I've had my female golden retriever groomed here several times now, and if I hadn't been satisfied with even one grooming, I wouldn't have taken her back there. They've always groomed her the way I've asked, and the grooming lasts for some time as far as the length of the hair on her feet, legs, and pants (no skirt for this female) go.
My dog is happy going (important to me), and with the exception of her last grooming, has always just been out and walking about with the other dogs loose among the groomers/staff when I've come to pick her up. This last time she was in a kennel that was a little small but doable and she did not look at all happy. They could not tell me how long she had been in there but apparently they had a bunch of dogs around that day and some just had to go into kennels, or something close to that.
The staff are friendly, answer all questions, and provide great advice. Either someone new or they hadn't noticed before the twenty or so black hairs bunched together on my blonde golden's left shoulder blade, but when I went to pay the senior staff person mentioned to me that the staff member bathing my dog spent extra time and soap trying to get that dirt or oil off the shoulder! read more