Grooming cost reference
Australian Shepherd grooming prices
What it actually costs to groom, board, and train an Australian Shepherd - a medium-sized breed with a long coat, groomed weekly.
- $72–$111
- Full groom
- $46–$72
- Bath & brush
- $16–$23
- Nail trim
- 40–65 lb
- medium · long coat
AKC coat cost desk
Sheet AUSTRALIAN-SHEPHERD · Australian Shepherd $72–$111 · long · medium
GROOM-$72-$111 · COAT-LONG · SIZE-MD · FREQ-WEEK · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · ANNUAL-$4732 · BOOK-FULL
- GROOM-$72-$111 $72–$111 full groom
- COAT-LONG long · 1.30×
- SIZE-MD 40–65 lb
- FREQ-WEEK Weekly cadence
- RANK-TOP #12/140 AKC
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.00× Golden Retriever
- ANNUAL-$4732 ~$4,732/yr groom
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest coat/cost peer: Golden Retriever (+ 0 coat-complexity points)
Instrument codes from this breed’s modelled full-groom, coat, size, cadence, AKC rank, peer gap, annual groom budget, and desk book, not a moving recommendation.
Coat/cost neighbourhood around Australian Shepherd
The verdict
According to the American Kennel Club popularity rankings used on /breeds, Australian Shepherd ranks #12 of 140 published breeds (most popular first). A full groom typically runs $72–$111 for this medium-sized, long-coated breed (groomed weekly).
- #12 of 140
- AKC popularity · /breeds
- $72–$111
- Full groom range
- $46–$72
- Bath & brush range
- Weekly
- Recommended cadence
Popularity ordinal matches the /breeds listing; price estimates model size and coat complexity against national grooming-rate tiers. See methodology for corpus placement and the price model.
Australian Shepherd vs all breeds by full-groom midpoint
Where this breed's modelled full-groom midpoint sits among every published breed (price depth, not a virtue ranking)
$91 57th of 140 higher than 83 of 140 breeds
Breeds, banded by modelled full-groom midpoint
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Source PlainPetCare grooming price model · 2026
Temperament: Smart, work-oriented, exuberant · Grooming frequency: weekly
Coat mix among medium breeds
Exclusive coat-family partition of the 42 published medium breeds (same size band as Australian Shepherd). Parts sum to that cohort total.
Price estimates by service
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Bath & Brush | $46-$72 |
| Overnight Boarding | $35-$55 |
| De-shedding Treatment | $52-$85 |
| Flea Bath & Treatment | $46-$72 |
| Full Groom | $72-$111 |
| Nail Trim | $16-$23 |
| Teeth Brushing | $13-$20 |
| Training Session | $50-$100 |
Australian Shepherd price ranges by service
Grooming guide: Australian Shepherd
Double coat needs regular brushing. Trim feathering around ears and legs.
What the Australian Shepherd pricing tells you
The Australian Shepherd (40-65 lb) is priced as a medium dog; bath, dry, and finish time all scale with that body mass.
Groomers also price the long coat on this breed, weekly appointments stack into a larger annual budget than the per-visit quote suggests.
Over a 12-15 years lifespan, Australian Shepherd's temperament (Smart, work-oriented, exuberant) quietly moves each invoice: calm dogs stay lower in the range, high-energy dogs push it up.
Related breeds
Nationwide breeds with similar coat work or AKC rank
Two data-derived peer sets for Australian Shepherd, both outside the medium size band so the neighborhoods are not size-containment.
Similar coat complexity
Nearest other-size breeds by coat-complexity multiplier (1.3 here).
Similar AKC popularity
Nearest other-size breeds by AKC popularity rank (#12 here).
Every figure on PlainPetCare is rendered directly from AKC breed data and industry pet-service pricing surveys, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on AKC breed data and industry pet-service pricing surveys, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
Sources: AKC breed standards (breed size and coat profile); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics regional cost-of-living data (regional index calibration - verify with BLS →); published national grooming-chain and industry rate surveys (base service prices). See our methodology and the grooming-price guide for how each estimate is built.
Disclaimer: Prices are modelled estimates for informational budgeting only and do not constitute professional advice. Confirm with a local provider before making decisions.