Pioneer Grooming

I have two small dogs and have brought both of them here for grooming as i am elderly and cannot manage to do it myself. The groomers were wonderful to them and were careful to put them in cages both before and after grooming. I will definitely bring them back. Thanks.

I heard the owner yelling at the dogs. :(

My poor dog got beat up and traumatize here that for a week she was trembling and crying. My dog is 15 years old with cyst all over her body. We warned the owner not to touch them and to be very gentle. She cut my dog and my poor dog was in so much pain that she hollered and Unilocal through out the night.
We will never come back. Please beware of this place. Dogs get mistreated here.

We were nervous about bringing our poodle but she did a great job! It was his first time getting groomed and he was scared but she took good care of him. It did take a few hours but overall it was worth it! I recommend this groomer.

When i took my dog to pioneer grooming there was like 20 dogs scared i picked him up at 5 and when i brought him home he kept on whining i wondered what was wrong suddenly i found a cut on his neck i am NEVER taking him back there again you shouldn’t too

Amazing price and service combination! The lady has a bit of outside roughness when it comes to customer service but she truly cares for your pets and big time animal lover. The other lady (her assistant) is a big time animal lover too. She was almost kissing the pets to calm them down while grooming. Great prices as well!

Pioneer Grooming has given me a reason to write my first ever review on Unilocal.
I took my dog here on Friday, November 18, 2011. We dropped him off in the morning and picked him up in the afternoon. As soon as we picked him up, we could tell that something was wrong with my dog. He would cry for no reason, he wouldn’t let anyone pick him up and he was sometimes not able to walk without crying. At first, we thought that maybe he was just traumatized at the fact he was groomed so we gave him a week or so to try to «recover» from the experience.
BUT we began to notice that he would cry more frequently when walking. It seemed as if it would hurt him to move. So we decided to take him to the vet. My dog was in so much pain that the had to put a muzzle on him and sedate him for the Vet to even touch him. The Vet took some X-​rays and found that the discs in his neck were messed up and the discs in his back were inflamed. The doctor put him on several different medications for the pain and inflammation.
There is no other explanation for my dog’s behavior except that Pioneer Grooming probably battered my dog while he was there. My dog’s was in obvious pain immediately after we picked him up and there is no way that my dog’s injuries could have been caused elsewhere.
I had a Korean friend of mine call Pioneer Grooming and try to talk to the older Korean lady. My friend tried to explain what happened. The Korean lady basically said F*ck You and hung up.
You can also read Marisol D’s review from 3-​13-​2011. She stated that she actually witnessed the lady hitting her dog. The only reason I’m not suing this lady is because I actually have no proof that I brought my dog there. No receipt or anything was given to me when I picked him up.
So about 2 months and almost 700 dollars (medical fees) later, my dog has almost fully recovered and is doing fine now.
So please, save yourself the money and the trouble. DO NOT take your dog to Pioneer Grooming.

To make a long story short.
1. The location is horrible
2. The older lady is kind of rude and not friendly.
3. She didn’t want me around for the grooming when I have never left my dog alone before other than taking her to the vet.
4. She did a good job on the haircut BUT she cut my dog on her stomach. Reason why I found it was there was dry blood on her lower stomach near her private area.
5. I have no proof but it seemed like she did NOT give her a bath. Her coat was very dry and smelled like she was still not bathed.
6. It cost $ 75 dollars. I have a mixed retriever that weighs around 50pds.
I’d rather pay the extra $ 10 – 20 dollars and go someplace better where I know my dog is going to get full service and a not so ghetto location.

After my Aussie Mobile Grooming disaster last month I had to find a place to take my Pomeranian Scooby for a summer cut he’s been suffering this whole time! After reading numerous Unilocal reviews I decided on this place. I didn’t call & make an appt I just dropped by Saturday around 10am, the Asian lady was VERY nice, yes she has a strong accent like previous reviewers said but you are still able to understand her.
After telling her what I wanted she scooped Scooby away. Feeling nervous after what happened with the mobile groomer I waited for a bit then finally we drove away, around 12pm I decided to go back & peek in since you can see everything, the place was packed with pet owners outside & she just happened to be finishing up on Scooby. He finally had a summer cut! She finished him up with some smell good spray none of that girly stuff cause my dog is a stud & a bandana he looked handsome as ever!
PRICE– $ 35.00 included bath, hair cut, nails, anal glands expression, ear cleaning & teeth cleaning!!!
I use to spend $ 75 @Downey Petco & that took 4 – 6 hrs & the Aussie Mobile disaster last month took 2 hrs & it cost me $ 90 plus tip! This is well worth the savings & PEACE OF MIND I will most definitely come back here no doubt about it!

I took my two dogs and when I piked them up I parked out side in front of the store and I saw her first slap my dog because she wouldn’t stay still, then she grabed my other 3 pound puppy and yelled at him each time he cried and shaking him over and over yelling NO NO NO everytime he cryer because he was scared of her I could hear his cries from outside so that’s why I walked in and not knowing I was rite behind her I saw her brutalize my dog don’t go there don’t trust her also my others dogs nipples had dried blood on them she cut her and didint tell me I will never go there again

This place is great and at a descent price ($ 35). We take our VERY active yorkie maltese here and the poor asian lady has never turned us down. Even on a busy Saturday afternoon, she’s had her ready in 2 hours.
We don’t ask for a difficult cut… just short everywhere especially the face. Our dog turns out so cute everytime! And that little bow she puts on her is just the CUTEST thing EVER! And she’s never used any of those strong perfumes on our dog… which is good because she has sensitive skin and I have sensitive allergies!
One time I took our English Bulldog to get her nails trimmed and it was maybe 5 mins before she closed. She hesitated a little when I walked in but told her I only needed a nail trim and she quickly took her in. She even cleaned her ears without me asking.
I’m very pleased with this place even with the language barrier… just talk with your hands when describing what you want and she’ll understand!

They cut my dog’s ear and didnt tell me! I noticed it when I got home. I am really upset about this. I know she isn’t one to move around a lot! I’m also sure they noticed because there was some kind of greasy ointment on it.
I took her here based on all the good reviews. The language barrier is a problem. While they do speak english, they are not fluent. I believe this is why I also didnt get the haircut I wanted! I told them to leave the face long, but it just needs a trim, but my dog came back looking like a Chihuahua-​totally shaved down!
The only plus they give super cute bows. I also think they are good at cutting like purebred dog’s hair, like the styles in the pictures they have on the wall. They had a few dog’s there that looked really good. I’m like «wth happened to my dog? «I also don’t think they blow-​dryed/​brushed out all the loose hair well enough after they shaved her down. There was tiny little hairs all over me when I picked her up.
Well.not coming back here again.

I found a new groomer for my dogs. =)
I have two small size dogs and they looked so good when I picked them up. For two small dogs, it took her about 3 hours (first one on Sunday). She talks to them while she is working with them. The store itself doesn’t look pretty. But she provides great service with affordable price. I highly recommend her.
Change in store hours: CLOSED on Thursdays.
I first came to this place on a Thursday and found out that she started to close on Thursday. So I brought my dogs back on Saturday 10am finding out that she is busy and will call to bring the dogs back later. However, I didn’t get the phone call. So I brought them back first thing in Sunday am. I would have given 5 star if she called. But I understand that she was very busy and suggested to bring them back next am.

A total hole-​in-​the-​wall! haha
The lady doesn’t speak english very well but she knows what she’s doing! I’m not korean, so I had a bit of a hard time explaining how I wanted my dog’s hair cut but she was able to work with me to get it just right!
Pioneer Grooming cut my dog’s hair for $ 40 which is cheaper than other places I’ve been to (usually $ 50). If I bring my dog in earlier (2 – 3 months instead of 4 – 5 months) then the price would be $ 35.
Another plus is that she grooms dogs in the open so you can observe.
–RM

I was so excited to try a new dog groomer. I read only good reviews from this place, all 5 star reviews except one 4 star review. It looked pretty promising.
So my dog is in desperate need to be groomed. She has a bunch of mats behind her ears. But I didn’t have an appointment, but thought I would give it a try.
The place is easy to find and has plenty of parking. An older Korean lady greeted us at the door and used a super loud vacuum to suck up the fur all over the table before talking to us.
She then looked at my dog and said she can’t groom her because my dog is too big and she doesn’t have her helper man to lift my dog up. I would have to come back the next day! Then I told her that I’m not so busy and I can probably help her lift my dog up… Nani is about 75 pounds, not too bad. But then she said she was going to charge me $ 70. So I would have to help her out and still pay as much as other places? It made no sense, and you can tell she really didn’t want to groom my dog. I didn’t do the grooming here at Pioneer Grooming. I ended up leaving and headed over to Petco instead.
I think this place is only good for small pocket size dogs. Most of the pics on her wall were little doggies. Doggie discrimination I say! Just cause she’s a bigger dog… little dogs get away with everything.

PIONEER GROOMING IS THE SH*T! its definitely like a hole in the wall but its a diamond in the rough. the location is pretty freakin ghetto cuz there’s all these retarded people walkin around but whatever. the lady who runs this grooming shop is AWESOME. when i first went there to take my little maltese in, she was so nice to me and to my dog. what i like about this particular grooming salon is that it’s not sketchy because its one big room, you get to see your dog getting groomed right in front of your eyes. i’ve heard of some groomers hitting pets while grooming so i love how i can watch my dog getting groomed. it is very very clean and a safe environment for your pet. she makes sure that she wipes down everything and vacuums BEFORE she starts grooming a new pet. don’t get too freaked out when she starts yelling at your dog cuz it sounds like shes yelling at them in a mean way but that’s just how koreans sound. I’m korean so i know cuz growing up everyone always thought my dad was mean when he’s just naturally loooud.
she doesn’t really speak english but who cares. she does a great job grooming your pet. just as long as she gets the job done right… right?! one time the phone rang and i guess it was some telemarketer and she couldnt understand and seemed like she was getting flustered so she handed the phone to me as if i was like her receptionist and i had to handle the call. then another person called asking for directions i guess and she straight up just puts the phone to my ear and im all startled so im just like «uhh hello!?» and i had to tell the caller how to get to the store.
overall, great service. fast service. very affordable compared to other places. very clean. again please dont be freaked out when she starts screaming at your dog, its not really screaming… she just wants to make sure the dog or cat does not move so she can give them a great hair cut.
oh and just an icing on the cake… this lady bought me pecan flavored ice cream and forced me to eat it.

I highly recommend pioneer grooming. Yes the owner didnt know much english but she was sweet and only charged me 90 for my two french poodles, that were in horrible condition. I had left them for 2 months with my dogsitter while I was out of town and she turned them form nasty to the cutest puppies in norwalk! You might think 90 is alot of money for 2 dogs but they were full of naps, she said she usually charges less.

This place is absolutely amazing.
I have 4 dogs and everywhere charged me more than $ 150.00
for all of them. but this lady gave me $ 120.00 for all 4 dogs.
what a bargain! plus she has a magical hand i guess.
When i went to this grooming shop i saw the many of dogs had
a bad condition. that moment, I thought she can’t handling them (They were very dirty, lots of lice and tick all over their hair…) but she did care all of them amazingly~~ i saw that dogs are transformed to whole new pretty puppies.
If you have a problem with your groomer? go to PIONEER GROOMING SHOP~ She will make your lovely puppy happy!

Pioneer Grooming: From Beast to Beauty
1. Very Cheap (compared to other places)
2. Friendly service (even though she wasn’t fluent in eng)
3. Quick service
4. Great grooming skills
5. Did i mention comparably cheaper?
Having visited many times, you can tell she has a genuine heart for animals, so lay your worries at the door and she will take good care of your furry family member.
If you live in this area, best place to go.

I’ve been looking for a place to get my doggies groomed, I found this place on Unilocal but there were no reviews so I was really skeptical about taking my dogs here. So I did more research and got different quotes, everywhere wanted to charge me $ 50-​$ 60 per dog. So I finally decided to just go and check out this place. I took both my dogs Lunch-​Box (Boxer) and Munchies (Pit-​Bull). The place is clean but very small, the lady that works there is a tiny older Korean lady, who spoke very little english, so the communication was difficult and I think she’s the only one that works there. So I told her what I wanted, a bath, anal glands popped, nail trimming, ear cleaning, and brush, and responded with «ok ok no problem,» wasn’t sure if she understood me. She charged me $ 50 for both dogs which was a great deal, and told me that she would call me when she’s done. I was so worried to leave my doggies with her, since it was the first time they’ve been to the groomers, and this lady was so tiny I didn’t know how she would be able to handle my big strong dogs. So I left and I started checking my phone every 2 minutes, thinking she was going to call me and tell me my dogs are out of control and wanted me to pick them up. 40 minutes passed (which is record timing since Petco told me that I had to leave my dogs for about 4 hours to be groomed) and i received her phone call, my dogs were ready to be picked up. When I picked up my doggies, they looked so good, she really did a great job on them. She told me my dogs were good dogs, and to come back again, and I totally will! :)