The slow kind of dog grooming.

Muddy Paws is a one-groomer studio on Reid Street, Fitzroy North. We take four to six dogs a day, nobody waits in a cage, and if anything comes up mid groom we call you first.

12 Reid Street, Fitzroy North · Tue–Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 8am–3pm

Freshly groomed golden dog at Muddy Paws Studio

What a visit can include

Prices below are starting prices for small dogs. We confirm yours before we pick up the clippers.

Full GroomOur most booked service

Bath, blow dry, a cut that suits the breed and your life, nails, ears and a finish spray. We talk the cut through at drop-off.

from$85

Bath & Tidy

Bath, blow dry, a light scissor tidy around the face and paws, and a nail clip. Good for the weeks between full grooms.

from$60

Puppy's First GroomUnder 12 months

A slow first session built around getting comfortable, not getting a haircut. Bath, dry, light tidy and a lot of treats.

$55

We also do de-shedding treatments, walk-in nail trims and a handful of add-ons.

All six services

How a visit usually goes

9.00am

Drop off

Five minutes at the studio. We look over the coat together, agree on the cut and the price, and you're off. Edinburgh Gardens is a two minute walk if you want to kill some time.

11.00am

A text from us

When we're about half an hour from done, you get a message. No sitting in the car out the front guessing.

11.30am

Pick up

The bill matches the quote. If something changed mid groom, you already know about it because we called.

Sarah Mitchell grooming a dog at the studio

One groomer. Always Sarah.

Sarah Mitchell has been grooming since 2015. She spent five years in a high-volume Prahran salon doing fifteen dogs a day, decided that was bad for the dogs and worse for the grooming, and opened Muddy Paws in 2020.

"Half the dogs around here have been swimming in Merri Creek by Tuesday. The name wasn't a stretch."

The studio runs at four to six dogs a day. Your dog sees the same person every visit, which matters more than people expect, especially for the nervous ones.

More about the studio

Fresh out of the studio

Thursdays and Fridays usually have room.

Saturdays book out about two weeks ahead. Send a request and we'll come back with a time, usually the same day.