Petite Pet Parlour

I have a total of 6 dogs of varrying sizes and temperments and they’ve all had visits at Petite for one reason or another. My two chihuahua’s and they both don’t deal well with strangers. My boy has a huge issue with men and doesn’t like other dogs and my girl just has trust issues all over the place. I’ve been bringing my crew here for just over 4 years for nail clips only and Dave has been gentle and understanding every time. He didn’t even freak out when my boy peed all over him while getting his nails done.
This is a very tiny place and it’s a one man show so make an appointment. It’s also a little stuffy in there, something that works for my bald always freezing pups but wouldn’t work for my 125lb hairy as heck mixed breed dog. His prices are pretty average, if not just a little less than most places and I never feel like he’s jacking up the price on anything.

He cut my schnauzer’s nails to the quick. He is terrible and I would never recommend this place to anyone.

This place is not showy. This is a time when what matters is that he has the experience to do a great job while making your dog comfortable. I brought in four dogs for a nail trim today because my boyfriend said he does a great job. My two dogs did well and my boyfriend’s first dog was also easy. When his second dog protested, this man was so patient. He was able to get her calm and clip her nails with only kind reassurance. This was my first visit and I am a fan. The nails look great and there was no bleeding. And he charged a very reasonable price. I am going to try him for grooming when my two dogs are due.

I’ve been taking my dogs here for years. This is a great place. The guy who owns/​runs it is friendly, helpful, and an all around great guy. He groomed my poodle/​maltese mix for years, and he was the only groomer who could do it without my dog growling and biting him. When I would take him to Petsmart, they always tied him up and put a muzzle on him, which just made him more anxious and difficult. David has a way with dogs, and Skippy loved him, and would willingly go to the back area where he was groomed. I read the review below about a dog getting nicked. It happens — they move around a lot, and it is difficult to groom a dog, I’ve tried. Overall, this place is great, the prices are reasonable, and I wouldn’t take my dogs anywhere else.

Horrible, chopped my dog, saw my back for the last time, wouldn’t recommend and wouldn’t take my dog back there either!

I know the sign and the store itself can look a little creepy but this is actually a great place. Just like one of the previous reviews, my husband and I have a pug and everyone knows pugs hate, hate, hate, getting their nails cut. Because pugs nails are sometimes hard to see, you have to be careful cutting them and the owner seems to do one of the best jobs of anyone we have taken her to. We have never taken our dog here for a haircut but we keep coming back to get her nails done.

We have been taking our two yorkies here for years. This is a small one owner shop. Owner is extremely friendly, does a great job on our dogs every time, I think I remember him saying he’s been at it for over 20 years. We have tried many other locations and he does the best job by far. Please disregard the negative review below, we have never had an issue. The owner is so nice and loving towards our dogs, I don’t know how anyone could post something negative. I never write reviews but when I saw this negative comment felt compelled to do so. Probably the nicest shop owner I’ve ever met in my 10 years here in San Diego, and he does a terrific job to boot. Try him out, go in and meet him you will immediately see his hospitality and obvious care for your pets. He’s a one man shop so if you drop off in the morning, pickup will be in the afternoon. I’m sure if you don’t want to wait that long all you have to do is ask.

Picked him because we couldn’t find a bad review for him and his prices were the same like everybody else’s. Everything seemed fine at the beginning. Nice guy, one man business. The place was ok. After our puppy (11 weeks old) was done — things were not ok anymore! I have few complaints about him:
1 — Bad grooming job, hair not even, sticking out here and there, face and top of the head looking ugly, the back of her legs not even touched! She still had the urine marks she had had before we dropped her.
2 — Two of her nails were bloody, one of them cut WAY too IN! Hurts me just looking at her! Poor thing!
3 — She started rubbing her eye when we went back home — I checked to see what the problem was. She had a cut on her eyelid (needless to say it was NOT there before we drop her!). TERRIBLE!
4. On the phone he said it would take 2 – 3 hours to groom her. In reality she was done in 5.5 hours! Poor thing was starving by the time we got her!
We have an 11 weeks old very mellow Saint Berdoodle (half Saint — half Poodle) 16 lbs puppy. I understand puppies are moving a lot and it might be challenging to work with them but I expect if he says «oh, we do puppies! Bring her!» that he would know how to handle her. He didn’t even tell us about the nails or the eyelid! I would have lived with the few hours on top that he held her but the pain he cause to her — NO WAY! I don’t get it. Was he expecting that we won’t find out? Or. Either way — unacceptable! Not to mention that she hasn’t been the same since we got her back yesterday — she’s been snappy and biting, not responding to commands «no bite» like she used to for the last 1 week. I have no idea what he did to her while she was there. We are NEVER going back again. And if this was a groomer that had no bad reviews and was considered one of the best — I don’t even wanna imagine what the «not so good ones» would be like. I have the feeling that I will be learning how to groom a dog. Why can’t people do their job the way they are supposed to… makes me sad.

I was surprised to come here and not find a review about this wonderful dog grooming salon. It isn’t a fancy place but the 1 man owner is so sweet and nice to the dogs. He also has alot of patience. I bring my pug dog there regularly to get his nails cut. He is really bad about it. He just not not like having them cut but the groomer is very patient and gets the job done.
I am bringing in my poodle for her first haircut. I have seen a great job done on other poodles in his shop. I recommend him. His prices are reasonable too!