Fur-Ever Fresh mobile grooming

Fur-Ever Fresh is a mobile dog washing and grooming service run by Tim, working out of Peregian Springs across the Sunshine Coast. The service comes to the house, and that is the reason most clients give for using it. Several have large, heavy dogs — a 57kg mastiff and a 30kg bull-arab cross among them — that are hard to load into a car, and Tim does the work of lifting them into the hydrobath himself. Alongside baths he clips coats, with a cocker spaniel's summer clip singled out, and tidies ears and nails during the visit.

Gentleness runs through nearly every piece of feedback. Clients spanning several years describe a groomer who turns up when he says he will, is easy to talk to, and treats their dogs as though they were his own, treats included. Owners of frail and elderly dogs particularly value having them washed at home in familiar surroundings. It suits big breeds, dogs that travel badly, and households wanting a standing fortnightly wash.