Full Grooming
The complete visit: bath, blow-dry, full haircut, nails, ears, sanitary trim and a finish scent. Your pet goes home clean top to bottom and comfortable in their coat.
Grooming in Rockford, IL
Every pet leaves
Every pet leaves
a little happier
than they came in.
Ashley's Pet Palace is a small, calm salon on 11th Street. Stacy grooms one pet at a time — no crowded kennels, no rushing — so your dog or cat gets patient hands and goes home feeling like themselves.
- 20+ years of experience
- Dogs & cats welcome
- All breeds, all sizes
Gentle hands,
happy tails
happy tails
20+
Years of
trusted care
trusted care
What we do
Grooming that fits your pet, not a schedule.
Every appointment starts the same way — a look at your pet's coat, skin and temperament, then a plan you approve before a single clipper turns on.
Bath & Brush
Warm bath, gentle shampoo matched to skin type, thorough blow-out and a deep brush that pulls the loose undercoat before it ends up on your couch.
Nail Trimming
A quick, calm trim and file — walk-in friendly. We take it slow with anxious pets and stop before the quick, every time.
Breed Specific Styling
Schnauzer skirts, poodle feet, doodle teddy trims, spaniel feathering — cut to the standard, or softened for the way your dog actually lives.
Cat Grooming
Yes, really. Baths, de-shedding, sanitary trims and lion cuts, handled quietly and without restraint tables so your cat stays as relaxed as possible.
Not sure what your pet needs?
Call and describe the coat — Stacy will tell you honestly, even if the answer is a $20 nail trim.
Ask Stacy
S
Stacy · Head Groomer
The person behind the clippers
Twenty years, one pet at a time.
Stacy has been grooming in the Rockford area for more than twenty years. In that time she's learned the thing that matters most isn't the haircut — it's whether the animal trusts you enough to let you finish it.
So the salon stays small on purpose. One pet on the table, no barking crowd in the back, and as much time as a nervous senior or a first-visit puppy needs. Owners get a straight answer about what a coat can realistically do, and a call if anything looks off with skin, ears or nails.
Many of the dogs on her table today are the grandpuppies of dogs she groomed when she started. That's the part she's proudest of.
20+Years grooming
1Pet at a time
AllBreeds, sizes & cats
Stacy
Groomer & Owner
Why owners stay
The difference is in how we handle them.
Plenty of places will cut your dog's hair. Here's what you get on 11th Street that you don't get at a chain counter.
No cage drying, ever
Every pet is hand-dried and hand-finished. Nobody sits in a crate under a blower waiting their turn.
Appointments that don't stack
You're given a real time, not a drop-off window. Most pets are in and out in about two hours.
Patient with anxious pets
Seniors, rescues and dogs with a bad grooming memory get extra breaks and a slower pace — no muzzling as a shortcut.
Locally owned, locally known
Same groomer every visit. Your pet's cut, quirks and skin history live in Stacy's head, not in a rotating staff file.
Kind words
From the people holding the leash.
“Our shepherd mix used to shake the whole ride over. Stacy took twenty minutes just letting him sniff around before she started. Now he pulls me to the door.”
Maria R.
with Ozzy, German Shepherd mix
“I'd been told nobody grooms cats. Stacy did a lion cut on our 14-year-old Persian without a single scratch, and called me halfway through just to say he was doing fine.”
Dan K.
with Winston, Persian
“She caught an ear infection before we did and told us to see the vet. That's twelve years of my dogs going nowhere else, and I'm not changing now.”
Janelle T.
with Poppy & Bean, Cocker Spaniels
Find us
Right on 11th Street, with parking out front.
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | 8:00 am – 2:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Ready for a happier pet?
Call Stacy, tell her about your dog or cat, and she'll find a time that works. Bookings fill first for weekends.
6935 11th St, Rockford, IL 61109