Precious Little Paws

Precious Little Paws is Karen's grooming service at Ingleburn, in Sydney's south-west, and the striking thing about its reviews is how long people stay. One owner has had their Jack Russell groomed there for over nine years and another for six, and everything from a small terrier to a full-sized husky turns up in the same set of feedback.

Temperament is the recurring subject. Owners of dogs with real anxiety describe Karen as patient and gentle enough that the dog arrives home loose and playful rather than flattened, and more than one reviewer puts that down to how plainly she enjoys the work. The finish gets its due as well — the husky's owner and several others mention how good their dog looked and smelled afterwards — and prices are repeatedly called more than reasonable. It suits anxious dogs, big double-coated breeds that are a handful in a bath, and owners around Ingleburn and Campbelltown who would rather settle on one groomer for years than shop around.