The Best Mobile Dog Groomers in Kettering, OH
We graded 10 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.
From 31,363 Google reviews of 139 top-rated mobile dog groomers nationwide; 10 of them in Kettering, OH. Updated November 2, 2026.
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Luna's Dog Grooming SalonHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Dog anal gland expression”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%8Overall Experts Score 20%75Job match= 88Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.81★) 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.88
Thia Pets GroomingHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Dog anal gland expression”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%6Overall Experts Score 20%81Job match= 85Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.81★) 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.85
Pawsitively Perfect Grooming & Self BatheHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Dog anal gland expression”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%59Job match= 72Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.81★) 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.72
Doggie Styles Day SpaHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Dog anal gland expression”:Stars on this job 55%3.67★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%63Job match= 44Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.81★) 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.44Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Dog anal gland expression” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.
What customers said about dog anal gland expression
Pawsitively Perfect Grooming & Se…Kara is amazing with our dogs and we have been so pleased! They love going to her and they always come home looking so good! Her attention to detail to our mini bernedoodles is incredible and they are cut just perfect and the extra details and care she gives them makes both our fur babies and us very happy! We highly recommend her!
Luna's Dog Grooming SalonWe took in an extra hairy and matted Havanese and came out with a beautifully groomed pup!
Thia Pets GroomingOur dog has become familiar with Thai Pets and knows she is going to spend fun times with other dogs and have a thorough clean at the same time. Definitely recommended
Doggie Styles Day SpaMy dog is an older dog and when I got there and told them that her back legs were very weak the girl picked her up and took her to the back. They let me know that she was doing well but given her a break. When they were finished the same girl picked her up again and brought her to my car. What an amazing day spa…
Pawsitively Perfect Grooming & Se…I get my dog Benji groomed here. Benji is a 9 year old toy poodle who has been coming here since his 1st haircut ever. I recently moved and still take Benji here and I just wanted to give a huge shoutout to Brittany and Adrian. They have both been so kind, compassionate, understanding with Benji’s needs (as I know…
Doggie Styles Day SpaWe have been using your services for 2 years and all was wonderful. My regular groomer had left and my dog was given to someone else ( was never notified, found out the day of his grooming) all though he was fine the style was not as nice. My other dog had an appointment and I was told she was too wiggly to…
Overall ratings
Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of mobile dog groomers).
| # | Company | ScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. | FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20. | ★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps. | Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews). |
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| 1 |  Bears Paw Mobile GroomingKettering, OH | A 97How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%98+67.8Reliability 31%94+28.9Experts Score= 97Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 5.00 | — |
| 2 |  Oodles Mobile GroomingKettering, OH | A 90How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%91+63Reliability 31%87+26.8Experts Score= 90Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 4.91 | — |
| 3 | Thia Pets GroomingKettering, OH | A 81How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%82+44.7Reliability 24%76+18.4Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%95+6.7Craft & service penalty79−2.1Momentum penalty87−1.3Experts Score= 81Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | ABBAAA | 4.82 | — |
| 4 | Luna's Dog Grooming SalonKettering, OH | B 75How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%77+42Reliability 24%65+15.8Value 14%95+13.4Replies to reviews 7%56+4Craft & service penalty96−0.4Experts Score= 75Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BBAAAC | 4.75 | — |
| 5 |  Pet Styles of KetteringKettering, OH | B 69How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%72+39.3Reliability 24%45+10.9Value 14%94+13.3Replies to reviews 7%79+5.6Craft & service penalty98−0.2Experts Score= 69Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BCAAAB | 4.74 | — |
| 6 | Doggie Styles Day SpaKettering, OH | B 63How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%71+38.7Reliability 24%68+16.5Value 14%80+11.3Replies to reviews 7%5+0.4Craft & service penalty79−2.1Momentum penalty86−1.4Experts Score= 63Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BBBAAF | 4.73 | — |
| 7 | Pawsitively Perfect Grooming & Self BatheKettering, OH | C 59How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%67+36.5Reliability 24%46+11.2Value 14%79+11.2Replies to reviews 7%51+3.6Craft & service penalty69−3.1Experts Score= 59Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BCBBAC | 4.56 | — |
| 8 |  GroomingDales Pet Salon & Day SpaKettering, OH | C 59How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%62+33.8Reliability 24%55+13.3Value 14%82+11.6Replies to reviews 7%38+2.7Craft & service penalty76−2.4Experts Score= 59Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BCBAAD | 4.59 | — |
| 9 |  Furry FriendsKettering, OH | C 46How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%60+32.7Reliability 24%42+10.2Value 14%64+9.1Replies to reviews 7%3+0.2Craft & service penalty80−2Momentum penalty63−3.7Experts Score= 46Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BCABBF | 4.63 | — |
| 10 |  Poochie Bath Grooming LLCKettering, OH | C 44How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%54+29.5Reliability 24%39+9.5Value 14%45+6.4Replies to reviews 7%18+1.3Craft & service penalty99−0.1Momentum penalty79−2.1Experts Score= 44Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | CDACBF | 4.57 | — |
What jobs cost
What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.
| Job | Low25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this. | TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range). | High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this. | FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”. |
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Mobile Dog Groomers in Kettering, OH at a glance
How the 10 mobile dog groomers we rated in Kettering, OH compare, and what customers praise most.
Experts Score grades
A = score 80+, F = below 20.
- Grade A330%
- Grade B330%
- Grade C440%
- Grade D00%
- Grade F00%
Google ratings
Average stars per company.
- 4.90★ and up220%
- 4.80–4.89★110%
- 4.60–4.79★440%
- Below 4.60★330%
What customers praise
Share of Google review highlights.
- Quality1,64728%
- Professionalism1,62528%
- Responsiveness1,29222%
- Punctuality671%
- Value1,22421%
Was the price fair?
All price verdicts left with reviews.
- Great price1,10841%
- Reasonable1,43153%
- Overpriced823%
- Not sure763%
Price verdicts by year
Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.
How we grade
Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.
Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.
Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.
Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.
Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.