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Pantops Pet Salon & Spa

It's what we do -- it's all we do.

Company Description

Pantops Pet Salon & Spa is a full-service Charlottesville pet grooming salon and spa specializing in canine clips, bathing, and therapeutic treatments. We understand the importance of your pet. It is our goal to provide a pleasant spa experience for your pet and to deliver a professional bath and haircut for you. Anything less than this is not acceptable. We believe that your satisfaction determines the health and stability of our business.

Additional Information

Pantops Pet Salon is a family owned and operated pet grooming business in Charlottesville VA. Mike Cronk has been in the pet grooming business since 1975, a business which grew out of his love for dogs. His children all grew up in his salon and his son Mike has his own business Pet Motel and Salon. It seems only fitting that his daughter Laura, after working in her dad's salon since the age of 11, is ready to be the next generation to own and operation Pantops Pet Salon. Like Mike, Laura has a genuine love for dogs. You can see that in the gentle way she grooms each individual pet.

Pantops Pet Salon & Spa has highly trained pet groomers capable of doing clips on all breeds of dogs, with the exception of the Chow, Rotweiler, and Siberian Husky. We can do haircuts that are standard for a particular breed or we can do short haircuts for comfort and easy maintenance.

In the early 1980s our groomers attended school at the New York School of Dog Grooming. Our patterns and hair styling are fashioned after their instruction. Earlier groomers attended additional seminars on terrier, cocker, and sporting breeds, all of which has added to the styling we do today.

All Haircuts require some degree of hand scissoring and that requires artistic talent. It takes on average two years to train a groomer -- not everyone can demonstrate the hand-eye coordination and creativity required. Shaping the coat of a small dog such as a poodle or shih tzu takes one to two hours in addition to the time spent brushing, bathing, and drying. Large dogs take 2 to 3 hours more.

Pantops Pet Salon & Spa · 504 Pantops Center Charlottesville VA 22911 · 434-293-2424