Shniff Pet Care

About Us

Pet care, made by pet people

Hi, we're Shniff.


Born behind the grooming table, all of us at Shniff are driven by a passion for innovative formulas, exceptional fragrances, and products that make every bath a little more enjoyable!

Groomer founded
A woman with magenta hair and glasses wearing a green shirt and a black-and-white zebra print apron attends to a golden retriever at a grooming salon. A small white puppy is held in her lap, and another person is visible in the background.

A young (purple haired) Chelsea circa 2014

Behind the scenes (2023)

Just a Mom With a Big Dream.

Built Between Nap Times.

Long before warehouses and pallets, there was a small apartment kitchen, a baby carrier, and a lot of late nights. Like many small businesses, Shniff was built one batch, one order, and one dream at a time.

Made with love (and a lot of baby wearing).

What matters to us

Small Batch. Big Shniff Energy.

Everything we make starts with what pets and their people actually need.

WHY WE STARTED

Made with purpose

Designed for real life behind the grooming table.

OUR CRAFT

Seriously Good Smells

Life's too short for boring bath products.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Small Batch

Thoughtfully crafted with care, not churned out by the thousands.

OUR FUTURE

Never Standing Still

We're always dreaming up the next fragrance, formula, or seasonal adventure.

The Shniff story so far

From grooming table to good clean fun

The beginning

It Started With My Hypo Dog

Before Shniff was ever a business, it was me trying to solve a problem for one of my own groom clients. She had incredibly sensitive skin, and I struggled to find products that were both gentle and enjoyable to use. That search eventually led to me creating my first shampoo formula.

Then Ideas formed

A Groomer's Wish List

After more than a decade grooming professionally, I knew exactly what I wanted in a product: gentle formulas, unforgettable fragrances, and products that made bath day something to look forward to. When I couldn't find them, I started creating them.

Then came the fun

The First Batch

What started as late nights mixing small batches at my kitchen counter slowly grew into something bigger than I ever imagined. One order became ten, then hundreds, and today Shniff ships to thousands of groomers and pet parents all over the country.

Meet the crew

The people behind the paws

Add founders, groomers, team members and any four-legged quality-control specialists.

Founder and Owner

Chelsea

I’m Chelsea, the founder of Shniff and the person behind the products, scents, designs and probably too many late-night ideas. I starting grooming in 2009. I started making the products I wished existed for my own clients, and somehow those apartment-kitchen batches grew into all of this.
Fun fact: I was born with almost no sense of smell. Surgery at age 10 changed that, which makes ending up in the fragrance business one of life's funniest plot twists.
A close-up portrait of a man with a long gray beard wearing a tan zip-up jacket and a camouflage baseball cap with yellow lettering, photographed indoors with a tilted camera angle.

Operations & Fulfillment

Corey

I’m Corey, the operations side of Shniff and the person keeping the warehouse, production and shipping moving. I handle the practical side of Chelsea’s ideas, solve the problems that pop up along the way, and make sure everything gets made, packed and out the door.
Fun fact: All animals seem to love him, seriously...ALL animals!

social media manager

Elana

If you’ve ever commented about how excited you are for the next drop, you’ve probably shared that excitement with me! I’m here to chat about your favorite scents, mourn the limited editions we all miss, and make sure your ideas, suggestions and feedback reach the right people.
Fun fact: I'm an actress who is almost always performing somewhere, whether it’s in a play, a musical or a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Why customers choose Shniff

Built from real experience

We know the difference between something that looks cute on a shelf and something that earns a permanent place in your routine. Shniff is designed to do both.

Our goal is simple: make care feel approachable, make products people love using, and help more pets feel comfortably, confidently themselves.

Come take a Shniff

Good care should feel this fun.

Meet the products that started with real dogs, real grooming experience and a belief that pet care could use more joy.