Coningsby · LN4 4RA

Dog Grooming for Woodhall Spa

Ten minutes from Woodhall Spa, with a full salon rather than a spare room — cat grooming, ultrasonic teeth cleaning and walk-in nail clips as well as the full grooms.

Getting here from Woodhall Spa

Straight down the B1192 through Kirkstead and Tattershall Bridge, or round by Tattershall — either way it is about ten minutes. We are at 32 High Street, Coningsby, LN4 4RA.

We see a lot of dogs from Woodhall Spa, Kirkby on Bain, Roughton Moor and Martin Dales.

Pine woods, sandy soil and wet coats

Dogs walked in the Woodhall pinewoods, around Ostler's Plantation or along the Witham come home with a very particular combination — pine needles caught in the coat, sandy grit worked down to the skin, and in autumn a great deal of water held in a dense undercoat.

Wet coat that is not dried properly to the skin mats within days. That is why a dog who seemed fine on Sunday can be felted by Wednesday, and it is the single most common reason owners are surprised by matting.

Blast-drying right down to the skin is most of what a professional groom actually does. It is unglamorous and it is the part nobody manages with a towel at home.

A full salon, not a side room

Woodhall Spa is well served by small home-based groomers, and several of them are very good. What we can offer that a spare-room setup generally cannot is range: cat grooming on Saturday afternoons, ultrasonic teeth cleaning without a vet visit, walk-in nail clipping with no appointment, and a VIP membership that spreads the cost across the year.

We also groom one dog at a time and send you a photo and a report after every appointment.

What's available

Full groom

Dried properly to the skin — the part that makes it last.

De-matting

Assessed honestly. We will save length where it is safe and say so where it is not.

Ultrasonic teeth cleaning

No vet, no anaesthetic, no referral.

Cat grooming

Saturday afternoons, with no dogs in the salon.

Common questions

About ten minutes down the B1192 through Kirkstead, or round via Tattershall. We are at 32 High Street, Coningsby, LN4 4RA.
It is one of the main causes. A dense coat that is wet and not dried right down to the skin will mat within days, and towel-drying does not get anywhere near deep enough. Blast-drying to the skin at each groom is a large part of why a professional groom lasts as long as it does.
A few things. Cat grooming on Saturday afternoons, ultrasonic teeth cleaning without a vet or anaesthetic, walk-in nail clipping with no appointment, and a monthly VIP membership. All of those need a full salon setup rather than a room or a van.
Across Coningsby and Lincolnshire Also serving Kirkby on Bain, Kirkstead, Roughton Moor, Martin Dales, Thornton le Fen and Tattershall Thorpe. 32 High Street, Coningsby, LN4 4RA.

Ten minutes
from Woodhall Spa.

A full air-conditioned salon and a photo after every groom. 32 High Street, Coningsby LN4 4RA.