Dog grooming jobs in Grantham

Your grooms, seen first by dog owners around Grantham

Pick the Grantham neighbourhoods you want to cover, from Harrowby to Barrowby Gate. Your profile shows where you groom and how far you travel, so owners know before they message you.

In Grantham, grooming on Petme starts with an approved sitter profile and continues with a separate grooming application in the app.

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3 sessions
full groom, bath and brush, nails only, each at your price
3 to 6
before-and-after pairs of pets you have groomed
6+ months
of paid, professional grooming before you apply
3 to 20 km
home-visit radius, or groom at your own place
Local reach

Posting your grooms in Grantham, step by step

Petme has its own feed of photos and videos from pet people. When you post a groom from Harrowby, the home feed shows it to people nearby first, so owners in Grantham can like it, follow you and open your profile.

Every session can be a post

When a groom in Grantham is done, post it with a short caption about the coat or the cut, so owners know what you do well.

Local before distant

Owners in Grantham scroll a home feed that puts posts from people around them first, and that includes the grooms you post.

Followers can message you

Owners who follow you in Grantham see each new groom you post and can message you in the app with questions about their dog.

Grooming through the British year

What the seasons mean for a groomer in Grantham

Grantham has a wet maritime climate, with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter and short winter days. That shapes the work: muddier coats in the wet months, heavier shedding when double-coated dogs moult, and less daylight for home visits from late autumn.

Wet months, muddy coats

Rain falls across the year in Grantham, so legs, bellies and feathering pick up mud between full grooms. A bath and brush priced on its own gives owners around Harrowby a lighter option on your menu.

Spring and autumn moults

Double-coated breeds drop their undercoat most heavily in spring and autumn. That is when a de-shedding extra is worth having on your menu, priced per pet or included in the session.

Coats you will meet

Labrador Retrievers and Border Collies carry double coats that shed, Cocker Spaniels have feathering that needs regular trims, and French Bulldogs and Staffordshire Bull Terriers have short coats where a bath, a brush and nails cover most sessions.

Your grooming menu

Three sessions, two extras, every price yours

Petme sets no grooming rate in Grantham. 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

Local grooming prices

What owners pay for grooming in Grantham

Typical prices at grooming salons in the UK, from the sources below. Prices in Grantham 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

£35 to £45

Typical time for a full groom, medium dog

1.5 to 2 hours

Sources: Hepper UK grooming cost guide, How Much Should It Cost, checked in October 2026.

Where you can work

Grantham neighbourhoods you can cover

Harrowby, Springfield, Earlesfield: mark the parts of Grantham you cover on your profile. The grooms you post reach people near you first.

HarrowbySpringfieldEarlesfieldBarrowby GateManthorpeGreat Gonerby
Why groom on Petme

What Grantham 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

How to start grooming on Petme in Grantham

  1. 1. Become a Petme sitter

    Download the Petme app, build your sitter profile with the Grantham areas you cover and pass ID verification. You need to be 18 or over.

  2. 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. 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. 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.

Common questions

Dog grooming jobs in Grantham

Questions groomers in Grantham ask before they apply.

Where can I find dog groomer jobs in Grantham?
Petme takes grooming applications in Grantham from approved Petme sitters with at least 6 months of paid, professional grooming. Instead of a vacancy list, you set your own menu, your prices and the neighbourhoods you cover, from Harrowby to Springfield.
How do I apply for dog groomer jobs on Petme in Grantham?
Become a Petme sitter first: be 18 or over, use the Petme app and pass ID verification. Then send the grooming application with your experience, one proof, 3 to 6 before-and-after pairs and 3 declarations. If it is not approved, you can apply again after 15 days and groom in Grantham once accepted.
How do I get dog grooming clients in Grantham?
Show your work where local owners already look. On Petme you post before-and-after photos and videos, and the home feed shows posts from people nearby first, so owners around Earlesfield and Barrowby Gate can see your grooms, follow you, open your profile and message you.
How much do dog groomers make in the UK on Petme?
It depends on the prices you set. Grooming salons in the UK typically charge £35 to £45 for a full groom of a medium dog, and you price your own menu with that in mind. Petme sets no grooming rate: each session (full groom, bath and brush, nails only) has its own price per dog size, and cats get their own price.
How much experience do dog grooming jobs in Grantham ask for?
At least 6 months of paid, professional grooming, plus a proof of it, before you can send the grooming application. While you build that experience in Grantham, you can still offer other pet care as an approved Petme sitter and apply for grooming later.
What dog grooming experience does Petme accept in Grantham?
Paid work counts wherever you did it: in a salon, on your own or as a mobile groomer. Petme does not run grooming training, so Grantham applicants back those months with a certificate or diploma, an employer reference, or a link to their website or social account.
Are there dog grooming trainee jobs on Petme in Grantham?
No. Petme groomers in Grantham work for themselves: each one is an approved sitter who passed the grooming review with 6+ months of paid grooming. Assistant and trainee roles come from salons, and the paid months you spend in one count towards a later application.
When do dogs shed the most in Grantham?
Mostly in spring and autumn, when double-coated breeds such as Labradors and Border Collies drop their undercoat. In Grantham that is when owners notice the loose hair most, so a de-shedding extra, priced per pet or included in a session, is worth having on your menu before the spring moult starts.
Other cities

Dog grooming jobs elsewhere in the UK

The nearest towns with a grooming page, closest to Grantham first. Each one lists the neighbourhoods you can cover there.

Get started

Bring your grooming to Petme in Grantham

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.