Dog grooming · Bishopston, Bristol
Groomed slowly, one dog at a time.
A considered cut, a calm room and no cages — inside our former launderette on Gloucester Road.
- Tue–SatFrom 8:30
- OneDog per groomer
- 2018On Gloucester Road
Since 2018
Good grooming is unhurried.
We work with one dog at a time, at their pace: a quieter salon, a familiar pair of hands and room to pause when a dog asks for one. From first puppy visits to older regulars, every appointment is shaped around the dog in front of us.
Dogs per groomer
One at a time
Cages
None — dried by hand
Where
214 Gloucester Road
The full groom · from £48
From first rinse to final fold.
A complete, coat-specific groom with careful finishing where it matters. Most grooms take two to three hours; a big doodle a little longer.
Wash for the coat
Two shampoos and a conditioner chosen for the coat in front of us — brightening for white coats, deshedding for double coats, extra gentle for puppies.
Dry without the rush
Towel first, then a quiet stand dryer by hand, with a groomer beside them the whole time. Never a heated drying cabinet.
Your kind of cut
Teddy face, breed trim or shorter for summer — scissors, clippers or hand-stripping, whatever the coat asks for. Bring a photograph if you have one.
The close work
Nails clipped and filed, paw pads trimmed for grip on wooden floors, ears cleaned and the corners of the eyes neatened with round-tipped scissors.
Ready for home
A final comb-through and a fresh bandana, then we text you a photograph to say they're ready.
Clear prices, sized simply
Choose by size. We'll take it from there.
Small is up to 10 kg, medium 10 to 25 kg, large anything bigger. Not sure? We weigh at drop-off, before we start.
Small dogs · up to 10 kg
- Full groom, £48
- Bath & brush, £34
- Face, feet & bottom tidy, £22
Medium dogs · 10–25 kg
- Full groom, £58
- Bath & brush, £42
- Face, feet & bottom tidy, £26
Large dogs · over 25 kg
- Full groom, £72from
- Bath, brush & deshed, £55
- Face, feet & bottom tidy, £32
Puppies
- Puppy intro visit, £25
- Puppy course of three, £70
- First puppy groom, £38
Extras
- Nail trim, £10
- Hand-stripping with Tom, £60from
- Blueberry facial, £6
- De-matting, £10
This week on Gloucester Road
Fresh from the table.
Sent to owners the moment each groom was done, and shared here with their say-so.
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Drop-off to collection
A day with us, in four calm steps.
Tuesday to Saturday from 8:30, Thursdays until 7. One groomer, one dog, from the first rinse to the ready photo.
- 01Come in at 8:30Drop off from 8:30. We confirm the cut, look at a reference photo if you brought one, and settle your dog with their groomer.
- 02Wash, dry, cutOne groomer stays with your dog through the wash, the hand-dry and the finish. Most grooms take two to three hours.
- 03A photographWhen the final comb is through, we text you a photograph to say they're ready.
- 04Home the same dayCollect whenever suits, the same day: a clean coat, filed nails and a fresh bandana.
Before we begin
Honest conversations make better groom days.
Three things we would rather say before a groom than after it.
When a coat is heavily knotted
We ring before starting. A shorter clip and a fresh start is usually the kindest route; de-matting is £10 per 15 minutes where it can be done kindly.
More time, less pressure
For a nervous or rescue dog, book a longer slot and tell us at drop-off what helps — a quiet table, breaks, a favourite toy.
Plans change
Give us 48 hours' notice and there is no charge. Later than that we may ask for half the groom price, because the table usually stays empty.
Small visits. Big difference.
Let the salon become somewhere familiar.
Three short visits introduce the sounds, surfaces and hands of a groom day without asking too much at once.
- 01Hello, tableThirty minutes: a sniff around, a sit on the table, the dryer switched on across the room and lots of praise. You stay for this one.
- 02Water, quietlyForty-five minutes: a shallow bath followed by a gentle, quiet blow-dry, with a break whenever they want one.
- 03The first tidyRound-tipped scissors for a small tidy of face, feet and bottom, plus the first nail clip.
Course of three £70 · or £25 a visit
The hands behind the grooms
Four groomers. Four good reasons to come in.
Each of us has a coat we love most. Ask for anyone by name when you book.
Hattie Brennan
Owner & head groomer
Opened Fluff & Fold in 2018. Doodles, poodles and the trickiest tangles; twelve years of scissor work.
Tom Ridley
Groomer · hand-stripping
Borders, schnauzers and anything wire-coated. The only one of us who hand-strips.
Lena Moss
Groomer · big and double coats
Goldens, Samoyeds and doodles the size of sofas. Never rushes a blow-out.
Bea Carter
Groomer · puppies and first visits
Runs every puppy introduction and most first visits, with a pocket full of treats.
From the other end of the lead
They notice the difference.
Biscuit used to hide under the table when he saw the lead for the groomer. Now he pulls me all the way down Gloucester Road to get there.
Hannah W., Biscuit, cockapoo
Otto looks like a proper schnauzer again, not a garden hedge.
David L., Otto, schnauzer
They let her take breaks on a mat whenever she wanted and never rushed her once.
Rob T., Nell, 14
Prices by size, on the website and on the wall. No 'well, it depends' at the counter.
Aisha B., Pip, westie
Request a groom
Tell us who's coming in.
Send a request and the salon will come back with a time. Tell us your dog's name, breed and rough size, the groom you'd like and a couple of days that suit.
- Hours
- Tue–Sat 8:30–5 · Thu until 7
- Closed
- Sunday and Monday
- Phone
- 0117 496 0732
Fluff & Fold Dog Grooming Ltd214 Gloucester Road
Bishopston, Bristol BS7hello@fluffandfold.example
Nail trims: walk in until 4, no appointment needed.
Rather ring? 0117 496 0732, Tuesday to Saturday.
The next good groom day
Clean coat. Neat paws. A very good bandana.
Bring the dog, and a reference photo if you have one. We'll bring the calm room, the right tools and the time to do it properly.