PET SERVICES · EVERETT, WA
Hippie Hounds Grooming & Self Wash logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is a percentile (0–100) against the other companies in this category, then weighted:Satisfaction 35%69+24.2Reliability 15%49+7.4Craft & service 20%37+7.4Value 10%61+6.1Momentum 8%31+2.5Track record 7%96+6.7Accountability 5%86+4.3Experts Score= 58Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.58SCORE

Hippie Hounds Grooming & Self Wash

Better than 60% of pet services · #16 of 40

4.8★588 Google reviewsGoogle star rating as shown on Google Maps.
4.76★last 12 monthsAverage stars on reviews from the last 12 months only.
5.4%1–2★ in 2 yrs (avg 5.5%)Share of reviews from the last 24 months that gave 1 or 2 stars.
41%complaints answeredShare of 1–3★ reviews the owner publicly replied to.

Hippie Hounds Grooming & Self Wash for dog grooming and styling

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Jobs reviewedHow many Google reviews are tagged with this job.4
★ on this jobAverage stars on the reviews where the customer tagged this exact job (Google’s “Services” field).5.00
Usually paidThe price range customers picked most often for this job.—
Rank for this jobPosition of this company in the Job match ranking for this job among the companies we track.Its Job match: 69/100.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Dog grooming and styling”:Stars on this job 55%Number of such jobs 25%Overall Experts Score 20%Stars are pulled toward the category average when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.#4 / 6
Said fairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.100%

All 4 Google reviews tagged “Dog grooming and styling”

★★★★★ Ben · 8 months ago

Very attentive staff, good with even the most reactive of dogs.

Reasonable priceDog ear cleaningDog anal gland expressionDog grooming
★★★★★ D. · 9 months ago

Owners are my favorite

Reasonable priceDog groomingDog full service groomingDog grooming and styling
★★★★★ Tori · a year ago

Wow! The crew at Hippie Hounds is AMAZING! We drove from Alaska to ship our car to Hawaii and they managed to fit us in. Our dog is ANXIOUS and they were so kind and very obviously treated him with love and kindness and respect. He was panting at the end but very easily calmed down (not the norm when he is anxious).…

Reasonable priceDog ear cleaningDog anal gland expressionDog grooming
★★★★★ Gabriel · a year ago

Did great with my dog! He wasn't nervous when I dropped him off or picked him up. He looks great and is super clean, they did wonderfully! He hates having his nails done but they did a great job and didn't seem to have any trouble with him!

Reasonable priceDog ear cleaningDog anal gland expressionDog grooming

vs category

Blue = Hippie, grey = pet services average

SatisfactionReliabilityCraftValueMomentumTrackAccountability
This companyCategory average

Rating over time

4.04.55.02024-Q1: 4.83★ (12 reviews)2024-Q2: 4.50★ (12 reviews)2024-Q3: 4.95★ (19 reviews)2024-Q4: 4.96★ (24 reviews)2025-Q1: 4.33★ (30 reviews)2025-Q2: 5.00★ (25 reviews)2025-Q3: 5.00★ (10 reviews)2025-Q4: 4.94★ (17 reviews)2026-Q1: 4.58★ (12 reviews)2026-Q2: 4.78★ (23 reviews)2026-Q3: 4.64★ (11 reviews)2026-Q4: 5.00★ (3 reviews)2024-Q12024-Q42025-Q32026-Q22026-Q4
This companyIndustrydot size = review count

Price

Not enough reviews with a price yet.

Great price 36%Reasonable 60%Overpriced 2%Not sure 2%

Score factorsHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is a percentile (0–100) against the other companies in this category, then weighted:Satisfaction 35%69+24.2Reliability 15%49+7.4Craft & service 20%37+7.4Value 10%61+6.1Momentum 8%31+2.5Track record 7%96+6.7Accountability 5%86+4.3Experts Score= 58Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 35%Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
69
ReliabilityReliability · 15%How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews in the last 24 months (fewer = better).Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
49
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 20%Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — net praise per review.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
37
ValueValue · 10%Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
61
MomentumMomentum · 8%Last 12 months vs lifetime average — improving or slipping.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
31
Track recordTrack record · 7%Review volume and years with reviews.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
96
AccountabilityAccountability · 5%Owner replies to 1–3★ reviews.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
86

Praised for

Google highlights · percentile vs peersGoogle review highlights (Quality, Professionalism…): positive minus negative mentions per review, as a percentile vs peers.

Quality
+25 / −0
Professionalism
+22 / −3
Responsiveness
+16 / −0
Punctuality
+1 / −0
Value
+19 / −1

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