Cessnock Grooming Salon

Cessnock Grooming Salon has been grooming dogs in the Hunter Valley long enough that some customers count their visits in decades — one reviewer has been bringing the same little dog for fifteen years, another has used the salon regularly for several. Stu and Michelle are named repeatedly in the feedback, and the work described is bread-and-butter salon grooming: clipping, tidy feet, nail trims, and the small send-offs dogs go home with, such as a bow and a snack.

The quality customers name most often is that the salon listens. Regulars say requests about how they want the dog cut are followed rather than reinterpreted, which is the reason several give for staying so long. Staff are described as friendly, helpful and understanding with the dogs themselves, and more than one owner mentions their dog is genuinely happy to walk in. The team has also gone well past a normal appointment — collecting muddy dogs from out of town in the rain, grooming them and delivering them to a wedding venue in time for the ceremony.