Fresh Meadows, Queens, since 2010

Marie started in her own home. The dogs now come to Union Turnpike.

Marie’s Pet Grooming began as a one-person team in her own home. Marie is an animal lover and a pet owner herself, and the people who know her describe her as creative, sensitive, and intuitive. Those traits are what a groomer needs when a nervous dog climbs onto the table.

The work grew by word of mouth into multiple groomers in a shop in Fresh Meadows, Queens, and the salon has been serving local pet families since 2010. The groomers on the team are licensed and certified pet grooming professionals, and the shop is a member of the National Dog Groomers Association of America.

Since 2010180-08 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, Queens

A member of the Marie’s team in a mask holding a small white Maltese in front of the retail shelves — The retail shelves, 180-08 Union Turnpike.

Off the table on Union Turnpike

The wall of regulars

A few of the dogs who sat for the camera after their groom. Owners ask for a cut. This is what goes home.

A shih tzu with a fresh haircut standing on the grooming table — Shih tzu, Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows

A cream shih tzu standing on a purple towel on the grooming table — Purple towel, 180-08 Union Turnpike

A chocolate doodle with a rounded, scissored face sitting tall on the grooming table — Chocolate doodle, Fresh Meadows, Queens

A smiling shiba inu standing on a black grooming table in the shop — Shiba inu, Union Turnpike

How the team works

Four rules the salon keeps

The haircut is the owner’s call
Every dog gets the hairstyle its owner asks for. We take direction, then we customize the cut around the coat in front of us.
Safety and comfort come first
A groom only counts if the dog is safe and settled while it happens. That rule sits above the schedule.
Your pets are our pets
That is how the team puts it, and it is how the shop treats the dogs who come through the door on Union Turnpike.
Straight advice on coat and skin
Ask how to keep the coat healthy between visits. We will tell you, and we recommend products we personally use.

Head groomer since 2019

Tommy

Tommy has been with Marie’s since 2019 and is the head groomer. He is skilled with all breeds, and he specializes in artistic poodle and schnauzer cuts.

Away from the table he is a dedicated father of two young boys. He appreciates art, and his hobby is drawing, which is the same eye he brings to a scissored face or a clean schnauzer outline.

Clients ask for him by name. One longtime owner says Tommy has cut their shih tzu’s hair since the dog was six months old.

The store inside the salon

Grooming on one side, a small shop on the other

The salon doubles as a retail store. The shelves carry leashes, harnesses, sweaters, shampoos and accessories, so a dog can leave with a clean coat and something new to wear on the walk home.

A small dog behind the shop’s baby gate with leashes and harnesses hanging on the aqua wall behind it — The aqua retail wall, Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows.

What owners and readers say

Trusted at the table, and in print

4.5out of 5 from 205 Google reviews

“One of the best groomers in NYC! We have been going to Marie's for a little over 4 years. Her patience, attention to detail, customer service, and approachability are what set her apart.”
Michael Delgado · Google
“Over the years they have groomed my very senior dog and now a pup. My dogs comes home looking better and I feel safe leaving my pups with them.”
Christina Lam · Google

That second reviewer adds that they “continued to visit her shop even after we moved almost 3 hours away”. Marie has also shared what she knows beyond the shop: she co-authored wikiHow pet-care articles, including how to groom a Maltipoo and how to brush your dog.

Fresh Meadows, Queens