You do the work, build the bond, earn the tip. At a commission chain, half of it walks out the door. A Snout suite is one flat $450 a week — the whole groom is yours, the clients are yours, the business is yours.
The membership is the same flat $450 a week for everyone — but the leap looks a little different depending on where you groom now. Start with your situation.
Keep 100% of every groom instead of a commission split.
See the switch At someone else's shopBe the owner, not the employee — the book becomes yours.
See the switch At a franchise locationBe the owner, not the staff — your clients, your hours.
See the switch Out on the roadLose the fuel, repairs, and breakdowns — keep the freedom.
See the switch Grooming from homeStep into a pro suite and get your home back.
See the switch Just exploring the ideaOwn a real business and skip the six-figure buildout.
See the switchThe split never feels like much on a single dog. Stack up a full week of grooms and it's the difference between a paycheck and a business.
Same dogs, same hours, same hands. The commission salon keeps about $1,275 of your week — you keep the rest. In your own suite you pay one flat $450 and keep everything else. That's roughly $39,600 more a year in your pocket, for the exact same work.
Based on 6 dogs/day × $85 average groom × 5 days = $2,550/week in services — the same conservative productivity we use across the site. Your real numbers depend on your prices, pace, and market.
Run your own numbersThe money is the headline. But ask any groomer who's made the jump and this is what they really mean by independence.
Not a chain's. Clients come to see you, book with you, and tip you — because the business is yours.
Open when you want. Close at 3 for school pickup. Take Mondays. No assigned shifts, no quota, no manager's schedule.
Charge what your skill is worth. Raise your rates when you're booked. Every dollar of it stays with you.
The book you build is yours to keep — not the company's. If you ever leave, your clients come with you.
No equipment to buy, no utility bills, no cleaning fees, no buildout, no hidden costs. Walk in, plug in your tools, and work.
Your own enclosed, professional space — not a shared floor or a table behind a curtain.
A personal high-velocity Waggz dryer in every suite, plus shared professional bathing tubs with ramp access in every studio.
Water, power, heating, cooling, and fast WiFi — all in one flat weekly rate.
We handle common areas, the lobby, and towel service so you can focus on dogs.
Set your own schedule, choose your own clients, and keep 100% of what you charge.
Come and go on your terms with secure keyless entry — early birds and night owls welcome.
A commission chair takes a cut of everything you earn. A membership gives you the whole groom for one predictable weekly fee.
| Snout Studios membership | Commission chain | |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly cost | One flat $450, all-inclusive | 40–60% of every groom |
| What you keep | 100% of service revenue | Whatever's left after the split |
| Commitment | Month-to-month membership | At-will employment |
| Your clients | Yours to keep, forever | The company's |
| Your prices | You set every price | Set for you |
| Your schedule | You set your hours | Assigned shifts |
| Buildout cost | $0 — walk in and groom | N/A |
Going independent used to mean a six-figure buildout and a personal guarantee. We took that risk off the table so you don't have to carry it.
No long-term lease, no personal guarantee. Stay because the model works — never because you're locked in.
Most groomers are set up and serving clients within a week of joining. We hand you an onboarding kit so you can start booking day one.
We took on the construction, permits, and six-figure investment. You walk into a finished suite for $0 down.
The traditional salon model doesn't work for groomers who've invested in their craft. They build the skill, build the client base, and still hand over half. So I decided to take on all the risk myself — the buildout, the permits, the investment — to create a third option. The groomer keeps 100% of their grooms, and nobody's stuck fighting over the split.
Membership is one flat $450 per week, all-inclusive — covering your private grooming suite with its own dryer, shared professional bathing tubs, utilities, WiFi, towel service, cleaning, and lobby access. There's a one-time member initiation fee (roughly one week's membership) to get you set up, and that's it. We never take a commission on your grooming revenue.
No. Membership is month-to-month with no long-term contract and no personal guarantee. We want you to stay because the model works for your business, not because you're locked in.
Never. You keep 100% of what you charge your clients. Your membership is a simple flat weekly fee — we don't take a cut of your service revenue or your tips.
You bring your existing clients with you — they're yours, not a chain's — and most groomers are booking within their first week. Because there's no long-term contract and no personal guarantee, the leap is far lower-risk than opening your own shop. Run your own numbers in the calculator before you decide.
It's a one-time fee — roughly equal to one week's membership — that covers onboarding, setup, and getting your suite ready to work. After that, you simply pay your weekly membership.
Most groomers are set up and serving clients within one week of joining. We provide an onboarding kit so you can start booking right away.
Book a free tour or apply for a suite — no contract, no pressure. See the space, run your numbers, and picture the first week you keep all of it.
Month-to-month, no contract · Keep 100% of every groom · $0 buildout