Scruff Pups Salon

Scruff Pups Salon is a dog grooming salon in Cranbourne, in Melbourne's south-east, and the reviews are largely about Hannah, the groomer clients book with directly. Bigger, heavier-coated dogs feature in the feedback — an Irish setter, a boxer — alongside dogs she has groomed since they were puppies. Owners note that the finish holds: one says her boxer's coat stays soft right through to the next appointment.

What comes up again and again is how the dogs are at pick-up. Reviewers describe them collected relaxed rather than wound up, tails going, and put that down to a patient, gentle approach and a relationship built over repeat visits. Several are long-term regulars, with one family booked in for the year ahead. It suits owners starting a puppy on grooming early, medium and large breeds needing real coat work, and anyone who cares as much about a settled dog as a tidy one.