Every dog goes home clean, tired, and pleased with itself.
Scout & Birdie is a grooming shop and daycare in Fernbrook, Virginia, named after the two dogs who supervise the place. Book a groom, a play day, or both in the same trip.
Open Tuesday to Saturday. Daycare drop-off starts at 7:00 a.m.
Tuesday, 10 a.m. Pepper holds still for the tricky part. Mostly.
Grooming
Priced for the dog you actually have.
A smooth-coat beagle and a doodle with six months of undercoat are not the same appointment, so we do not price them like they are. Pick your dog's coat and we will point you at the right service.
Not sure which yours is? Pick the closest one, or just tell us the breed when you book.
| Service | Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath and brushWash, condition, blow-dry, brush-out, nails, and ears. The full refresh, no scissors. | $45 | $55 | $70 |
| Full groomEverything in the bath, plus a haircut styled to the breed or to your photo. Doodles, we see you. | $75 | $90 | $115 |
| De-shed treatmentUndercoat rake, high-velocity dry, and a finishing brush-out. Huskies and shepherds leave pounds lighter. | $60 | $75 | $95 |
| Nails and earsWalk-in most days. Ten minutes, one treat, done. | $20 | $20 | $25 |
| First groom, puppies under six monthsShort and gentle on purpose. The goal is a puppy who wants to come back. | $40 | $45 | $50 |
We filled in sample numbers so an owner can see what clear pricing looks like on the page. A real shop sets its own.
The photographs on this page are placeholders from a free photo library. On a real build, this is where your shop and your regulars go.
Daycare
Daycare is the tired part.
Small play groups, matched by size and energy, with people in the yard the whole time. Here is the shape of a normal day.
- 7:00Drop-off. Sniff the lobby, find the water bowl, greet the staff like it has been years.
- 7:30First yard. Play groups head out by size and energy, not just size. A gentle 80-pound lab can play with the corgis.
- 11:30Lunch and quiet hour. Crated or open rest, whichever your dog prefers. The snorers snore.
- 1:00Afternoon yard. Ball, wrestling, supervised loitering.
- 4:00Wind-down. Slow games and settle time, so nobody goes home over-revved.
- 5:30Pick-up. You get a tired dog and, on request, the report card.
Pup report card
Scout & Birdie daycare, sample
- Name
- Waffles
- Friends made
- All of them, eventually
- Ball
- Retrieved. Not returned.
- Nap
- 40 minutes, audible
- Lunch
- Finished, then supervised everyone else's
- Ready for pick-up
- Extremely
Report cards go home with first-timers and anytime you ask.
The fine print, out loud
What owners ask before they book.
- How big are the play groups? We cap them at ten dogs per yard, with at least one person in the yard at all times. When a group hits eleven, we open the second yard rather than crowding the first.
- What vaccines do you require? Rabies, distemper-parvo, and bordetella, current, for both grooming and daycare. Bring records to the first visit or have your vet email them over.
- My dog is nervous. Or dramatic. We run first visits slow on purpose, book extra time, take breaks, and never charge more because a dog needed patience. If a dog is miserable, we stop and call you, and you pay for what we finished, not the full service.
- Who handles my dog? Your dog sees the same small crew every visit, so the faces stay familiar and we learn the quirks. Whoever grooms your dog is who you talk to at pick-up.
- Do you take intact dogs, seniors, puppies? Puppies from 16 weeks with vaccines done. Seniors always, with soft bedding and shorter sessions. Intact dogs are fine for grooming; for daycare we place them group by group, so ask.
Booking
Tell us about your dog.
This is the whole form. No account, no deposit. We reply the same day with a time.
