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Little Paws

Pet groomer · Lincoln, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 79 Christchurch pet grooming businesses.

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Checked12 October 2026
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Little Paws

Pet groomer · Lincoln, Christchurch

Where you stand#21of 79 pet grooming businesses
Overall health7.4/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Little Paws is a purpose-built boutique dog grooming studio in Lincoln specialising in small to small/medium-sized dogs. It offers one-to-one, appointment-only grooming in a calm, quiet and safe environment, focusing on each dog's individual needs. The studio welcomes visits and no-obligation chats by arrangement.

Little Paws is a purpose-built boutique dog grooming studio located in Lincoln, catering specifically for small to small/medium-sized dogs. The studio operates by appointment only and is set up to provide a calm, quiet and safe space for each grooming session.

Services centre on one-to-one grooming where the dog's individual needs are the primary priority. The studio offers personal grooming experiences in a relaxed setting, and the team is available to discuss requirements in advance. Walk-through visits and no-obligation conversations can be arranged by phone.

Customers commonly describe the groomer as gentle, caring and patient, noting clear communication and attention to instructions. Reviews mention dogs returning looking well groomed and comfortable, and several customers highlight that staff listen to what they want and explain the process. The studio's appointment-only approach contributes to a low-stress experience for nervous or small dogs.

Little Paws is distinguished locally by its boutique, one-on-one model and its focus on small breeds in a quiet, safe environment. It operates in Lincoln with an emphasis on personalised care and allowing potential clients to view the studio beforehand, which many customers find reassuring.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Little Paws shows a very high overall health for its Google Business Listing, with a score of 9.2 out of 10. This indicates strong completeness and control over the listing. The most noteworthy findings are a solid listing with a live phone number, website link and claimed status, plus an open-for-business indicator that helps customers gauge availability.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

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    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
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    Category fitYour categories cover less of this market than nearly every competitor, so someone searching for a job you actually do is shown a list your listing was never entered into.
  • 3
    Description lengthYour description is one of the fuller ones in this market, which means a customer comparing you side by side has more of your case in front of them than most.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.7Strong
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4.8 ★★★★★ (16)
Pet groomer · Lincoln2
Open 5 days ✓
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

A purpose-built boutique dog grooming studio designed for small to small/medium-sized dogs. Little Paws provides a one-to-one, appointment only service in a calm, quiet, safe and relaxing environment to make sure that each Dog enjoys a personal grooming experience, with the dog’s individual needs being the top and most important priority. We understand the importance of choosing the right grooming salon for both yourself and your Dog. Anyone is more than welcome to view the grooming studio and have a no-obligation chat. Just ring to arrange a visit.

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Google listingChristchurch pet grooming · 79 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Little Paws, a Lincoln-based dog grooming studio, shows an overall health score of 4.0 out of 10, indicating below average performance on Google reviews. The business has made steady gains in listing visibility and customer trust, with reviews above the bottom quartile and a response rate better than a quarter of peers. Continued positive momentum is evident in the star rating trend.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
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    Response rateYou reply to some of your reviews but not most, so a customer scrolling your page finds long stretches where nobody answered.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits under the middle of this market, so you are readable to a customer without yet being convincing.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
3.5Room to grow
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Rick K.★ · 4 years ago

Asked for a quote.........,....................................................... still waiting

Response from the owner2

Hi Rick, Sorry you did not get my reply, unsure why but I did send one on the 23rd Oct stating that I am currently not taking on anymore dogs as I am currently full to capacity. Kind Regards, Nicola

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Dale K.★★★★★ · 5 years ago

Nicola is a kind lovely lady who does beautiful grooms. Added bonus having her in the neighbourhood.

Response from the owner

Thank you Dale - Freddie is a wonderful wee fella and he's a pleasure to groom :-)

Google reviewsChristchurch pet grooming · 79 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Little Paws in Lincoln shows a low overall Google Maps health score of 2.0/10. The business already ranks in some broader maps queries and sits around the median locally for suburb searches. Top keywords highlight strong relevance for pet groomer searches across Lincoln and surrounding areas, indicating solid brand visibility among local dog grooming clients.

Strengths

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbNo business in your suburb turns up in local Maps searches more often than you do - for a customer searching nearby, you are among the first names on the screen.

Top opportunity

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
1.8Room to grow
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Little Paws✓4.8 ★ (16) · Pet groomer
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The K9 Cabin5.0 ★ (14) · Pet groomer
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The Hairy Bandits5.0 ★ (15) · Pet groomer
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Chique Pups Grooming Salon5.0 ★ (14) · Pet groomer
Map positionsChristchurch pet grooming · 79 businesses
You are #65 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Little Paws shows strong Facebook presence and an overall health score of 4.9 out of 10, indicating average health for social and directory presence. The top finding is that Facebook is outstanding while other platforms have room to improve. Focus should be on building consistent cross-platform profiles and listings to boost visibility and trust among customers.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Infobel ListingWe can see your Infobel Listing listing (https://infobel.com/little_paws_in_lincoln) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
  • 3
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
9.1Strong
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FacebooklittlepawsinlincolnLittle Paws | Facebook✓
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Cylexlittle+paws+in+lincoln-18172967Little Paws | Cylex
InstagrambigpawslittlepawsLittle Paws | Instagram✓
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch pet grooming · 79 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

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    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
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    What your page says about youThere is more in your intro than in half the pages here, so a visitor has a real sense of the business before they reach the photos.
  • 3
    Recommendations on your pageMore customers have recommended you than at most pages in this market, and depth like that reads as a business that has been doing this a while.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.2Strong
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A purpose-built boutique dog grooming studio designed for small dogs providing a one on one service. *Not accepting new clients, so sorry!*2
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★ 10 reviews · recommended 3
🌐 littlepawsgrooming.co.nz✓
☎ +64 22 584 7823✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch pet grooming · 79 businesses
You are #15 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Little Paws shows above-average on-page SEO health with a 6.9/10. The two strongest findings are a correct favicon and an SEO-friendly, relevant title tag plus a secure HTTPS setup. A missing meta description currently limits click-through potential and renders of blocking resources may hinder load times, suggesting attention to meta content and resource loading.

Strengths

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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.
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    Page file sizeYour home page is light enough to open quickly on a phone with a weak signal, which is where most people meet a local business for the first time.

Top three opportunities

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    Meta descriptionYour pages carry no summary line of your own, so the two lines under your name in search results are whatever Google decides best fits the search.
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    On-page scoreSeveral checks on your home page fail at once, and a visitor meets all of them in the first few seconds: a slow open, no clear heading, nothing under your name in search that says what you do.
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    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

The website health for Little Paws shows an above-average score of 6.3 out of 10, indicating moderate performance in driving traffic and visibility. The strongest showing is organic traffic value, which is above the 25th percentile, suggesting room to build on fundamentals. Paid traffic signals are weaker, with opportunities to start small, targeted campaigns.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
  • 3
    Monthly search visitsYour site draws fewer visitors from search than most businesses here, so most people looking for what you do are landing somewhere else.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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www.littlepawsgrooming.co.nzLittle Paws in Lincoln: Home

Little Paws in Lincoln, a purpose-built boutique dog grooming studio designed for small dogs. Little Paws provides a one-to-one, appointment only service

www.facebook.comSophie's Pet Grooming | Lincoln
31About 8 visits a month from search, across 9 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch pet grooming · 79 businesses
You are #29 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Little Paws has some clear alignment with local demand: it is open during several high-demand daytime slots, notably Tuesday 2pm and Thursday 2pm, plus busy Saturday mornings and Friday late afternoon. However the studio is closed during other busy periods, especially several weekday afternoons and Sunday midday, reducing potential bookings. No open hours fall in low-demand windows, so waste is minimal.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand worse than nearly every business here, which means a good share of your open time passes with nobody looking for what you do.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
2.7Room to grow
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Little Paws
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Hours 1
MondayClosed
Tuesday9am-3pm
Wednesday9am-3pm
Thursday9am-3pm
Friday9am-5:30pm
Saturday9am-1:30pm
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch pet grooming · 79 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions1 opportunity

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#21of 79 Christchurch pet grooming businesses
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Christchurch pet groomingOverall · 79 businesses
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