Grooming work in Ottawa on your own schedule, shown first to the owners who live near you
Groom at your place, at owners' homes within 3, 5, 10 or 20 km, or both. Every finished groom can become a post that owners near you see early in their home feed, whether you work around Centretown or Hintonburg.
Grooming has its own review on Petme: groomers in Ottawa apply from the app once their sitter profile is approved.
Ottawa owners can follow your work and message you
Each groom you share on Petme lands in the home feeds of people nearby first. Owners near you, say in Vanier or Old Ottawa South, who like what they see can follow you, browse the services on your profile and send a message in the app.
Every session can be a post
When a groom in Ottawa is done, post it with a short caption about the coat or the cut, so owners know what you do well.
Nearby owners see it first
The Petme home feed shows posts from people nearby first, so the owners around you, in ByWard Market or The Glebe for instance, come across your work early.
From a post to your profile
An owner who likes a post can follow you, open your profile and see the grooming menu you offer in Ottawa.
Where you groom in Ottawa
Each session in Ottawa happens where you say: at your own place, at the owner's home within the radius you set, or both, with the owner choosing on each request. A short radius keeps you close to home; a longer one covers more of Ottawa.
At your place
Owners in Ottawa bring their pet to you. Your address is not shown on the request; you share it with the owner in the app chat.
At the owner's home
You travel with your kit inside a radius of 3, 5, 10 or 20 km from home, so a groomer based near The Glebe chooses how much of Ottawa to cover.
Both
Offer both and your profile shows both options. Prices stay per session and dog size either way, and a custom offer adjusts one before payment.
Three sessions, two extras, every price yours
Petme sets no grooming rate in Ottawa. Switch on the sessions you offer, price each one per dog size, add a price for cats if you groom them, and choose whether the extras cost anything.
Full groom
Your price per session, for each dog size and for cats
Bath and brush
A lighter session, with its own price per dog size
Nails only
A short nail session at a price you choose
De-shedding (extra)
Priced per pet, or offered at no extra charge
Teeth brushing (extra)
Priced per pet, or included in the session
What owners pay for grooming in Ottawa
Typical prices at grooming salons in Canada, from the sources below. Prices in Ottawa can sit a little above or below them. On Petme you set your own prices, so treat these as a reference point, not a promise of earnings.
Full groom, medium dog
$95 to $170
Bath and brush, medium dog
$60 to $110
Typical time for a full groom, medium dog
About 2.5 hours
Sources: Dog Groomers Canada, Pet Spa Toronto, checked in October 2026.
Ottawa neighborhoods you can cover
ByWard Market, The Glebe, Westboro: mark the parts of Ottawa you cover on your profile. The grooms you post reach people near you first.
What Ottawa groomers get on Petme
Prices you set
Each session carries your own price per dog size. If a coat needs more work than the request suggested, you send a custom offer before the owner pays.
Hours you open
No shifts and no rota. Requests can only use the start times you open in the app, so grooming fits around a salon job, studies or other sitting work.
A reviewed standard
Every Petme groomer is an approved sitter who also passed the grooming review: paid experience, proof and before-and-after work.
How to start grooming on Petme in Ottawa
1. Become a Petme sitter
Download the Petme app, build your sitter profile with the Ottawa areas you cover and pass ID verification. You need to be 18 or over.
2. Open the grooming application
Start it from the grooming tile in your dashboard. Add your paid grooming experience, where you worked and at least one proof: a certificate or diploma, an employer reference, or a website or social link.
3. Show your work
Upload 3 to 6 before-and-after pairs of pets you groomed: the same pet, a similar angle and no filters. Confirm the 3 declarations and send it.
4. Set up and post
Once approved, choose where you groom, your home-visit radius, the pets you accept, your menu prices and your start times, then start posting your grooms.
Dog grooming jobs in Ottawa
Questions groomers in Ottawa ask before they apply.
Are there pet grooming jobs in Ottawa?
How do I apply for dog groomer jobs on Petme in Ottawa?
How can I build dog grooming clients in Ottawa?
How much do dog groomers make in Ontario on Petme?
Do I need experience to get a dog grooming job in Ottawa?
What dog grooming experience does Petme accept in Ottawa?
Are there dog grooming trainee jobs on Petme in Ottawa?
Bring your grooming to Petme in Ottawa
Become a Petme sitter, send the grooming application from the app with your proof and before-and-after pairs, then post your work for owners nearby.
