HI Doggie

My princess was so lucky to get groomed by Winnie. [Hi Doggie] is usually booked solid and best to bring your dog in early. I had no time to do it myself when I noticed my dogs nails were so long on this vacation, so a friend suggested I bring her here. Winnie was kind enough to squeeze my baby in for a bath and nail trimming the same day, but she had to wait since she had several dogs in front of her. I totally understood and dropped her off at 1 and was out at 7. She works alone and had several dogs to groom that day. (Booked Solid) but knew I was from out of town and made the exception.
Price was very reasonable compared to NorCal.
So ask about pricing beforehand as reasonable to me could be different from yours.
She was very attentive to my dogs needs and when I picked her up she was did perfectly. Smelled great too. Now I know why my friend brings her dogs here.
After talking with Winnie, I found out she really loves dogs and also provides boarding services for little dogs there as well. It was 7pm and closing time when I picked up my princess and I sat in my car to make a few calls, while doing so I saw her walk the dogs from boarding individually around the block before she went home. Thumbs up!
Now my doggie has a spa away from home too. Lol.

We’ve been coming here for about 3 years now. I used to live 5 minutes away making it very convenient to drop off and pick up but have since moved almost 20 minutes away. We will continue to make the drive here because Winnie takes great care of our little «coward lion» Julian. She checks for all the little things and tells us if it’ll be a problem for our little prince even though he’s just there for a bath and lite trim. I think it’s also great that she remembers Julian and what we expect him to look like after a visit. She never fail to deliver. We’ve taken Julian to two other groomers around the Monterey park and Alhambra area before here and both times they messed up. One time i didn’t even recognize my own dog…
One of these days I will actually make an appointment for Julian’s visit ahead of time (highly suggested if you want a spot on the weekend). Due to the hectic nature of my occupation, Winnie is actually very accommodating and I truly appreciate that. We’ve also referred our friend to Hi Doggie for his dog. Wish more small business America are the same.

I have been coming to Hi Doggie for few years now. The first reason is because it is very close to my house. I can easily drop off my dog and come back to pick him up, her hours are very flexible for me. Second reason is her prices are reasonable. For the same amount of money, Hi Doggie can give me the best result that I want than other dog grooming places.
I have been to many other pet grooming places, all I ask for is to shave my dog as short as possible. And yes, they can all do that, they can shave my dog as short as possible but end up my dog will look like an old man…
And when I first came to Hi Doggie, I asked for the same thing, just shave my dog as short as possible. And I was surprise when I picked him up few hours later. He look like a young kid with a happy face. I was surprise Hi Doggie can give him a hair cut with style! Without me even asking for it. The owner is giving her heart to it, to me, I don’t think she is doing this as a JOB. I think this is her interests, her enjoyment to groom a dog. And she is always welcome when I pick up my dog, I also bring in my chihuahua for a nail trim without telling her ahead of time, but she is always willing to spend an extra 5 mins to do it. Thank you Hi Doggie. I always love the haircut you give to my dog!

I’ve been coming to hi doggie for over 2 years for 2 reasons 1) my Chihuahua pug literally refuses to go anywhere else to have her nails done! (I’ve tried) she likes her girl Winnie 2) Winnie is so awesome and sweet I don’t mind coming from Arcadia to see her ;) she’s great at her job and enjoys it and it shows, deep teeth cleaning, grooming, nails are typically the services we use here :)

I usually bring my dogs here every 2 to 3 months to get their hair cut. They’re usually very busy on weekends so I usually book 1 week in advance on either Saturday or Sunday. She’s really nice and she already remembers who I am. Their prices are decent and I like it that it’s close by to my house.

I have two very differently built Shih Tzu with very different grooming difficulties. This lady figured it out and she made them look adorable with the right cuts for both dogs. Very good service… and it cost less than I expected.
We’ll be going back as long as she’s there and we’re here.
Very satisfied. :-)

DO NOT BRING YOUR DOG HERE! Horrible place!!! My dog came out bleeding from his toe! When I called the cops and asked the owner for my money back the owner said he’d give me a full refund as long as I never mention this incident to anyone! The nerve!

I make appointment 3 days ago, they told me the earliest appointment is on Sunday I said it’s ok how about the time? Any time during business hour it’s ok. Then I arrive here around 5:46 Sunday JAN 5^th. But it’s already closed. So disappointed.

CAN’T BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL IN BUSINESS!
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR…
Grade: F–
I went to drop off my two dogs and had to walk out the door because she was obviously trying to rip me off and mistreated my dogs. I would have been fine with paying extra if she would have been more gentle with my dogs. She was very rough with one of my dogs in particular. Instead of trying to gain my dogs trust she yanked his collar and my dog let out a little Unilocal.Then she grabbed him and put him in the cage and slammed the cage door in his face. The cage could have hit my dog in the nose! After words were exchanged she was more gentle with my other dog. Then she told me the price and from the way she treated my dog, it was definitely not worth it. I would rather pay extra and go to someone who actually knows how to treat animals. Lesson Learned. You get what you pay for.

THE SERVICE IS HORRIBLE! DO NOT TAKE YOUR DOGS THERE, THEY MISTREAT DOGS!
The «GROOMER» manhandled my 4 lb teacup Maltese. She held him like a football and shook him saying that he was too matted. I told her to be gentle with him, she put him down and went to grab my other baby, in which she was all of a sudden more careful with.
I have never seen anyone hold a dog that way. She was like Lenny from «Of Mice and Men». That’s when I was there! What do you think she’ll do when the owners aren’t there?
I went there on a recommendation (for its cheap price) and had gone there twice before. I have two Maltese and spent $ 45 for both on my last visit there, but when I went this time… the girl tried to charge me $ 80 for both. That’s double the price!
She said she worked there for 6 years and that they never charged less than $ 25 for bath, grooming, and nail clipping, which is an outright lie. It just so happened that I was dressed up that day and she thought she could take advantage of someone she thinks has «MONEY» and I guarantee you… I don’t!
Even though I came to Unilocal and read the reviews for this place before I went to them again, I figured people might just be nit picky, but TRUST ME, ALL THE HORROR STORIES ARE TRUE!
If you care about your pet, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THEM HERE! The girl is extremely rude and rough!

She is usually very booked up on weekends and I believe she works alone. Her prices are decent and she does a decent job. I’ve been bringing my dogs here for a few years now: my 2 Shih Tzu’s and a Yorkie. I usually drop them off in the morning after 10am and they are done by closing around 6 – 7 but today was faster done by 4:30pm. When I came up to the counter to pay it was $ 100 (not including tip) for all three; I was surprised since 2 of them were very hairy and one very tangled. I expected to pay more for my 3 cleanly trimmed pups with bows on their heads. This is my go to place to get my dogs groomed; I haven’t had any bad experiences.

They are booked every weekend, if you want to make an appointment I suggest you do that 1 week in advance. The owner is friendly and patient.
I have 2 dogs, a schnoodle and a yorkie! I’ve been going there for 2 years now… Wing does a pretty good job. I’ll admit my dogs are definitely hyper and can be hard to deal with at times, but she does a good job trimming them down. I’ve seen a scratch or two on my dogs, but they were pretty minor so I didn’t complain, but I hope I don’t see that happen again next time. And I understand that she’s doing the best she can to do her job as well as not hurting my dogs, but when the dog isn’t cooperating it is hard to say. As long as your dog is calm, nothing to worry about. After their grooming, they smell pretty and clean with a bow tied on their head.
I like how close and convenient it is for me, I can just take my dogs for a walk to the groomers… No need to drive, it’s less than a mile for me. There are cages are for dogs… medium size. Wing doesn’t groom large dogs. Will I continue to go back? Yes. The price here can’t be beat… I’ve taken my dogs elsewhere and they all costed more than what Wing charges here. Great place for your dog’s needs…

DO NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT TAKE YOUR DOG TO THIS PLACE!!!
If I could give a negative star I would. I brought my dog for the first and last time last week and Winnie was not friendly at all. She took my dog by the neck leash and put him in the cage directly. She did not ask for his name, nothing. I dropped off my dog at 12pm and she called at 5pm to pick him up. He was in the cage for 5 hours! I don’t think that was right. When I picked my dog up, he was traumatized and had a drugged out look. He snapped out of it 6 hours later.
This week, I took my dog to the vet for severe bleeding under his arms to find out that he was cut/​nicked by the groomer under both! On top of that, Winnie cut her nails too much and he was bleeding. The vet said it was a bad, bad groomer. He had to give me medicine cream so the wounds will heal. I’ve attached pictures of my dog’s cuts… You can see how bad it is and these pictures were taken a few days later, too.
Will NEVER return. You have been warned. Don’t risk it.

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Outstanding service, with good prices. Owner always busy, but she is a very good groomer! Exceptional skills!
Ramon

I wish I can give them more stars but I just can’t!
It’s super close to where I live. Practically hop and a skip away, but my recent visit there was quite traumatizing. Usually my boyfriend drops off the dogs for grooming. We have 2 dogs that needed desperate attention in the hair department: my dog Machie and this dog Butter. This time I went along to help pull back the reigns on our crazy, hyper dogs. When we got there the place looked small, much smaller than I would have liked. What I disliked the most is that there was cages right up front where everyone can see. I understand the dogs need to be housed somewhere when waiting for the their turn for grooming, but the cages shouldn’t be in the front reception area. The lady there knew we were coming in, quickly cleaned out a cage and put my dog in there. I didn’t want to let go. He looked so sad in there. He didn’t bark or anything, he just sat there and looked at us through the cage until my boyfriend made me leave. It was THE WORST feeling ever, felt like I was abandoning him. She quickly cleans out another for the other dog, and the poor thing was so scared he peed on the floor as the lady took him away.
The lady was nice and the place is really busy, so busy that we had to wait a week for our appointment. But the main reason for the 3 stars instead of 4 is because my dog came back with spots of really long hair. It’s super obvious too, not just my perfectionism kicking in. They were literally 5 inches longer than the rest of the cut and now I got to wait until he’s tired for me to snip them away. On top of that, the nails were wayyyy too short. I know she’s really busy and all running a one woman show, but I wish there was more attention to details and that she didn’t hurt my dog.
Price was decent, my dog had really bad knots so the cut was around $ 40ish. More if he had a bad temperament, but he doesn’t.
I’ll probably come back again because of the location and my doggie did come back smelling super nice, but never again am I dropping him off!

I took my Silky Terrier to this place for the first time since I got him in Sept. The lady who answered the phone gave me an estimate of $ 30-​$ 40, which includes a haircut, bath, nails trimmed, teeth cleaned and anal glands. She gave me advance warning that there were 5 dogs ahead of me which was ok because I was in no hurry. When I walked in the lady showed me a book of dog pictures to see what he could look like. I dropped him off around 2pm and got a call to pick him up at 5:30pm. My dog looked brand new and even had a cute little bow on his head. I am very happy with HiDoggie and will be bringing my dog here again… highly recommended.

some people write useless reviews … «horrible experience» because dogs bark? seriously? dogs were caged normally, nothing strange or inhumane.
i’ve been taking my lhasa apso and pug here for few years now and i love this groomer. small business owner and one-​woman show, she does all the washing and trimming. yes, she doesn’t give my lhasa the cutest puppy-​cut, but my lhasa comes back smelling great, clean, trimmed, and tangle free all for less than 40 bucks. my pug comes back shedding a lot less and her nails are trimmed perfectly. i’ve been to several groomers in the past for my two dogs and hi doggie is the best. its inexpensive and gets the job done.

The asian lady that works there is the owner. She pretty much does everything herself. I brought my medium sized golden doodle dog (35 lbs) there a few times. She does a fairly decent job and is very reasonably priced. It was $ 40 for bath, grooming, and nails. Initially she said she no longer wanted to groom my dog because he’s «too big» for her to handle. Definitely not her fault, she’s a small lady and my dog probably had too much energy. We made a deal with her where I would take my dog to the dog park before I took him to groom, and that settled it :)
I feel she does a decent job on the grooming, and its a great price. I notice she does an especially good job on the paws of the dog. My dog is not easy to groom, so I give her all the props in the world. If you have a smaller dog (toy to small size), I would recommend this place.

I’ve been going to Moochi’s @ Atlantic since my baby Meeko was a puppy. He got his first nail trim there, first bath and first cut. But because Moochi’s is a bit far from my home and this place is just down the street, I decided to come in for an estimate and check this place out.
WOW. unbelievable. Unilocal hasn’t really dissapointed me ever but this place really did not live up to it’s reviews it’s received. I walk in expecting to be «welcomed» and received the complete opposite. There was a man and woman in their early 20’s. both did not say hi or anything. I tell them that it was my first time and I just wanted to check out what they offered/​services. The girl (who was working on a dog, on a single and what seemed to be the ONLY station in the entire small store) walked out to meet Meeko. She seemed to be emotionless and had no smile on. She yanks and pulls on my dog’s leash, forcing him to come near her and after pulling for a few seconds she tells me «I cannot do your dog». Uh, lady what do you mean you cannot do my dog? «I cannot help you, he is scared, go to your vet and get him a drug to make him not scared and come back». W-​T-​F?!
I wasn’t even going to come here anyway after walking in and seeing how small and disgusting this place is but add in some b*tchy girl with an attitude and you get an unhappy Unilocaler who’s going to give you a bad review.
Not cool, you do not tell me to drug my dog and come back so you can do something you are not good at. How ridiculous and unprofessional. Go to MOOCHI’S over in Alhambra (on Atlantic St.) They’re so friendly over there. Meeko still gets frightened every time he goes there but they take such great care of him. as for this place, HA. I wouldn’t be surprised if they abused your dogs behind your back.

Here’s another Unilocal find. I usually take my dog to Petco to have his nails trimmed since he runs away when he sees us with the nail clippers. It was raining out and I decided to search Unilocal for a local place in the neighborhood and voila. up come Hi Doggie. Called the shop and she said bring him down and in about 10 mins, my dog’s nails were trimmed, filed with the dremel tool, and the excess hair trim between the footpads along with an ear cleaning. All for a very reasonable $ 10. That same service is like $ 15 without the ear cleaning. The owner is a hard worker and very much an animal lover. I highly recommend this place if your dog needs its nails trimmed. Based on the other reviews, she does a great job cutting and grooming. It’s great to be able to support a local small business. I highly recommend.