calling all groomers
i have a 5 month old newfie that comes in for grooming the owner has been coming in every month so far since the dog was 3 months old i have only been charging them 20 pound for a full groom  the dog is getting a lot bigger now i dont feel £20 is anough how much do you charge for newfies?
i know that she will be coming in every month so i dont want to charge her as much as i would for one comes in one or twice a year, but im sure what is a fair amount?

emily

Not a groomer but a newfie owner so can tell you what I have paid in the past so hope it helps. I paid £20  when she was about 6 - 7 months old and this then went to £35 when she was about 10 months (wasn't a regular monthly thing ), I am assuming that you bath, blast, trim and groom and knowing how long this takes me to do properly at home I would be happy to pay up to £40 which is the average price where I live. My girl was never matted just dirty so was just the basic price.

If your bathing, blasting drying, teeth, nails????  £35.  There are not many parlours with facilities for such a big dog.

I've never had Lola (14 months old) professionally groomed but was recently quoted £50 for a full groom and £25 for wash/dry. Thought it was a bit steep so I'm continuing to do it myself.

Hi, I only had mine done last year when recovering from my Hip Op's...they were done very BADLY!!! after a couple of days you could see the 'streak' of shampoo line down their backs and white 'dandruff' too!!! I ALWAYS dilute my shampoo and use mink oil based black. I was very disappointed and paid £28.50 each. Someone in Newfs I know has set up their grooming business in Liverpool and charge £60 per dog!!! Which I think is too much!! I think anything from £25 to £40 for a full bath, blast and groom, depending on how heavy the coat is. When mine are in full coat or losing coat they tend to be a nightmare and hard going to get all the loose coat out!! Hope this helps? All the best, Dawn X

thanks im still not sure what to charge i might go with about 35 pound i have only got a small parlor but i manage to do old english so a newfie shouldnt be two bad 

For a bath, dry and nails I'd charge £35 - I've only had one newfie in and I charged £50, but she was a) very overweight, and b) very matted underneath.  Will you be able to get her in the bath when she's big, do you have help?  I managed to get the newfie I did in - but my bath rim (I work from home) is only 2ft off the floor.  Did have to get her in front half then back tho!

Just an idea, but if you have a wooden stand made that fits on top of the bath, then it's
a.  Easier on your back to work at that height.
b.  Much easier to get the front end of a heavy dog up first, tie the lead, and then lift the back end.
c.  Dogs are much happier on top of the bath than IN the bath!

If you would like more details of the cheap and simple bath stand, shout!! :D

i was on a grooming site yesterday and to wash and groom a newfie they are asking for E100

georgina

Gosh my friend is a mobile groomer & charges £25 to do a Newfie ! & dogs she grooms have done well at shows I must add

I'd do a Yorkie for £25!!

But you have overheads like the premises etc my friend is a mobile groomer no premises, no utilities etc etc & she restricts her area as well

She has fuel and her time taken travelling between clients and time humping all her equipment in, when she's not earning and trimming another dog.  She has the same skills that have had to be learned (time and money!).  Good for her to restrict her area.  The more dogs that she does cheap, the more they will recommend their (cheap!) friends!! :) :D

If her work is good, then she needs to charge for it. ;)  I often hear that "People won't pay that around here" but there are people with money in ALL areas, but whatever you do is what you get more of............

She still makes a living & it's not her main income parsay & she has an eye on paying too much tax as well of course

Actually she turns down people who want longcoated breeds clipped that shouldn't be(ie lhasas, cavaliers etc) which a lot of grooming parlours make a mint for doing & she chooses her clients carefully, I've done Newfies as a favour & IMHO .they are less time consuming than smaller dogs-it used to take me hours to do my beardies for the show ring & a lot less to do the Newfies-includes Landseers.

She offered to my BC for gratis as he's a Wash'n'Go dog ;) :D LOL