Peninsula Dog & Cat Groomery / BarkingMad Grooming

Peninsula Dog & Cat Groomery is a dog and cat grooming salon on Frankston-Flinders Road in Somerville, sitting beside the local library and a short walk from the shops. The business now incorporates BarkingMad Grooming, the two having merged in 2025, and works from a purpose-built, air-conditioned salon with separate wet and dry areas.

The approach here leans on quality over volume, with each pet examined on arrival to assess its coat, skin and individual needs before any grooming begins. Dogs are matched to one of three service paths depending on coat type, from a bath and dry for short-haired breeds through to full style clips, and shampoos are chosen to suit the animal's skin and coat condition. Senior stylist Kylie Hamilton brings more than eighteen years of grooming experience, including time at a high-end Camberwell salon, and is joined by Becky, trained at the Australian Dog Grooming School. Cats are groomed by Kylie on Mondays, sedation-free for cats that tolerate it, with options spanning groom-outs, lion clips and a Brazilian.

Pets are housed in spacious pens rather than cages where possible, in a salon kept flea-free, making it a considered choice for owners who want unhurried, breed-appropriate grooming close to home.