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Groom your dog at home, with live feedback.

Buddy builds a step-by-step plan for your exact dog, answers your questions while you work, and looks at photos when something seems off. It coaches the way a grooming instructor does, because it was built with one.

Freshly bathed dachshund puppy in the tub, tongue out
Her nails are black, how much do I take off?
Hand-drawn sketch of a worried doodle beside an empty wallet and scattered coins

Those salon visits add up.

Buddy helps you do it yourself: a plan for your exact dog, one step at a time, with a coach to ask the moment you're unsure. Built with a real grooming school.

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Grooming at home saves real money. Buddy makes it doable.

The salon bill
$60 to $120
is what a salon visit commonly runs, and a doodle needs one every 4 to 8 weeks. Per dog, every year, that is serious money.
The videos online aren't made for your dog
Your dog's coat, mats, and patience are not the ones in the tutorial. You need answers about the dog in front of you.
One bad snip ruins your confidence
Nails, ears, and mats are exactly where owners get scared, and where guessing actually can hurt your dog. That fear is reasonable.
Buddy is with you every step of the way
A plan for your exact dog, and a coach you can ask at any step of the groom, the moment you're unsure. Built with a real grooming school.
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A real grooming education, in your pocket.

A real school behind it
Answers come from a licensed grooming school’s curriculum, never generic internet advice.
Knows your dog
A doodle’s matting and a Shih Tzu’s coat get different plans, tools, and answers.
Safety first, always
Brush before blades, tiny tips on nails, and a hard stop the moment something is beyond a home groom.
Honest about its limits
When Buddy isn’t sure, it’s built to say so and point you to a person, not guess. No made-up answers about your dog.
Julian drying a freshly bathed goldendoodle at the grooming table

Built by a groomer, not just an engineer.

I'm Julian. I've spent five years grooming and helping run a grooming business, and Buddy is trained the way I was, by a licensed grooming school. If Buddy ever tells you something an instructor wouldn't, that's a bug. Tell me and I'll fix it.

How it works

1
Tell Buddy about your dog
Breed or mix, how matted the coat is, and the look you want. Twenty seconds of taps. Honest answers get honest plans.
2
Get your dog's plan
A full plan in the right order (nails and prep first, bath, brush-out, then the haircut), with the tools and the one thing to watch at each step.
3
Ask whenever you're unsure
Every step has a chat. Send a photo mid-groom and Buddy tells you what to fix and whether you have room to keep going.

Your dog's safety outranks the haircut

Buddy keeps a licensed school's rules: brush fully before any blade, tiny tips on nails, and a hard stop the moment something is beyond a home groom. Some grooms belong at a salon, and Buddy will tell you when yours is one of them. And when it doesn't know something, it's built to say so, not to make an answer up.

Buddy's hard rules
Tight matting? See a pro.
Wounds and lumps? See a vet.
Stressed dog? Stop and settle.
Never guesses at medical questions.

Try Buddy free.

Your first full groom and five questions are free, no password, just your email. Keeping Buddy after that is a small monthly membership, and the earliest members get a founding rate that never goes up. This is an early product built by a small team; when an answer misses, you can tell us directly from inside the app.

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Hand-drawn sketch of a doodle curled up asleep