Kutz For Mutz

Absolutely the best! My little Havanese is very shy but she seemed to accept Darrell on the spot. She came back looking gorgeous, I mean show quality gorgeous! My Cavalier mix (who has never met a stranger) came back looking positively regal. Furthermore, he sheds a lot less now. I don’t know how they did THAT, but kudos to them! Absolutely fantastic!

Darrel and his staff are professional, courteous and very kind to their clients (pets & people). Most importantly, when I dropped off my two dogs for their routine grooming Darrel and his assistant noticed a red eye in one of my dogs and called immediately. It is fortunate that Darrel caught the issue because the red eye turned out to be an ulcer on my dog’s cornea, requiring a specialist’s care. Darrel followed up with phone calls to find out the condition of my dog and was very sympathetic. I highly recommend Kutz for Mutz.

I just moved here from Sacramento so I am so happy that I found this place! The owner is super nice and very accommodating. The first time I took my baby Bella here the owner was nice enough to squeeze her in last minute. She came out looking so clean and pretty! The service is quick and they do a great job! Highly recommend this place!

I had a really great experience. Took my Shepard mix to get washed and groomed. She was really dirty and has tons of dead hair. She came out smelling, looking and feeling amazing! Price was perfect, service was quick and the owner was really efficient and professional. Will most definitely be going back.

Daryl does an amazing job clipping our Giant Schnauzer. She looks beautiful. We are stopped often and told how beautifully she is groomed. What is more important, he takes extra special care of her. He has gently groomed her after her radiation therapy 7 years ago and now takes extra special care of our 14 yo baby!

Quick and efficient service for nail trimming. I read a review that said the owner is rude, but that was not my experience (although he did not waste time with small talk either). In contrast, he was pleasant and even accommodated my dogs’ nail trimming without an appointment, while he was trying to open shop. His prices were reasonable and he handled my dogs well, so I will be back.

My son takes his precious dog here for grooming and she always looks beautiful and enjoys going in to be pampered. Very skilled cuts and a loving owner, Darrell, who will take good care of your baby.

They took good care of my poor timid puppy.
There’s two groomers in my neighborhood that are well reviewed on Unilocal.Since my recently adopted dog has, to my knowledge, never been to the groomer, and has been afraid of the clippers any time I’ve got them out, I called ahead to try to feel out what my dog might expect. The other groomer had barking and chaos in the background when I called, and said they could try to do their best with the clippers. Kutz (I unfortunately didn’t get the name of the man who helped me, who I assume is the owner, but he was fantastic) had a quiet atmosphere in the background, and said that if clippers don’t work out, they can trim well with scissors. I took my dog in ahead per Kutz’s request so they could meet the dog and give an accurate quote. The owner clearly has a way with canines, and my shy dog took to him right away. When I dropped off my pup come grooming day, he was quite scared and out of sorts getting left behind, but the owner of Kutz clearly cares about what dogs are feeling, and took the time to work with him carefully. I picked up my dog happy and completely untraumatized a couple hours later, with a beautiful scissor-​cut at a reasonable price. We will definitely be coming here for all our future grooming needs.

I had the most dreadful day when my little guy woke me up and had to go out and do his thing. This resulted in him getting skunked. I’m still reeling from the repercussions.
On Darrel’s day off Monday at 8am he responded to my cries for help and arranged to give me some of what he would use professionally to help clean up my puppy and areas affected in my house.
His understanding and compassion will not be forgotten. Even though I’m so busy still with addressing laundry and other clean up right now, I had to let the world know that Darrel loves what he does and loves animals and went out of his way to help my dog and I. So thank you Kutz for Mutz! I knew my friends recommended you and now I know why!

When you call, be ware that the man who answers phone there is unpleasant and sounds like he does not want to be bothered with your appointment, …total douchebag, the reason I will not go there.

Woohoo! My little pup looks FANTASTIC!!! This is the best place I have found and the difference is they take their time. My pooch is some kind of mix of poodle/​maltese/​something else and so he has this very curly but very coarse hair that mats up very easily when it gets long. All the other places I have been simply shaved him down to get rid of the mats :-0
At Kutz for Mutz they nicely cut the mat in half and then brush it out. I picked him up and he was happy, SOFT SOFT SOFT & had clean ears clipped nails and still smells delicious 2 days after.
We will be back. Regularly.

I have been going to Darrell for years… he is the only one I trust with my dear havanese. I bring him in scruffy and often having an allergic reaction needing a trim ASAP! He comes back beautiful and calm. This is my trusted place… my true oasis for my baby/​Scahtzi

Good affordable place to take the pup for a bath and nail trim.

I take my papillon here. My boyfriend takes his mutt here. The guys that work (own?) this place are awesome.
The prices are reasonable. They work hard to have flexible availability.
I’ve never been disappointed.
Definitely recommend this place to anyone in the area looking for a reliable and consistent groomer!

We have been using Kutz for Mutz for years and moved to Napa and still find it
worth the drive. Our dog just looks so much better than anywhere else we have tried and seems happy to go there.

I’ve been taking my two Shih Tzus here for years. I used to go to that place down the street, until I realized my dogs were looking the same when I pick them up as when I drooped them off. I needed a change.
So a neighbor recommended Kutz for Mutz, he said he thought his dog seem to like the place better. And so we went.
Darrell and his team do a fantastic job right down to the small details a fluffy lapdog requires. And both of my dogs do seem much happier. This is a wonderful small business in Albany, and Darrell is a very caring person who just loves animals. He knows his dogs, he shows both dogs and birds at important events. You’ll love his work.

I *USED* to go to Dogs best friend & Cats meow, but they were booked out for about 3 weeks one time.
I booked a job maybe about 4 months ago with Kutz for Mutz where they quoted me a price of 100 $ over the phone for an akita/​lab mix. However, after bringing in my dog Maximus they dropped the price down to 45 $ because he was less akita than they originaly anticipated and more lab. Dogs best friend, (the pet groomers a little ways down san pablo towards El Cerrito Plaza,) did not show me the same courtesy.
The service is top notch, and relatively quick. The groomer/​clerk, is very much a gentleman over the phone. Since my first time, I have gone about four times, and because they dropped the price for me I never forget to leave a 10 $ tip, 5 $ for each groomer working my dog. I really like these guys, and im sure anyone who uses them will too.

I took my dog here a few weeks ago. He came home with two pretty bad cuts/​skin abrasions. One under his arm, and the other near his butt.
He’s generally very cooperative when it comes to getting groomed, so I doubt he was wiggling around so much that the cuts were unavoidable. I’ve taken him to multiple other groomers and do light grooming myself, and he’s always well-​behaved.
They also didn’t do quite what I asked when it comes to the style of his cut. That’s frustrating, but not a huge deal. Otherwise, they were friendly and the place seemed clean and well-​run.
But my dog coming home with cuts and scrapes is a deal breaker. Won’t be going back here again.

My dog is the center of my universe, so of course I have huge reservations when I try a new groomer. My regular groomer is often too busy to accommodate me if I want to have Charlie groomed within a week, and Charlie had an event that I wanted him to look good for, so I called Kutz for Mutz.
I dropped Charlie off at 8:30 AM, and filled out the paperwork. The owner was friendly and I was very happy to hear that they normally finish grooming by the early afternoon (for early drop-​offs). I don’t like places where they keep the dog all day. It’s too stressful.
They obviously have regular customers, because before I was done checking charlie in, a lady came in with her dog, and was breezed into the shop for a grooming without making her wait until I was done. After she left, he walked into the back, and when he came back out looked surprised to see me still standing at the counter. I told him «you forgot the dog», because I was still holding my dog!!!
Anyway, my dog was ready at 2PM, and was of course, extremely happy to see me. They did a great job and followed my instructions.

This was my dog nala’s first grooming and she’s already old, they did a great job, however the left side of her head didn’t match the right):
Overall, a great grooming place. I’ll be back