Diva Dogs Dog Grooming

Diva Dogs Dog Grooming is a one-on-one grooming salon in Oakleigh, in Melbourne's City of Monash, serving surrounding suburbs including Chadstone, Huntingdale, Clayton, Ormond and Glen Waverley. It is built around a single guiding idea the business sums up as putting the dog above the dollar, with each appointment assessed and handled individually rather than worked through on a production line.

The approach is unhurried and hands-on. Dogs are seen by appointment only in a calm, caring setting, and the salon makes a point of working gently with anxious dogs and with dogs that have skeletal or muscular pain, taking the time these dogs need rather than rushing them. Grooming covers thorough de-matting, de-tangling and brush-throughs, breed-specific clips and simpler all-over clips, with every groom including a bath and blow dry, nail clipping, ear and eye cleaning, a flea rinse and a report on the dog's condition. The salon uses natural, plant-based products formulated by a naturopath and organic options where possible, and watches for things like sores or swellings during a groom so owners can be alerted to anything worth checking.

It suits owners who want patience and individual attention over speed, particularly for nervous dogs or dogs that find grooming uncomfortable.