About our salon

Welcome to Grande Style Dog Grooming in Tampa, Florida. A luxurious pet salon exclusively for small dogs. 

My name is Suzanne Grande, I am a National Certified Master Groomer with over 40 years professional experience as an award winning stylist. I come from a family with 3 generations of pet groomers, so my love for dogs has always been there. From the outset, I wanted to create a true salon experience for the pets in my care. I handle each pet from intake until checkout. Not only building a bond with the dog, but with their human as well. I believe in relationships, and that is why many clients have been with me for 20-30 years!

I have performed well over 100,000 grooms in my career, as well as having groomed 300 plus champion dogs including top 5 and Best in Show winning dogs in all breed groups and coat types.

In addition to that I focus on Comfort driven enrichment for the dogs during their salon experience. The home like environment supports your pets wellbeing. I offer stress-reducing waiting areas for the pets promoting  relaxation and better health. With features like soft memory foam bedding on furniture style beds, and large rooms that tap into a pets learned experiences associated with comforting themselves. This helps them adjust to their surroundings, making the entire experience better for the pets.

I focus on reducing Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (FAS) through intentional facility design and practice. My goal is to minimize overstimulation.

Disinfection is a very important aspect that I am dedicated to, the tub and all tools are disinfected after each use with appropriate products and UV sterilization. The dogs are all kept in family groups and not with pets outside of their families. I am a one on one salon, meaning each dog has their own appointment, with just one groomer. We do not book multiple dogs from different households at the same time. This reduces risks and keeps the salon quiet and calm. Most dogs are ready to go home within 2 hours.

Poodle Penthouse Inc. was established in 1966. Wayne and Suzanne Grande purchased Poodle Penthouse Inc. in 1995. Grande Style Dog Grooming is a DBA  of Poodle Penthouse Inc.

I designed the Groomers Harness in 2017. Groomers Harness is now used in salons worldwide, available at groomersharness.com

In 2020 I started the Grande Style Dog Grooming YouTube channel which is growing fast with several hundred videos and over 35,000 subscribers.

I also host a large Professional Dog Groomers Group on Facebook with over 30,000 members, where we encourage and uplift one another.