Grooming cost reference

Papillon grooming prices

What it actually costs to groom, board, and train a Papillon - a small-sized breed with a long coat, groomed weekly.

$52–$85
Full groom
$33–$52
Bath & brush
$13–$20
Nail trim
5–10 lb
small · long coat

AKC coat cost desk

Sheet PAPILLON · Papillon $52–$85 · long · small

GROOM-$52-$85 · COAT-LONG · SIZE-SM · FREQ-WEEK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · ANNUAL-$3549 · BOOK-FULL

  • GROOM-$52-$85 $52–$85 full groom
  • COAT-LONG long · 1.30×
  • SIZE-SM 5–10 lb
  • FREQ-WEEK Weekly cadence
  • RANK-UPPER #56/140 AKC
  • PHOTO-FINISH ±0.00× Golden Retriever
  • ANNUAL-$3549 ~$3,549/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 Papillon

Chinese Creste · lowest0.80×Papillon · this breed1.30×Golden Retriev · near1.30×Australian She · near1.30×Yorkshire Terr · near1.30×Cavalier King · near1.30×Mudi · highest1.40×

The verdict

According to the American Kennel Club popularity rankings used on /breeds, Papillon ranks #56 of 140 published breeds (most popular first). A full groom typically runs $52–$85 for this small-sized, long-coated breed (groomed weekly).

#56 of 140
AKC popularity · /breeds
$52–$85
Full groom range
$33–$52
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.

Papillon 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)

$68 111th of 140 higher than 29 of 140 breeds

Breeds, banded by modelled full-groom midpoint

Each bar is a $0.001K-wide band; taller bars hold more breeds. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainPetCare grooming price model · 2026

small long coat 5-10 lbs 14-16 years

Temperament: Friendly, alert, happy · Grooming frequency: weekly

Coat mix among small breeds

Exclusive coat-family partition of the 44 published small breeds (same size band as Papillon). Parts sum to that cohort total.

Price estimates by service

Service Price Range
Bath & Brush $33-$52
Overnight Boarding $30-$50
De-shedding Treatment $39-$65
Flea Bath & Treatment $33-$52
Full Groom $52-$85
Nail Trim $13-$20
Teeth Brushing $10-$16
Training Session $50-$100

Papillon price ranges by service

$10$100Bath & Brush$42Overnight Boarding$40De-shedding Treatment$52Flea Bath & Treatment$42Full Groom$68Nail Trim$16Teeth Brushing$13Training Session$75

Grooming guide: Papillon

Fine, silky coat is easier to maintain than it looks. No undercoat.

What the Papillon pricing tells you

Papillon pricing starts from a small profile (5-10 lb). Larger frames take longer to bathe and dry, which is why this breed lands where it does on the table.

Groomers also price the long coat on this breed, weekly appointments stack into a larger annual budget than the per-visit quote suggests.

Budget for the full 14-16 years window: Papillon temperament (Friendly, alert, happy) plus the grooming, boarding, and nail lines above compound into a predictable ownership cost.

Related breeds

Nationwide breeds with similar coat work or AKC rank

Two data-derived peer sets for Papillon, both outside the small 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 (#56 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.