Bark in Style

My baby girl Bella is always well taken care of and left looking like a mini doggie diva. Been using this mobile grooming service for about a year now. My shih tzu gets groomed every 4 months. I use to take her to Petsmart in bethesda whom were also really good. The only thing is that she would have to be there for hours and left in a cage. My baby is never in a cage at home so it’s scary for her. And having her in an unknown environment for so long gives me anxiety. Decided to look for other options and found this place. I previously I had three other groomers including Jerrod. I am satisfied with the grooming he does and my baby is left in perfect conditions. And since I had witness bad handling at Petsmart in white flint I do not like any groomer to get close to Bella. I have to trust you to allow you to be with her alone. She is my sunshine. And the way I have seen Jerrod with her is great so I always request him on my appointments. Heather, whom I believe is the owner is great on responding to emails and giving options for appointments. For the past two years I get her groom for the holidays and I wanted to try my luck for ¹²⁄₃ since I am off. No opening were open and Jerrod was not available until late December. heather gave me many options, which I had taken one for next week which was cool cause my sister would be home. I got a call early morning today ¹²⁄₃ from heather wondering if I was still interested in the appointment for today at 11 on short notice which I immediately said yes! I understood at 11am so at 10:30ish I took my two babies out on their walk and Matthew the groomer was already outside! He came out and I told him I would just walk them and give him one to start working. On the way back my chihuahua whom was getting only his nail trim started getting mad and out from his harness as Matt tried to get him. Poor Leo it was going to be his first time but we decided it would only be Bella’s turn. My sister can continue to trim his nails. I checked my email and the appt was at 11:30am and he arrived 1 hour early, which to me was great cause I got to speak to him before I left to my hair appt. my sister sent me pictures which Bella looks perfect. So now we can have more options between Jerrod and Matthew. Thanks guys and heather!

This place turned my once adorable puppy into something that now resembles a giant rat. I booked an appointment with Bark in Style for a trim, and they ended up shaving her. She also has several cuts, so I now have to take her to the vet to ensure they’re not infected. This place overcharges for the crappy service they provide, and the additional vet bills I’ll now have to pay are really the cherry on top. Don’t take your pet here. The convenience for a cut is not worth the inconvenience it causes.

Really bad experience. Never again. The haircut was good but at the end of the grooming (unfortunately after paying and tipping) I noticed that my little dog had her right eye bloody and swollen (you can see the picture), when I asked what happened, the guy lied, he told me that he noticed it before (I was sure my dog was perfectly fine before the grooming) and that it was a cherry eye for sure. …Anyway, we went to the vet that evening and she told me that it was a trauma, not a cherry eye… then. After some hours I noticed that there were also 2 scratced nipple! Terrible! I don’t recommend this company at all, they don’t take care of dogs!

Never again. Too fast & too rough on a very laid back, friendly kitten. Our poor, nearly 7 pound kitten was nervous for the entire day after his rough trim and he has NEVER acted that way. Worse, I was NOT allowed in the van during grooming, to reassure him because of «insurance reasons». I literally had to look thru the window of the van to see what was happening. The groomer was so rough that the van was Rocking back and forth. I took video! Way too aggressive for a compliant 7 pound animal. I’ve used Ayala (?), with bark in style before and she was excellent and gentle. Unfortunately, she is no longer with bark in style. Lesson learned at a terrified animals expense. By the way, this kitten loves car rides and has had zero problems going to our vet, even for his neutering procedure. Also, the interior of the van smelled like a wet dog and had a pungent urine odor, which would terrify any cat. I smelled it when I brought my kitten in before being told I had to leave. Horrible experience and the cut is sloppy to boot.

My brother in law has had dogs for ages and, as a result, has become a bible in terms of the best places to take care of one’s pup. When I told him that I needed to find a groomer for my pooch, he immidiately recommended Bark In Style mobile pet grooming.
I made an appointment with them online and requested a weekend appointment because I work till late during the week. Groomer arrived at 8am on a Saturday morning in her amazing looking van (both inside and out) and did a great job with my sweet pooch.
What impressed me the most, was the fact that the groomer was able to do this in about 1 hour. My precious pup was clean, unharmed (we had bad experiences with other companies) and smelling great. Above all, my pooch was happy not to spend so many hours caged in a regular gtooming salon.
Thank you James (my brother in law) for recommending me this service!

I was fine with the overall service. They did a nice job on our dog.
The first thing you notice is that the truck is new, clean and almost clean enough to be shocking. It was the most orderly grooming situation I have ever seen. Usually, groomers salons are a mess.
They park out front, or in your driveway and you bring your pooch out there. You can then go about your business. Our dog, which has hair not fur, took about 50 minutes to wash, dry and brush out. They trimmed her nails (though not that close – its nice when a groomer takes time to really get in there and make them as short as possible) We did not have her hair cut.
I let them trim around her eyes with the promise they would not do it with the clippers. I hate the way most groomers shave the dogs snout on top. They kept their word and she looked good.(I like her to look natural, not manicured).
They were late, which kind of pissed me off. They called my phone at 11:59 and I missed it, though someone was home waiting for them. The appointment window was for between 12 and 1:30.
Their message was at 11:59 saying they were finished early, could they come now. I did not really understand how they were going to be 1 minute early – why were they calling?
Otherwise they said they would take someone in-​between us and their last doggie. I called back at 12:30 but they did not pick up their cell.
It reminded me of why I will NEVER buy anything from Sears appliances. Don’t call, just come when the appointment is scheduled. Cell phones don’t always ring, or you miss that it is going off in your pocket while you do something in the garage, etc. What good is the appointment if I have to then confirm what I already agreed to do? (I feel like I am in a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode)
They came at 2 and that was OK. But if I’d known they would come about 2 I’d have worked my day’s list of activities differently.
The cost was high for what we had. She was $ 95 for wash and comb out – she did have a few tangled areas. She is 25 pounds with hair that is about 2 inches long. (Bone Jour would have been about $ 75ish)
I did not have to leave her at the groomer and that was a plus – dog-​flu is really going around and I wanted to avoid the other dogs.
$ 95 for 50 minutes and a little bit of travel seems like a lot.

I used Bark-​n-​Style for two years for my small dog. I spoke at length with the groomer after each grooming session about how my dog did. The last session the groomer said how great my dog was now doing with being groomed and how far she has come, which is true since my dog is a rescue from a very cruel background. A week later I took my dog to the vet for a check-​up and I noticed that one of her nails was long (her hair covers all her nails). I asked the vet tech to please trim that nail. The vet tech brought my dog out and informed me that her nails were so long that they were nearly piercing her paw pads. I was so angry that the groomer failed to trim her nails. I contacted the owner and I was told that the groomer had problems cutting my dogs nails and just didn’t do it. I was then told that I should find another groomer for my dog’s health reasons.
I wouldn’t use this groomer again, or recommend them. I would not have had a problem if the groomer had informed me that she was unable to cut my dog’s nails. I would have taken her to my vet where they had no problem cutting her nails.

I used the Rockville branch of Bark in Style mobile groomer. They arrived early, and was finished in a little less than an hour. The groomer didn’t take any time to discuss with me how I would like my dog to look. She just took him from me and said she would make him look like his breed (??) and they’d be done in about an hour. I asked if she would grind his nails, and she agreed. When I picked him up I noticed that he didnt look much different, just a little trim in the front, and on the tail, but I assumed she had done everything that was supposed to be done. She also put his harness on upside down making it awkward to walk him home. Not a big deal, but, you work with dogs for a living, and leave a harness on a dog upside down without correcting it?
I paid, tipped her, and thanked her, just dismissing these things, and thinking that I’m not a professional, what do I know? I was sure she did her job correctly.
One month later, my dog has been found to have horrible mats in his undercoat. I took him to a new groomer who said that if the groomer in January had done their job properly, this would not have happened. She also noted that his nails were very long, as if they had never been cut within the last month.
Sadly, my dog is now having almost his entire coat shaved off today. If Bark in Style would have done their job, this would not have happened. I highly do not reccommed this comany. I realize that their are different groomers, and perhaps some are better than others. The groomer who did my dog was very young, and from the looks of things, very inexperienced.

My husband scheduled this spa day for our dogs. Wow… I may never want to groom my dogs myself again. Manuel did an outstanding job. My dogs like almost anyone, and Manuel was no exception. They soaked in a bubble bath had a mani-​pedi, and my black dog got the cutest haircut ever. My yellow dog sheds like a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Manuel used the furminator on Daisy and I can’t find any loose hair on her. Really happy clean dogs, and all we had to do is part with a little money. Impressive, easy, and a nice luxury for your furry loved ones.

This was the worst experience we’ve had with a groomer. We used BIS 3 times, the 1^st two times, the haircuts were fine, nothing special but they got the job done. The 3^rd (most recent) cut was horrific… they knicked our dog over 8 times throughout his body, leaving him licking his wounds for days after. We consulted with our vet and put our dog on anti-​biotics since these wounds can easily end up infected he said. Trevor from BIS was zero help, and actually blamed us for letting our dog get ‘too matted’ which is bs, our dog was not horribly matted, but maybe 2 or 3 small matts here and there. He said these spots were just skin irritation, well our vet disagrees. He also said to switch groomers, and that’s exactly what we’re doing. I DO NOT recommend this place, and FYI our dog is a rescue so he is sensitive to people outside of us and our close friends (since he was beaten for over 3 years in a puppy mill) so I always remind BIS to be extra gentle with him (and I make sure I tip well) as the socializing my partner and I have done with our dog for the last year can easily be undone by insensitive handling, which is what I would classify how our dog was treated. We have pictures of the wounds as evidence. BEWARE. They are also rarely on time when they say they will be. PHOTOS are uploaded above.

Fantastic experience! Emailed them two days ago about availability and they worked me in today! The groomed both of my pooches with great care, both pups returned happy, looking sharp and smelling great. I highly recommend!

I just got my little Yorkie groomed by them and he turned out great!
I was at work so my boyfriend was home and awaiting their arrival. They called him and came to pick up our dog. They parked their mobile grooming vehicle about a block away and our dog was calm the whole time. He didn’t have to wait in a cage for his turn, it was all about him. The cut turned out great and they did an awesome job with the nail cutting. For our dog, it cost us about $ 75. Having just moved from Virginia into DC that’s the best price I found so far. At the Petco in Virginia I went to I was only charged $ 45 whereas here at the Petco in DC I was charged $ 90+!
Because of the convenience and the great job they did, I’m going to continue using them. I highly suggest making an appointment for your pup if you’re in the NW DC/​Bethesda, MD area!