Maryland’s Top Rated Local® Pet Groomers Award Winner: Smooches Fur Pooches

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that Smooches Fur Pooches is an award winner for pet groomers in 2019.

If you are looking for a loving and passionate pet groomer, look no further than this award-winning company!

Smooches Fur Pooches has received many overwhelmingly positive reviews across three different verified sites with an average rating of 4.92 stars, earning them an impressive Rating Score™ of 95.23 and a 2019 Top Rated Local award for ranking as one of the top five pet groomers in Maryland!

Here’s just one of their many five-star reviews:

“[They] are incredible. You will never feel more comfortable with anyone else caring for your dog. They do an excellent job, every time. Everyone should definitely stop… by the shop and check them out. It looks amazing!!! Just look for the lips on the window at the beginning of the Plaza Downtown!!!” – S.L.

It is because of excellent reviews like this that Smooches Fur Pooches is now able to call themselves a Top Rated Local award winner!

Not Your Average Pet Groomer

We were excited to learn all about Smooches Fur Pooches and how they have gotten where they are today, so we sat down with the Co-Owner, Cindy Godfrey.

Smooches Fur Pooches is a family-operated business where everyone has a deep and genuine love for working with animals. Cindy says that being with animals and doing everything they can to make their lives as comfortable and happy as possible is what they are passionate about. Cindy’s daughter Carrie is the co-owner and a groomer at Smooches, and Cindy says that her love for animals has been a defining feature of her for her whole life. They use natural products and are a no-crate, no-kennel facility. They focus on making the process as stress-free as possible.

Cindy told us a bit more about their business’ mission:

“Our priorities are the health and well being of everyone’s pets. We try to maintain the natural integrity of their coats and skin.”

Building Success With Passion

Smooches Fur Pooches has earned an incredible reputation over the years, and Cindy says it is all thanks to word of mouth!

There are many businesses out there that are looking to build as impressive a reputation as Smooches Fur Pooches has managed to. We asked if Cindy could share any expert advice with these companies. Here’s what she had to say:

“Believe in and love what you’re doing. We never ask our customers to give us good reviews or incentive to do anything. This literally just came out of the blue. We knew we had good ratings and good rankings, but we didn’t do anything to promote that. The reason that happened, I believe, is because it’s very obvious how much we care about we do and how passionate we are about what we do. If you can say that, that’s probably the best advice you can ever give anybody. If you’re not passionate about it, you should probably be doing something else.”


Congratulations to Smooches Fur Pooches for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and special thanks to Cindy for taking the time to speak with us!

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