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Spring 2026 Ring or text 0491 570 157
Suds & Sausage
from $95 small dogs
Dog grooming in your driveway, around Bedford
I park on your driveway or the verge and groom your dog there, one at a time. Most take about two hours.
What it costs, by the size of your dog
Pick the closest size. If I turn up and your dog’s more of a large than a medium, I’ll tell you before I pick up the clippers.
Pick your dog’s size, full groom From
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$95
Like a shih tzu or toy poodle. Wash and tidy $72. A full groom takes about 1 hour 30.
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$118
Like a cavoodle, cocker spaniel or border collie. Wash and tidy $86. About 2 hours.
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$142
Like a groodle or golden retriever. Wash and tidy $104. About 2 hours 30.
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$178
Like a Bernese or a malamute. Wash and tidy $129. About 3 hours.
A puppy’s first groom, under 6 months, is $58. It takes about 45 minutes, with breaks. Nails only is $25 when the van’s already in your street, and I’ll text you when that is.
A flea wash is $15 extra. Dematting is $1 a minute for up to 15 minutes. Past that I ring you, because it’s kinder to clip short.
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Hello from the van
I groomed in a salon in Morley for nine years before I bought the van in 2023. It has a hydrobath and its own water and power, so I don’t need anything from your house. Frank, my dachshund, is the sausage in the name. He rides along on Fridays and sleeps on the front seat.
Tash
Biscuit’s groom, 7.30 to 9.50
This was Biscuit, a large groodle, last Tuesday in Inglewood.
I park out the front and text Kate. She brings Biscuit out on his lead, and we talk about length and anything that’s sore.
Brush-out and nails on the table, before he gets wet. Knots set like cement once they’re soaked.
Bath. Warm water, two shampoos because he’d been in the river at Riverside Gardens on Sunday, then conditioner. Ears cleaned, never flushed.
Towel first, then the dryer on low. Nervous dogs get longer in the towel.
Scissoring, long all over. Face and feet go slowly.
Every paw, between every toe, for doublegees and grass seeds. In spring I nearly always find one. If your dog keeps licking one foot, that’s usually where it was.
Back to the front door in a pink bandana. Kate pays on the card reader at the van door and gets a photo of him on her phone.
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If your dog hates the groomer
Plenty do. In a salon there are other dogs barking, and hours in a crate waiting for you to come back. In the van it’s just your dog and me, with the radio on low.
The first visit is short: a bath and a nail trim, then I stop, even if it’s going well.
Old dogs walk onto the table at ground level, and it rises slowly with them on it. There’s a rubber mat in the bath so nobody slips.
You can stand at the van door for the first ten minutes if it helps. Some dogs settle quicker without you there, and I’ll tell you if yours is one of them.
I don’t sedate. If your dog’s had enough, I stop, and you pay half.
Things I’m fussy about
Double coats don’t get shaved here, even in a 40-degree February. The undercoat on a husky or a golden retriever keeps them cooler and stops sunburn, and a shaved one can grow back patchy for a year. I brush out the loose undercoat instead. It takes longer and fills a bin bag.
If mats are tight to the skin, I clip short rather than brush for an hour. I’ll show you the mat first, and the coat grows back by Christmas.
I don’t do cats or hand-stripping on wiry terriers. If I find a lump or a red ear, I’ll show you and suggest the vet, without making a drama of it.
Letters
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Biscuit used to shake in the car all the way to the salon. Now he waits at the front window on Tuesday mornings. Tash came to the door halfway through to ask how short I wanted his ears, which nobody’s ever done.
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Pearl’s nine and won’t let anyone pick her up but me. Tash let her walk on in her own time and didn’t rush her once. Booked again for five weeks’ time.
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Rocco’s a Staffy who rolls in anything dead. He came back smelling of nothing. Tash was on time both visits.
Where the van goes, and when
I keep to a small patch north of the river, so I’m not driving across Perth between dogs. That’s most of the reason the prices are where they are.
Tuesdays and Fridays I’m around Bedford, Inglewood, Menora and Mount Lawley. Wednesdays it’s Morley and Noranda, and Dianella if it’s on the way. Thursdays are Bayswater and Maylands, and Saturdays go to whoever’s been waiting longest.
If you’re a bit further out, like Ballajura or Beechboro, text me. I can usually fit you in on a day I’ve already got a regular nearby.
Hours
Tuesday to Saturday. The first dog is at 7.30am and the last one starts by 1.30pm. In summer I start at 6.30 and the last dog starts by midday, because a dog that’s just been blow-dried shouldn’t walk back out into a 38-degree afternoon. Sunday and Monday I’m off. I answer texts in the evening, once the van’s cleaned.
Ask Tash
The questions people ask when they ring.
- Do I need to be home?
- For the first visit, yes, so we can meet. After that, plenty of regulars leave the side gate unlocked and the dog in the yard. I text a photo when they’re back in.
- Do you need my power or water?
- No. The van carries 100 litres of warm water and runs its own power. I need a flat spot to park, like the driveway or the verge.
- Do you still come in winter?
- Yes, rain or not. The van’s heated, and it’s warmer than your laundry.
- How often should my dog be groomed?
- Every 6 to 8 weeks for most dogs. Poodle crosses need every 5 or 6, or the hair behind the ears mats. Short coats like a Staffy can go 10 to 12 weeks between a wash and tidy.
- Does my dog need to be vaccinated?
- Yes, up to date please. Puppies can start from 12 weeks, after their second vaccination.
- What if my dog has fleas?
- Then I do a flea wash for $15 extra and tell you quietly. It happens to everyone, mostly in the warmer months.
- Are you insured?
- Yes. Public liability, plus care, custody and control cover, which is the part that covers your dog while it’s with me.
- How do I pay?
- Tap your card on the reader at the van door, or pay by bank transfer the same day. No deposits.
Fill this in and I’ll text you a time
I reply the same evening, usually by 8, with a day and a time. Nothing’s booked until you’ve said yes to it. Or text 0491 570 157 with your dog’s name, size and suburb.
This is an example site, so nothing was sent. If you’d like a site like this, call or text Ezra on 0480 344 478.
Ring or text 0491 570 157