The Paw Centre

The Paw Centre is a dog grooming salon on Berowra Waters Road in Berowra, in Sydney's Hornsby Shire, where grooming sits alongside a dog playground rather than tucked away in a back room. The salon welcomes all breeds and sizes, and the work runs the full range from a bath and blow-dry through to full grooms, deluxe grooms, winter fluff-outs and gentle first and second grooms for puppies, with brushing, de-shedding, nail care and ear cleaning rolled in. The setting is built around keeping dogs calm and happy. Between the grooming table and the play area there is a ball pit, toys and room for a cuddle, and the team frames the whole visit as a stress-free experience rather than something to be endured. Older or more anxious dogs are handled with care, with the salon noting that nail trimming or ear cleaning is skipped whenever the process becomes too stressful for the dog. Alongside grooming, the salon runs a Stay 'n' Play daycare so dogs can socialise and burn off energy. Parking is straightforward, with the oval, the library and side streets all close by, and the business is fully insured. For Berowra and the surrounding northern Sydney suburbs, it is a grooming option that treats playtime as part of the package.