Dinkie Deluxe

Dinkie Deluxe grooms out of Kalinga in Brisbane's inner north, and customers describe a team rather than a single groomer. The range of jobs in the feedback is wide: a six-month-old puppy on her very first appointment, a first professional groom for a 45kg Bernese Mountain Dog, and an older English Shepherd whose thick woolly coat other salons had never managed to clear properly.

Owners new to a breed single out the advice they were given — how to keep a groodle's coat in order between visits, what to expect from a poodle mix. The team is described as warm and unhurried, welcoming an excitable young dog rather than being put off by her, and one socially anxious pup reportedly tried to get straight back through the door afterwards. Dogs come out soft, clean and often wearing a bandana. It suits first grooms, big dogs that are a genuine physical job, and owners who want their dog's coat explained to them.