Isabel's Dog Grooming

Isabel's Dog Grooming is a dog grooming salon in Phillip, in Canberra's Woden precinct, working out of a unit on Colbee Court since 2010. The aim, in the business's own words, is to keep dogs healthy, happy and looking good, and to make grooming a calm rather than stressful part of a dog's routine.

The salon takes a limited number of appointments each day so each dog gets unhurried attention, and works across dogs of all breeds, sizes and temperaments. The grooming menu runs from a gentle first groom for puppies under twelve months through to full body cuts, hygiene tidies, deshedding for double-coated dogs, and a long list of add-ons such as teeth brushing, paw balm and matting removal. The same site also offers daycare and boarding, and in 2023 the owners launched Paws Academy, an ASQA-accredited training and animal-care school, so grooming sits alongside a broader pet-care operation. The team describes treating every dog as they would their own, with love and gentleness.

For Canberra owners who want a familiar, long-running local that handles grooming, daycare and boarding under one roof, Isabel's is a well-established option in the Woden area.