Barkin' Creek Dog Kitchen & Bath - Downtown
Downtown Austin dog spa in the Rainey district, focused on gentle treatments for dogs with dryer anxiety or sensitive skin.
Open now, closes 6:00 pm
Services
Estimated by size; the final rate is confirmed at check-in.
Nails and Add-Ons
Add-ons go with any bath or groom, and a-la-carte services take walk-ins.
What Barkin' Creek Dog Kitchen & Bath - Downtown says
In their own words, from barkincreek.com, read October 9, 2026.
- Nervous or anxious pets · Senior pets
Grooming for Anxious & Senior Dogs - Our Rainey team specializes in calming, patient care, ensuring every pup feels safe.
- Fear Free certified
Our entire dog spa staff is Fear Free Certified ensuring your pup is always under the care of professionals and handled with love and care - like you would.
- Calm, low-stress setting
At Barkin’ Creek, we create a safe stress-free environment for your dog, ensuring our canine friends have a positive and rewarding experience.
- One pet at a time
One-on-one attention from a patient, experienced groomer
- Grooms doodles · Poodle cuts
Breed-Specific Grooming & Styling - From poodles to doodles, our stylists tailor every cut.
- Breed-standard cuts
Our groomers can accommodate Breed Standard or Personality Cuts for your pooch
Hours
| Monday | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
| Fridaytoday | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
| Saturday | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
| Sunday | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
Good to know
Barkin' Creek is a family-owned Austin dog spa and dog kitchen with four stores. Every groomer is Fear Free certified, and every bath is a hand wash in a treat-filled room.
The spa accommodates dogs with skin allergies, dryer anxiety or age, with mud baths, conditioning rinses, massage and blow-outs. Anal glands are only expressed externally; if a dog needs more, the groomer recommends a vet and there is no charge for the check.
For creative grooming on curly, double or wire coats, a full groom with the same groomer is required the day before.
Each store also sells the company's own locally made dog meals and treats and curated retail.
The Downtown store in the Rainey district specializes in gentle, soothing care for anxious and senior dogs and dogs with dryer anxiety or sensitive skin.
Other groomers in Austin
What grooming costs in Austin: a full groom runs $55 to $250, median $89, across the 11 salons that price one.
Every groomer in Austin, with which ones groom cats.
- Ahwoof Mobile Pet GroomingMobile, serves Austin. Comes to you
- As the Fur Flies - NorthRanch Road 620 N,. Grooms cats
- As the Fur Flies - SouthW Stassney Ln,
Between grooms
The basics for the weeks in between. Picked by PawsRx, not recommended by Barkin' Creek Dog Kitchen & Bath - Downtown.

Slicker brushes
Curly and doodle coats mat close to the skin. Groomers follow a slicker with a metal comb to check they reached the bottom.
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Lick mats
Something to lick, stuck to the tub wall or the floor, keeps a lot of dogs still for a bath or a nail trim.
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