Welcome to Grande Style Dog Grooming in Tampa Pet Spa

We kindly ask our clients to provide at least 24 hours' notice for any appointment cancellations or rescheduling. This allows us time to offer the opening to other clients on our waiting list. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. To cancel, email grandestylepets@gmail.com or reply with “N” to your reminder text at least 24 hours before your appointment time. Please keep track of your appointment, as reminders are provided as a courtesy and should not be solely relied upon.

Failure to attend a scheduled appointment without prior notice ("No-Show") will result in a future non refundable pre-payment of 50 % for upcoming appointments.

Please arrive on time. We offer a 15 minute grace period. If you arrive later than 15 minutes, you will need to reschedule your appointment to avoid impacting other clients.

At Grande Style Pet Grooming, the wellbeing of every pet is our top priority. To ensure a calm and secure environment for all our guests and staff, we kindly ask that you do not schedule your pet for any of our services at this time if any of the risks below exist:

• Aggressive or reactive dogs
• Dogs in heat or pregnant
• Dogs Under Sedation
• We do not accept pets with potentially contagious skin ailments, broken skin, sores, crusts, or lesions.
• We do not empty anal glands, please have this service taken care of by your veterinarian. For dogs with chronic issues, we will release pressure externally, with your vets approval.
• We do not offer inner ear hair plucking, we will trim the excess hair.
• Pets who are found to have fleas will incur a $15 charge for flea removal. This fee may not be quoted in advance.

• The Environment: A clinical setting where medical professionals are just steps away.
• Why it's necessary for high-risk dogs: If a dog has a known, severe medical vulnerability—such as advanced heart disease, a history of seizures, severe respiratory issues (like an advanced collapsing trachea), or extreme panic that requires medical sedation—this is the only safe option.
• Emergency Readiness: If a dog shows signs of cyanosis (blue gums from lack of oxygen) or went into cardiac arrest, a veterinary team is right outside the door with oxygen tanks, emergency medications, and monitoring equipment to intervene instantly.

These are situations where the dog's physical condition makes the routine stress of grooming potentially life-threatening.

• Senior Dogs and Cognitive Decline: Elderly dogs often suffer from arthritis, making standing on a table painful. Those with canine cognitive dysfunction (dementia) can become suddenly terrified by routine touches, leading to panic or defensive biting.
• Underlying Heart Conditions: The adrenaline spike from fear or a loud high-velocity dryer can trigger heart failure or severe arrhythmias in dogs with murmurs or advanced cardiovascular disease.
• Tracheal Collapse: Extremely common in toy breeds (like Yorkies and Pomeranians). Any pressure on the throat from a standard grooming loop can cause the trachea to flatten, cutting off oxygen.
• Pets with heart murmurs grade 3 or higher, as well as pets in congestive heart failure, kidney failure, cancer, diabetes and other ailments are at risk during grooming. The pet parent assumes full responsibility in the event of death, or should the pet require emergency treatment.

Shaving a severely matted dog is widely considered one of the most high-risk procedures a groomer  can perform. While it looks like a simple haircut from the outside, severe matting completely changes the anatomy of the dog's coat and skin, turning a routine groom into a medical minefield.

Several critical factors make the process incredibly risky:

When a dog’s fur mats badly, it doesn't just tangle into a ball; it thickens into a dense, solid sheet of felted hair that pulls tightly against the skin. Because the mats pull the skin taut, the dog’s skin gets sucked upward into the mats. This means the groomer must run a razor-sharp metal clipper blade blindly underneath the pelt, right against highly stretched, vulnerable skin.

Matting acts like a heavy, suffocating blanket. It traps moisture, dirt, urine, and bacteria against the skin.

When the clipper blade finally removes the pelt, it frequently uncovers raw, pre-existing medical issues that were hidden underneath:

This is one of the most surprising and serious risks of shaving a matted dog, especially on long, floppy ears.

When mats on the ears wrap tightly around the ear leather, they act like a tourniquet, restriction normal blood flow. The moment those mats are shaved off, the sudden rush of blood back into the tiny, fragile blood vessels of the ear can cause them to burst.

A Note on Behavior: Shaving out tight mats hurts. The blades pull on the skin as they cut, and the vibration causes intense friction heat. Even the sweetest dog may bite out of sheer pain or fear during a matted shave-down.

• Because of these extreme risks, we will not accept dogs brought to us with badly matted coats.
• “De-matting" or complete coat removal will dramatically alter your pet's appearance. This procedure may expose pre-existing health\skin problems for which Grande Style Pet Grooming cannot be held liable.  
• We charge $1.00 per minute to brush out tangles and mats. We do not offer dematting services that require more than an additional 15 minutes of brushing.

To ensure a safe and stress-free environment for both our staff and the pets in our care,  we cannot accommodate dogs exhibiting high-risk behaviors.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Severe fear-aggression or continuous biting attempts
• Extreme frantic behavior or thrashing that risks self-injury
• Severe medical distress triggered by grooming anxiet
• The "Gator Rollers": Dogs that violently twist and thrash
• We prefer not to work on pets who have been given tranquilizers or calming medications. Please inform us if your pet is medicated.

If a dog displays these behaviors during an appointment, the groom may be stopped immediately for safety reasons, and full or partial fees may still apply. We highly recommend that dogs requiring specialized behavioral restraint be groomed under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian.

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our salon safe for everyone!

At our pet grooming services, we prefer not to handle pets with broken skin, bacterial, or fungal infections. We understand that some pets, especially small dogs, may have chronic issues. We will make determinations on a case by case basis as to whether to proceed with the dog grooming or reschedule the pet when their skin is healthier.

We do not accept pets with eye ulcers or other serious eye conditions unless they are completely cleared by the veterinarian. This policy ensures that all pets, including those in our dog grooming and pet grooming services, are healthy and safe. We also specialize in grooming for small dogs, ensuring they receive the best care.

We do not accept pets with a loose stool at our pet grooming services. We can reschedule their dog grooming appointment when they are feeling better, especially for grooming for small dogs.

We do not accept pets with a cloudy or green nasal discharge, as this could affect our dog grooming services. With the rare exception of a chronic issue that has been thoroughly investigated and tested, and proven to not be contagious, we prioritize the health of all pets during grooming for small dogs and other pet grooming services.

We do not accept pets with a cough, severe coughs can be contagious, a sign of heart problems, or a severe collapsing trachea. We prioritize the health of all pets during grooming, and strive to keep pets safe.

Full service package for dogs up to 20 lbs. includes tooth brushing, washed twice with a salon bath with premium shampoo and conditioner, we provide an ear wash for healthy ears, blow dry, pedicure with nails trimmed and filed, 15 minutes of de shedding and brushing, adorable handmade finishing touches and cologne are available  on request. Plus the haircut that best suits your dog's needs and your specifications. 

Average fee $85.-$95. Some Doodles can run as much as $115. due to the fact that although they are lightweight, they are often taller with hand scissored styling. Average time in the salon 1.5-2 hours, however this can fluctuate more or less, depending on the condition and behavior of the dogs ahead of yours, as well as the condition and behavior of your own dogs. Some Doodles average 2.5 hours in the salon.

Bath service package for dogs up to 20 lbs. includes tooth brushing, washed 2x  with premium shampoo and conditioner, we provide an ear wash for healthy ears, blow dry, pedicure with nails trimmed and filed, plus 15 minutes of de shedding and brushing. No trimming is included. Adorable finishing touches and cologne are available on request.  

Average fee $55.-$65. Average time in the salon 1- 1.5hours, however this can fluctuate more or less, depending on the condition and behavior of the dogs ahead of yours, as well as the condition and behavior of your own dogs. 

To avoid disappointment, please have your pet brushed and combed before the appointment. We cannot accept dogs with matted hair, broken skin, eye ulcers, severe ear infections, heart conditions, and dogs over 16 years old.