Bark & Wash

Bark & Wash is a small one-groomer operation working from a home studio in Kalamunda, in the Perth hills. Eloise is named in nearly every review, and owners describe her walking them through each step of the groom before starting so there are no surprises about the finished result. Work on thick double coats comes up often, including a ten-year-old Japanese Spitz whose undercoat was cleared out entirely and whose coat was left soft. Larger doodle crosses are handled as routine, with one household bringing a pair of Groodles together.

A recurring theme in feedback is patience with dogs other salons have found hard to manage. Owners of dogs previously called difficult, or muzzled elsewhere, describe an unhurried approach and time given for the dog to settle in before anything happens. Reviewers also mention that appointments are straightforward to book and run to time. It suits coated breeds needing a proper de-shed, larger dogs, and nervous dogs who need things taken slowly.