TOBY & Co.Pet Stylist

TOBY & Co. Pet Stylist is a small grooming salon at Frankston run by Helen, and its reviews are unusually consistent about what she is good at. Recovery grooming comes up repeatedly: a rehomed dog who had not been clipped in over a year and was matted right through was carefully worked out of the old coat, and another owner describes matting cleared and a coat left soft and clean afterwards. Regulars run to a schedule — a Cavoodle puppy, a small Maltese every eight weeks — and report the same standard each visit.

Two other qualities recur. The salon is described as clean, safe and well equipped, and Helen is described as genuinely fond of the dogs, giving anxious ones cuddles and time so that even a reactive dog stays calm on the table and arrives excited. Owners also mention that she flags skin and coat problems she notices, to the point that a vet has asked for her details. It suits puppies on their first grooms, anxious dogs and neglected coats needing careful work.