Luxe Pet Grooming

Luxe Pet Grooming is a Gold Coast salon in Helensvale, run by a small team of women customers describe as taking obvious pride in the work. The setup draws as much comment as the grooming itself: the grooming room is highly visible rather than hidden out the back, dogs wait loose together instead of in cages with a gated section for any that need their own space, parking is easy, and a text message goes out when a pet is ready.

The grooming described covers full clips, deshedding work on heavy coats and careful handling of older pets. One owner of a senior poodle notes her dog came home without the clipper nicks around skin tags she had come to expect elsewhere, and without the shaking that usually followed. Regulars work to a six-week cycle. Prices are repeatedly called reasonable for the standard, and owners say the groom discussed is the groom delivered. It suits senior dogs, heavy shedders and any dog that does not cope with being crated.