Grooming cost reference
St. Bernard grooming prices
What it actually costs to groom, board, and train a St. Bernard - a giant-sized breed with a long coat, groomed weekly.
- $117–$195
- Full groom
- $78–$130
- Bath & brush
- $23–$33
- Nail trim
- 120–180 lb
- giant · long coat
AKC coat cost desk
Sheet ST-BERNARD · St. Bernard $117–$195 · long · giant
GROOM-$117-$195 · COAT-LONG · SIZE-GI · FREQ-WEEK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · ANNUAL-$8112 · BOOK-FULL
- GROOM-$117-$195 $117–$195 full groom
- COAT-LONG long · 1.30×
- SIZE-GI 120–180 lb
- FREQ-WEEK Weekly cadence
- RANK-UPPER #51/140 AKC
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.00× Golden Retriever
- ANNUAL-$8112 ~$8,112/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 St. Bernard
The verdict
According to the American Kennel Club popularity rankings used on /breeds, St. Bernard ranks #51 of 140 published breeds (most popular first). A full groom typically runs $117–$195 for this giant-sized, long-coated breed (groomed weekly).
- #51 of 140
- AKC popularity · /breeds
- $117–$195
- Full groom range
- $78–$130
- 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.
St. Bernard 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)
$156 5th of 140 higher than 135 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
Temperament: Playful, charming, inquisitive · Grooming frequency: weekly
Coat mix among giant breeds
Exclusive coat-family partition of the 20 published giant breeds (same size band as St. Bernard). Parts sum to that cohort total.
Price estimates by service
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Bath & Brush | $78-$130 |
| Overnight Boarding | $50-$80 |
| De-shedding Treatment | $91-$143 |
| Flea Bath & Treatment | $72-$111 |
| Full Groom | $117-$195 |
| Nail Trim | $23-$33 |
| Teeth Brushing | $20-$26 |
| Training Session | $50-$100 |
St. Bernard price ranges by service
Grooming guide: St. Bernard
Both long-haired and short-haired varieties shed heavily. Clean drool daily.
What the St. Bernard pricing tells you
The St. Bernard (120-180 lb) is priced as a giant dog; bath, dry, and finish time all scale with that body mass.
Coat work matters next: St. Bernard carries a long coat, and the weekly schedule compounds the yearly total.
Over a 8-10 years lifespan, St. Bernard's temperament (Playful, charming, inquisitive) quietly moves each invoice: calm dogs stay lower in the range, high-energy dogs push it up.
St. Bernard heavy-breed care economics
St. Bernard clears the heavy-breed threshold used for this portal's rich readiness pairs (180 lb high end) - enough mass that size-class peer ranks and annual budget math are meaningful, not decorative. Among 20 giant breeds on PlainPetCare, St. Bernard ranks #3 by weight midpoint (150 lb) and #7 by AKC popularity (#51 overall). The giant cohort spans Giant Schnauzer (55-85 lb) to Mastiff (120-230 lb).
Coat-complexity multiplier here is 1.30 versus a giant-class average of 1.15, about 0.16 above peers, so finishing time and de-matting risk sit on the expensive side of this size band. Adult weight span is 60 lb (120-180); wider spans usually mean males and females quote differently at the same groomer.
Full-groom midpoint models at $156 ; bath & brush midpoint $104 at a weekly cadence (~52 visits/year) , a modelled annual grooming budget near $8,112 before tips, add-ons, or metro multipliers . Overnight boarding midpoint is $65/night for this size class . Thin, toy-weight breeds cannot support this annualisation cleanly, their pages stop at per-visit ranges because the absolute dollars are too small for a useful yearly concentration read.
Closest weight peer in this cohort: Great Dane (110-175 lb, short coat). Compare both pages before locking a grooming routine, same size band can still diverge on coat complexity and cadence.
Related breeds
Nationwide breeds with similar coat work or AKC rank
Two data-derived peer sets for St. Bernard, both outside the giant 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 (#51 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.