as he left.
My pup will be a client here forever (or as long as mommy can afford it)!

I am not yet fortunate enough to have a standard poodle of my very own, but I recently lucked into a position as part-​time nanny of one. I picked him up from Mabel’s today after his 4-​hour session, and I was stunned. In a good way.
He looked like a different dog!
He is a handsome creature, even at his messiest. People stop their cars in the middle of the street to ask about him when we’re out and about. Really. So I was completely unprepared for the fact that he would stride out of Mabel’s shop an even finer dog than he’d been the last time I saw him.
Wow! I don’t know how they did it, but I’m pretty sure it involved hours of combing, various hair-​care products and bathing techniques, lots of clipping, and yet more combing. The dog looked like a bazillion bucks when they were done with him!
They even gift-​wrap your dog before they send him back out into the world — a bow of questionable masculinity (red with white hearts) was hooked onto his collar before he left. (Fortunately this particular man-​dog has no hang-​ups about that sort of thing. He’s very open-​minded like that.)
Given that I am the nanny, and not the parent, I can’t comment on prices, consistency, etc. What I can tell you is that they managed to transform a dog who already had it going on — star power, charisma, suaveness, charm, the whole nine yards — into the most magical dog I’ve ever seen.
If only my hair looked that fantastic after a trip to the groomer… er, salon.

I gotta tell ya, my standard poodle is pretty picky. When she likes a groomer, you know it. Not only does she like it here at Mabel’s, but she comes out looking so darn cute you just want to eat her up. Well, maybe.