Shibe and Routier Dog Grooming

Shibe and Routier Dog Grooming Family tradition since 1988 {Family business since 1963} Specializing in classic dog breed grooms Since 1988.

Here at Shibe's Grooming, you and your dog should have a relaxing experience. Our differences are many including: NO CAGE DRYING, no need for your dog be brought in with other dogs and stay all day, (1 hour appointments typical) all hands on grooming with the finest of styling touches specific to your dogs breed, NO SHAVE JOBS unless a health need like matting or requested by you for your pet, li

censed and insured. My daughter and I are professional canine stylists and take the utmost pride in our work.

03/19/2025

Happy spring everyone! Iowa weather is keeping us on our toes today. Lol. I have an announcement regarding our shop and this seems like a good time to do it. Shelby has accepted a full time position in Ames at Iowa State University! I couldn't be happier for her! What this means is I am working in most of her clients along with maintaining my own. Hoping to open additional days to accommodate. To be the most successful it will take everyone who makes appointments to be sure to keep them. The hiccup I see if reschedules happen is you may be out weeks for the next groom. Keeping dogs on a 6, 7, 8 week schedule is great for the style you like, health like ear hair and nail growth and less expensive since over 10 weeks we will be charging additional fees. The flexibility will be stand still for reachedules and my thoughts to avoid this (other than emergencies and illness) is to find someone that can bring your pet if your schedule changes. The biggest help will be a minimum of a weeks notice. I love sending the reminder texts on the Sundays before the weeks appointments and will continue to do this. If you recieve the reminder and realize your schedule changed, I hope you can find a person to help. If no shows or cancels happen in 48 hours of appt, we will charge a fee. In order to keep this location open, our business model relies on not having open spots. I am not a fan of scheduling everyone for a years worth of appointments or being like a daycare where you have to pay me whether you show up or not including vacation time. Eeeek. So. I simply ask if you make an appointment (and now that my schedule is completely booked), that this will work for all of us in my request. Thank you all for letting me and Shelby be your fur babies groomer. I look forward to seeing you all. And super congrats to Shelby! I am so proud of her!!!

12/25/2024

We want to wish all of you and your fur babies a very wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year. Barb and Shelby

08/25/2023

Making the man watch pride and prejudice is my lol moment if the day

I went overboard on the shopping and she is taking over the house. As it should be. And Rance and his daddy met her. ...
08/15/2023

I went overboard on the shopping and she is taking over the house. As it should be. And Rance and his daddy met her. Yup, she is in the picture with them. So tiny. Lol

08/15/2023

Can't believe it is August already. Kids are gearing up to head back to school, last of the summer vacations squeezed in and the Iowa State fair is going on. Hard to believe the holidays will be here before we know it. On that note, here at Shibe and Routier grooming we are expecting a new baby boy coming in September. We are thankful everyone is working with us on getting appointments scheduled early. I will be grooming Shelby Rose Routier clients while she is on maternity leave and the schedule will be tight. Any reschedules will be almost impossible to find a different spot. I appreciate all of you for preparing a plan for your furbabies appointment.

Also, please let me know at appointment what holiday appointments you would like. We are already scheduling for them.

A new bakery is also across the street and we are hearing raves about it. Stop in and check it out.

Lastly, the brick on our front is planning on being fixed this September so hopefully the ugly orange fencing will be gone soon.
Hope this updates everyone for now.

Also, John and I have a new fur baby. Miss Libby a little miniture Black and Silver Schnauzer. Hoping to post some pics soon. and Yes, having a new puppy is like having a baby. and I couldn,t be happier!

Enjoy the rest of summer everyone. As always, thank you for letting us be a part of you and your fur babies life.

03/02/2023

Happy March..AKA...Muddy March. For those of you who don't know, my wonderful Daughter has suffered a wrist injury requiring a 4 month recovery for upcoming surgery. I am working my hardest to fill in for her on top of my current clients who are on schedule. I am asking for your support and patience in this time. The chit chat time I love with all my clients is at a minimum due to I must get started right away. I am asking for the drop off and pick ups to be exactly on time. If early, you will have to wait till the previous client has left. This helps to keep a calm energy for your pet and the other clients pet. Pick up needs to be exactly when I tell you at drop off. Being a lone groomer, my focus is on the client that is on the table for a groom and can not be for the other client waiting. I dont like to kennel dogs. Also, it is VITAL that if you have a scheduled appointment we will charge $25 for it being missed. I get emergencies, I dont get I forgot, I was running errands and it slipped my mind, I have a headache, I was taking a nap, etc. All available appointments are needed filled to help her clients and if mine no show or hers after confirmations have been sent days earlier, this truly needs to be avoided. Here is where the request for patience and help comes in. I get it may sound snarky to some but most of you truly understand this request and the fee that is only meant to be an incentive to have someone on call to bring your pet. Payment is required after service so make sure whoever drops off or picks up has payment for you too. My sister Teri, who moved back to the area in November will be coming out of retirement to assist when she can. This is the news for now and as always we love all of you and your furbabies! TIA

09/27/2022

I will be out of town Thursday 9/29- Sunday 10/9. I will respond to messages the morning of 10/10.
Anyone needing to reschedule please note the next available would be 6 to 8 weeks out. Please arrange for someone to bring your fur baby for the unexpected for your next scheduled appointment. Our waiting list is full of many referrals just waiting to become a client.
Also I am scheduling holiday appointments at this time as well.
Thanks all! 🍁

05/19/2022

Feels like summer! So very nice too. Currently I am booked with regular rotating clients and have no openings. All current clients we thank you for scheduling ahead to secure a place for your furbaby. Everyone, enjoy this wonderful time of year! We will update if openings become available in the future.

04/08/2022

Here's hoping Spring shows up. Have a great weekend all!

VALENTINES day is almost here. Miss Lucy is ready for her date with a brand new look. Thank you Cherie Grabenbauer-Wac...
02/01/2022

VALENTINES day is almost here. Miss Lucy is ready for her date with a brand new look. Thank you Cherie Grabenbauer-Wacha for encouraging us to do this coloring. I am in love! Shelby Rose Routier thank you for letting me know an old dog can learn new tricks!

01/21/2022

Wow! Cold out! I remember being mobile. Gosh. How i tried so hard to always make it to the appointment. Weather would come in, hubby and I making sure water was filled in wind that beat us up the whole time. Frozen fingers when we were finished gasing the generator and getting the unit cleaned and prepped for the next day, etc etc. 4.5 years. Covid hit and shut us down. But you know what? I never changed from the ultimate experience your fur baby recieved. We went back to a shop, in State Center and my daughter joined the family business. Me...
34 years of being a groomer . I like just having you and your fur baby show up for your special time. No other fur babies sitting in kennels barking and anxious for their turn. No cage drying....EVER! Just a simple thing of grooming your baby, making them pretty (yes...I know that is my calling card built from my mother and sisters in doing a beautiful groom...always) . Its what we pride ourselves on. The best looking dogs walking out of our shop with a bow or handkerchief! Love seeing them strut down the street to thier car! Days like this get me down...to be honest. I can't help the weather. I know it is cold. I do know it will warm up, I know I will be swamped with inquiries and peeps wanting our exclusive service built over decades from my family when warm weather returns....a mother who started grooming in The 1960's in Marshalltown. Yup...thats right. And my sisters who have owned and operated their own businesses for years in California, Ohio and South Dakota. Thats what makes us different. I guess today I am melancholy. I am lucky. I know ( and my daughter Shelby because she helped me years earlier as a young groomer and now her own groomer business) what a traditional schnauzer, poodle, Bichon Frise, Sh*tzu, other breeds etc should look like. Its sc******ng that is exceptional and developed over years, it is relationships built on trust and referrals based on feeling confident your friend or relatives fur baby will only get the best. We are different. We are traditional. We are all the new techniques. We are always improving. We are the oldest most established groomers in the area! WE NEVER HAVE CHANGED! Our values, our heritage or our love of what we do. Its experience, knowledge, and history of this industry. This is NOT a plug to get more clients. Nah! It's a truth that is in us. Just feeling melancholy today. Hope everyone stays warm in these temps! Thanks for listening.

11/26/2021

Wishing you all a great Thanksgiving. Give your fur babies a pet from Shelby and me!

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404 E Chicago St PO Box 145
Albion, MI
50005

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