Edinburgh's cosiest wee dog-grooming hoose. 5.0 stars · 43 reviews — one calm groomer, one happy moose, and the kettle's on.
"Bertie came hame relaxed and smelling like a dream. Honestly the cosiest wee salon in toon."
Moose is a dug. A very chilled, very cuddled dug. The hoose is the wee Edinburgh salon built around his calm energy — the kind of place where nervous pups settle, older dugs get patient time, and every cut is one-to-one with the kettle on in the background.
We don't do conveyor-belt grooming. We don't do crates of stressed dogs in a row. One dug, one full block, one careful coffee-warm groom — that's it. Forty-three families have left a perfect 5★ review saying the same thing: their dog actually enjoys coming back.
So aye — there's a moose loose aboot this hoose. And there's a kettle on. And there's a comfy towel with your dug's name on it.
Every groom starts with a wee chat — about your dug's coat, what you'd like, and what they can comfortably handle today. Quotes given on the day; nothing standardised, nothing rushed.
The lot. Bath, blow-dry, hand-finished cut, ears, nails and a proper brush-out. Your dug walks home looking and feeling braw.
For coats that don't need a cut — just a deep wash, blow-out, brush-through and tidy. Perfect mid-cycle refresh.
For wire-coated breeds — Westies, Schnauzers, Border Terriers — done by hand to preserve coat texture and colour the right way.
Cockapoo teddies, Schnauzer skirts, Bichon fluff, Westie tidy. Whatever your breed asks for — done properly, not on a timer.
Their introduction to grooming — gentle, short, and all about confidence. Builds a calm, happy lifelong groom relationship.
Older dugs, rescue dugs, dugs with grooming history. We'll go slowly, take breaks, and skip anything that's a step too far that day.
"They couldn't believe how relaxed she was when she came hame." That's the line that comes up over and over. Here are five — picked from across Edinburgh.
Honestly cannae believe how relaxed Bonnie was when I picked her up. Usually she's a bag of nerves at the groomer — here she just trotted oot wagging. The hoose is genuinely cosy and the cut was perfect.
Murphy's a rescue who was a nightmare to groom in shops. First visit here she let him sniff aboot, didn't rush, and now he wags going through the door. Worth every penny.
Best groom Hamish has ever had. The Westie tidy was bang on — proper hand-stripped, no scissor marks, and he actually liked going. The whole place feels like somebody's hoose, not a clinical salon.
Took our wee Schnauzer puppy for her first ever groom. I was anxious, she was anxious, and within ten minutes both of us were calm. She did a short, gentle session, didnae push her, and rebooked us for two weeks later to finish properly. That kind of patience is hard to find. We tell everybody in Newington aboot Moose's Hoose.
Found her on Instagram and so glad we did. Old Tilly is 13 and stiff — she handled her so gently, gave her breaks, and didn't push the cut where Tilly couldn't manage. Genuine kindness. Rare.
Easiest thing is to drop a wee message — phone, the form below, or DM on Instagram. Tell us your dug's name, breed, age and what you'd like, plus any nervous notes. We'll suggest a slot and the kind of groom that'll suit them.
Yes please — fully up-to-date vaccinations and a current kennel cough booster (within the last 12 months) are required for every dug visiting the hoose. A photo of the vet card is grand.
We're a small home-based salon in Edinburgh — for everyone's privacy and to keep the hoose calm, the exact address is shared once a booking is confirmed. Easy parking is available right outside.
A short hello, a chat about the cut, and you head off — your dug stays one-to-one in the hoose for the full slot. We'll text when they're ready (usually a couple of hours later) so there's no waiting room hanging aboot.
Usually 1.5–3 hours depending on coat, cut and how relaxed the dug is. Puppies and nervous dugs get shorter sessions on purpose. We never rush a groom to fit a clock.
Regulars usually book 4–6 weeks ahead. New clients — anywhere from 1–3 weeks depending on the season. Christmas and summer holidays fill up first, so the earlier the better.
We're a wee one-room hoose, but our regulars travel in from every corner of the city. If you're in EH — chances are we've groomed someone on your street.
Three easy ways — call, fill in the wee form, or DM us on Instagram (it's where we live, honestly). Reply usually same day, sometimes faster.