Qualification
City & Guilds Just 4 Paws
Formal grooming qualification underpinning every full groom, wash and hydrobath on the van.
About
One groomer.
One van.
Your driveway.
Rachael — not a parlour queue. Calm outdoors care for dogs who prefer home ground in Carlton, Colwick and nearby.
Rachael runs Rachael's Mobile Dog Grooming from a fully fitted van that comes to your driveway. Based around Carlton and Colwick in Nottingham, she works within about thirty minutes of Colwick — so Gedling, Netherfield, Arnold, Mapperley, West Bridgford, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Burton Joyce and Bingham are all in reach when the diary allows.
She trained to City & Guilds Just 4 Paws standard and has been grooming since November 2014. Before and alongside civilian work she spent around four years with military dogs and horses at DAC — the kind of handling that builds steady hands with animals who need patience as much as clippers.
The business is fully insured. On Facebook she has around 1.3k followers, a 96% recommend rate from 50 reviews, and she is taking bookings into 2026. She describes her prices as cheaper than the average parlour — call or message for a quote, and ask about 10% off first grooms.
The van is the studio
A fully fitted mobile unit that plugs into your electricity. Hydrobath, dryers and grooming kit travel with her — your dog stays on familiar ground instead of a busy salon floor.
Credentials
Stacked experience — not a badge wall.
Working animals
~4 years with military dogs & horses
Hands-on experience at DAC with animals that demand calm, confident handling — transferable every day on a residential driveway.
Practice
Grooming since November 2014 · fully insured
Over a decade of coat work, nails and baths. Mobile and insured for visits across the Colwick catchment.
Social proof
~1.3k followers · 96% recommend (50 reviews)
Figures from her Facebook page — no invented testimonials here. Read the reviews there, then message to book 2026 slots.
Say hello before you book.
Ask about your dog’s coat, driveway access, or a first-groom discount.