Blue Ribbon Dog Grooming

Blue Ribbon Dog Grooming works out of Christies Beach, on Adelaide's southern coast, and much of its feedback comes from owners of doodle crosses and double-coated dogs who want a real haircut rather than a shave-down. Reviewers describe detailed cutting on coats a previous salon had barely touched, and note the coat being worked with rather than clipped off. Shorter jobs are handled quickly too — one owner dropped in with an anxious kelpie and had the nails done within minutes by two groomers working together.

Value and calm handling are the threads that keep repeating. Customers say prices sit well below other salons nearby, and puppies in for a first groom are described as coming through it happily. The same is said of dogs that find grooming difficult: happy on arrival, happy on collection. It suits owners after careful scissor length instead of a clipper shave, first grooms for puppies, and dogs who get anxious about nail trims.