Tailwaggers Pet Grooming

Stirling Road carries a lot of car and foot traffic through Hollywood, and Tailwaggers Pet Grooming has built a locally owned presence right along that corridor. Unlike a single-groomer operation working out of a converted garage, Tailwaggers describes itself as a fuller-service pet business, combining a grooming boutique with kennels, a pet hotel, and even a grooming academy under one name. That combination is worth noting for pet owners comparing options in the area: a shop that also runs a hotel and boarding operation tends to have staff on-site outside standard grooming hours, which matters if you are dropping off early or picking up late.

The hours reflect that flexibility. Tuesday through Saturday, the shop opens early at 7:30 in the morning and stays open until 5 in the afternoon, while Mondays and Sundays run a shorter 10 to 4 window. For working pet owners in Hollywood who need to drop a dog off before a commute, the early weekday start is a genuine convenience that a lot of boutique groomers do not offer.

Tailwaggers keeps an active presence on both Facebook and Instagram, where it posts grooming updates from the shop floor, which is a useful way for prospective clients to get a feel for the quality of cuts before booking a first appointment. The shop’s own marketing points to a long operating history in the area, though the exact founding year is stated inconsistently across the business’s public materials, so it is fairer to describe this as an established, long-running Hollywood grooming business than to attach one specific date to it.

The addition of a grooming academy alongside the retail side of the business is also notable. Training groomers on-site suggests a business invested in the trade itself, not just in turning over appointments, and it is the kind of detail that separates an owner-operated shop with real roots in the industry from a groomer working purely as a side gig. Pet owners who want consistency, meaning the same standards applied whether their dog is groomed by a longtime staff groomer or someone newer trained in-house, may find that reassuring.

Because Tailwaggers combines grooming, boarding, and training functions, it is worth calling ahead before a first visit, particularly during the shorter Monday and Sunday hours, to confirm availability for the specific service needed. Between the extended weekday hours and the range of services under one roof, it is a practical stop for Hollywood pet owners who would rather not juggle separate businesses for grooming, boarding, and hotel stays.