We provide high-quality grooming services; for all breeds and sizes.
Whether your friend needs a deep clean, a good bath or the perfect haircut, you've come to the right place.
An excellent choice if you're looking for a deep-clean.
Bath & Tidy-Up
- Minor trimming- feet, paw pads, eye corners, face and sanitary areas
- Bath
- Blow dry
- Brushout/Full DeShed
- Nails clipped & filed
- Anal gland expression
- Ear plucking
Does your buddy need a make-over? This one is for you.
Haircut Service
- Personalized, full-body haircut
- Bath
- Blow dry
- Brush out
- Nail trim & file
- Anal gland expression
- Ear plucking
Just need to freshen up? Choose me!
Bathing Service
- Bath
- Blow dry
- Brushout/Full DeShed
- Nails clipped & filed
- Anal gland expression
- Ear Plucking
Walk-in services
Need a quick touch-up? We've got you covered.
Available Tuesday-Friday 9am-3pm and Saturday 9am-4pm
Meet & Greet
- For your nervous or anxious dogs, the aunties will be happy to provide some yummy cookies, a friendly voice, and even some pets.
Nail Trim & File
- We offer walk-in nail trim services. We clip as well as file; if your pet prefers one or the other, we can accommodate that. This service is $15 unless the pet requires more than one groomer due to behavioral issues. In this case, there will be an extra charge, dependent on the level of difficulty.
Gland Expression
- We offer external anal gland expression as a walk in service for $15. Nails & Gland Expression together as a walk-in is $25.
Ear Cleaning
- We offer ear cleaning as a walk-in service for your dog or cat. Waxy, dirty build-up you can't seem to get rid of? Let us help! Ear cleaning as an a la carte service is $10.
Meet the Family
We aunties are gentle and caring groomers, dedicated to providing high-quality grooms and exceptional customer service.
To us, you and your best friend are part of the family.

Maddie Brooks
Co-Founder
Maddie has 10 years of grooming experience under her belt. She attended a grooming academy in 2012 in Washington State. Although born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Maddie has resided in Santa Cruz with her husband since 2015. She enjoys working with dogs of all sizes and temperaments and is particularly interested in large-breed dogs with behavioral issues.

Penny Bryant
Co-Founder
Penny has been grooming since 1992, and her interest is in creating a compassionate relationship with the animals and their people, which grows over time. She welcomes and is highly skilled with working with special needs and “difficult” pets as well as senior pets. She also grooms cats! Penny lives in the Santa Cruz mountains with her family, including a two-legged child, 2 four-legged ( a pug and a puggle) and her very patient husband. She loves reading, sewing and yoga.
Why ‘Aunties’?
Because we treat your pet like family.
Our salon will feel like home.
Loved by Santa Cruz, CA.
See what your neighbors have to say about the Aunties
We have been so pleased with Aunties Pet Grooming!! Our tiny Maltipoo always looks great at pick up 🐶❤️
Elizabeth KilikGreat service and friendly staff. My two dogs are never traumatized and actually seems like they like it. Happily go into the care people's arms. Spa day. 😀
Cyrus BazeghiAbsolutely lovely grooming salon for our pugs. Great team!
Kim SmithGreat place! So good with my nervous pup. Very happy !
Pilar MilotJust had our dogs nails cut... they were great with her!
D. MaddockWonderful haircut! Very gentle and pleasant atmosphere
Linda BrackenburyWent to Aunties for the first time today, what a pleasant experience!!! Penny and Zander were so welcoming, accommodating and loving to our senior shih tzu. Penny did an amazing job grooming our shih tzu and listened to all our requests. We will be returning to Aunties!!
Lauren MarkhamI adore Maddie and completely trust her with my pup. She's warm and competent, and I'm so glad she's in Santa Cruz now!
Naomi EhrichBoth Maddie and Penny are highly skilled compassionate groomers. Maddie knows how to make everything fun for the dogs and Penny is especially sensitive to the needs of senior pets. My senior girl won't even let me brush her without getting snippy but she is like gooey butter in Maddie's hands. My super senior Guapito had his nails done by Penny and Maddie many times and they always responded to his grouchy old man ways with love and kindness. We are so lucky to have them in our community! The Aunties Rock!
Deanna Scoggin TorraGreat grooming experience! They took the time to get to know Shasta and work with him at his pace. Really good positive energy and they did a great job!
Doggy Day CareWonderful new shop! Maddie did a wonderful job with our shepherd mix. Highly recommend!
Suzanne GillMaddie is the best! She groomed my beagles and sent them home looking fabulous!
Michelle NolanPacific PawMaddie Brooks has been Pepper Ann's Groomer for 10+ years. Pepper Ann loves her spa day with Auntie Maddie Brooks. WE are so excited that she now has her own location to continue to give the very best care to all Spa Days for our baby girl!💝💝💝
Suzy D. BrownMaddie and Penny are the best! Both have groomed my Aussies many times and they’ve always surpassed my expectations. I can’t count how many times they’ve rescued me after one of my pups rolled in !%€¥.
Logan MorrisonPenny, our groomer is kind and so good with my standard poodle Ellie. Ask Ellie, she loves to see Penny!
Marti Mariette