Pet Grooming
What to Expect

We want you and your pet’s experience with us to be a positive one and we do our best to get every pet groomed with as little stress as possible and as quickly as possible.  However, we don’t want to rush through the process as this can be more stressful on your pet.

Unless, your pet has health issues or other special needs, the following is how long you should expect your pet to be with us:

• Cats: 2 – 2.5 hours
• Small Dogs: 2.5 – 3 hours
• Large Dogs: 3.5 – 4 hours

Nail Trims & Walk-Ins: All of our grooming sessions are by appointment only.  We only take walk-ins for nail trims between the hours of 9am-3pm. Nail trims are $15 per pet and includes filing at no additional cost.

Cancellations/No Show: In the event you need to cancel your appointment, please notify us at least 24 hours in advance so that we can fill your spot. Failure to call in advance or failure to have your pet available for the grooming service may result in a charge of $25 which will need to be paid prior to scheduling your next appointment.

See our FAQs page for answers to more questions.

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Sarah R. – Pet Stylist / Grooming Manager

Sarah has loved animals her whole life. She was trained and certified at the Great Lakes Academy of Pet Styling in 2001 and has been grooming ever since. Prior to grooming, she worked as a Veterinary Technician and was trained in CPR and other various medical procedures.

Sarah really enjoys grooming poodles. She grooms them competitively at local grooming competitions, including creative styling competitions; a grooming and styling competition utilizing creative sculpting, color application, character creation and design. She has won several awards for her grooming including “Best In Show.” She has even been featured on Fox News with one of her creative styling designs.

Sarah and Jason own a standard poodle named Saki, a miniature poodle named Trinity (aka Trinny), a golden retriever named Jaco, another miniature poodle named Artax, and a cat named Joy.

Sarah can be found working at the Naperville and Aurora salons, and can even be found in one of our mobile units from time-to-time.

Jason R. – Operations Manager

In the spring of 2016, Jason switched his full-time career from a Project Coordinator in the oil & gas industry to the position of President and CEO of PurrFurred Pet Styling.

Since 2006, Jason has handled most of the behind the scenes tasks here at PurrFurred Pet Styling, such as financial management, vehicle maintenance, and web design. After joining the company full-time, Jason has become a certified assistant pet stylist through the Paragon School of Pet Grooming.

Jason can be found working at our Naperville and Aurora locations and oversees the day-to-day operations of the salon and mobile business units. He is continuously working toward taking PurrFurred Pet Styling to new heights.

Alyssa H. – Pet Stylist

Alyssa joined our team at the Naperville salon in 2018 as a Pet Bather. She became certified as a professional Pet Groomer through the Paragon School of Pet Grooming in 2019 and, in 2020, she was promoted to Assistant Salon Manager at our Aurora location.

Alyssa loves doing specialty cuts and her favorite part of her job is seeing how happy and proud her client pups are after being groomed. She has two pit bulls, Baby and Phoebe, loves trying new recipes, and is always up for an adventure!

Alison R. – Pet Stylist / Grooming Trainer

Alison has been grooming since 2014 and joined the PurrFurred Pet Styling team in 2016. She is our team’s Grooming Trainer and takes great pride in sharing her knowledge and skills with others. Her specialty is creating perfectly round faces, especially on Shih Tzu’s, and she loves doing breed-specific patterns.

Alison has a Shih-Poo named Sven, a poodle named Jigsaw, two cats named Freyja and Figaro, and a blue-tongued skink named Norbert. She hopes to one day compete in grooming competitions with her dogs, is a huge Harry Potter junkie, and enjoys photography and watching movies.

Diego joined the team in January 2020 as a Pet Bather and has been professionally bathing pets since 2018. He specializes in cat bathing and handling. In March 2021, Diego became certified as a Pet Groomer through the Paragon School of Pet Grooming and, one day, aspires to groom cats.

Diego owns a black, domestic short-hair named Wednesday and a Terrier mix named Crawl. In his free time, he likes to draw and ride his mountain bike and he loves celebrating Halloween.

Anna joined the PurrFurred Pet Styling team in early 2021. Having a mom who was a pet groomer, Anna got started in the industry at a young age. She began bathing pets when she was 11 and has always known she wanted to work with animals. Pet grooming is a passion that comes naturally to her.

Anna has three cats: Marcy, Ezio, and Purrfect (aka. Squish).

More info to come soon!