All Paws Pet-Salon is now located in Palmer, MA and serves all of Hampden and Worcester County and beyond. Our pet grooming process helps minimize stress on pets by scheduling appointments one at a time, much like a hair dresser. This helps maintain a calm, loving environment and allows the pet groomer to work individually with each pet in a very low-stress atmosphere. This is especially helpful when working with nervous or elderly pets, as well as cats and rabbits. You never have to worry about who's going to be grooming your pet either. ALL grooming is done by one groomer here - LaKiesha.
LaKiesha has more than 16 years of professional pet grooming experience. She loves working with all pets, breeds, and friendly-temperament cats and rabbits too!
For your pet's safety, I DO NOT USE cage dryers; I use an air-force dryer which involves individualized attention while drying. When your pet is on my grooming table, everything is within the groomer's reach and your pet has my undivided attention while being groomed.
Regular pet grooming is an essential part of keeping all pets happy and healthy. I would love to help you see your pet's overall health and happiness improved through regular grooming. Regular pet grooming can also help identify tumors and other skin conditions before they become major health issues.
My biggest satisfaction comes from seeing pets walk proud and tall after their groom – they know when they look good!
PLEASE NOTE: I do not overbook or rush through the grooming process. I schedule appointments to avoid long waits (which can cause increased anxiety for some pets). I don't like to crate pets unless I need to for safety reasons.
Most pets are done in 90 minutes or less so please plan on picking up your pet accordingly. Larger breeds with thick coats may take longer but no pet will be rushed. Matting can be extremely uncomfortable and very irritating for pets and can lead to significant health and skin issues. If you have a matted pet, please see your Veterinarian first to have any matting removed before scheduling your pet's next grooming.
We work with your pet’s friendly temperament and needs to ensure a high-quality groom. Please be advised though, there will ALWAYS be a dog or two in the shop waiting to be picked up. We ask that you try to arrive at your scheduled time to help avoid having to wait in the shop and to help control the number of pets we have in the shop at any one time.
For a dog to be nervous on the way into my shop is quite normal, they are usually just over-anticipating a bath or being separated from you. Please remain calm and assertive and your dog will follow your lead. If you cater to your dog's fears and apprehension you will be encouraging their fear. Please do not read more into that behavior. If your dog is happy at pickup that's what really matters. Even my own dog shakes when he hears the word "bath" and he's the only dog here!
If you are unable to pick-up your pet when they're done, please let me know that when scheduling. I try really hard not to have barking dogs in the shop when I am working with cats or nervous dogs.
Give me a call today to schedule your pet's next grooming! Please do not schedule an appointment for a friend, neighbor or roommate - have them call me directly to schedule.
Phone: 413-289-6077
If you get the answering machine during my normal business hours, it's because I am working with a pet. Please leave me a message and let me return your call first chance I can. My priority is to tend to the pet on the grooming table first and sometimes that means I can't take phone calls. We do our best to return most calls within 24 hours. I thank you for your patience.
If for any reason you are unable to keep your appointment, please let me know as soon as possible so that we may offer that spot to another client. We value your time, please value ours so I can continue to operate by-appointment, which allows my salon to operate quite differently than the average pet grooming facility.