Stop building someone else's shop.
You bring in the clients, you do the grooms, you make the salon look good — and the owner keeps the margin. A Snout suite makes the business yours: one flat $450 a week, 100% of every groom, your clients, your hours, your name on the door.
The same week. The owner's margin, or yours.
On a single dog the owner's cut never feels like much. Across a full week it's the difference between a wage and a business of your own.
When the shop keeps half of a $2,550 week, that's your margin walking out.
Same dogs, same hours, same hands. A shop that keeps half of your grooms takes 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.
Illustrative estimate only — not a guarantee. Based on 6 dogs/day × $85 average groom × 5 days = $2,550/week in services. Your real results depend on your prices, schedule, bookings, and market.
Run your own numbersIt stops being their shop. It starts being yours.
The money is the headline. But ask any groomer who left to go independent and this is what they really mean by ownership.
Be the owner, not the employee
Stop building someone else's salon. The business is yours — the name, the book, the brand, and every decision about how you work.
Keep the whole groom
No owner's cut, no commission split, no 'that's just how we do it here.' You charge your clients and you keep 100% of it.
Your hours, your call
No covering shifts, no schedule set by the owner. Open when you want, take the day you need, run your week your way.
Your clients, forever
The book you've built doesn't belong to the shop anymore. It's yours to keep — and yours to take wherever you go.
Why shop groomers do the math and switch
An employer keeps the margin and owns the relationship. A membership gives you the whole groom — and the business — for one predictable fee.
| Snout Studios suite | Employee at a shop | |
|---|---|---|
| Who owns the business | You do | The shop owner does |
| What you keep | 100% of every groom + tip | Wage or split after the owner's cut |
| Your clients | Yours to keep, forever | The shop's book |
| Your prices | You set every price | Set by the owner |
| Your schedule | You set your own hours | Shifts set by the shop |
| Weekly cost | One flat $450, all-inclusive | The owner keeps the margin |
| Buildout cost | $0 — walk in and groom | N/A |
We built independence to be the safe choice.
Leaving a steady job 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.
Month-to-month, no contract
No long-term lease, no personal guarantee. Stay because it's working, not because you're locked in.
Earning within a week
Most groomers are set up and serving clients within a week of joining. Bring your book and you can be booked from day one.
No buildout, no risk
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.
From employee to owner — FAQ
I groom at a small shop already — how is this different?
At a shop you're working for the owner: they set the prices, keep the margin, own the client list, and decide your schedule. At Snout you run your own business out of a private, fully-equipped suite for one flat $450 a week, keep 100% of what you charge, set your own hours and prices, and the clients are yours. Same skill, but you're the owner instead of the employee.
Can I bring the clients I've built up at the shop?
Your clients book you for your work. Many will follow you, and at Snout that book becomes yours to keep for good. Check any agreement you signed with your current shop first, then run your own numbers in the calculator to see what going independent looks like.
Isn't it risky to leave a steady job?
Going independent used to mean a six-figure buildout and a personal guarantee. We took that off the table. Membership is month-to-month with no long-term contract, so you can step into ownership without betting your savings — and most groomers are booked within their first week.
What's included in the $450 a week?
Your private suite with its own Waggz LED table and dryer, shared professional bathing tubs, utilities, WiFi, towel service, cleaning, and lobby access — all-inclusive. There's a one-time member initiation fee (roughly one week's membership) to get set up. We never take a commission on your grooming revenue.
How quickly can I move in and start earning?
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.
Your chair is waiting. So are your clients.
Book a free tour or apply for a suite — no contract, no pressure. See the space, run your numbers, and picture the first week the business is yours.
Month-to-month, no contract · Keep 100% of every groom · $0 buildout