What a pleasure to take my pup there and have him groomed along with his nails being trimmed and…read morefiled perfectly! The staff was as friendly as they come too.

For $68.00 I expected my 5.5# poodle would be GROOMED. Picture worth $$$. His nails were trimmed,…read morehe was bathed. He is still adorable,However, his coat is uneven and very shaggy. His feet arent trimmed AT ALL. Pads are still furry over & under.

Harry is an older dog, he has some arthritis and he doesn't see or hear very well. And in other…read morecircumstances, really resists the groomer. Visiting Vanity Furs of Avondale and Jonathan is like the Fountain of Youth. Harry leaves with a spring in his step and a new lease on life. And he looks so adorable no matter how scruffy he was when he went in. Jonathan is patient and kind and has an excellent sense of how a dog will look his best. His kindness and artistry are just two of the reasons we rush to see him as soon as we arrive from Massachusetts. It is by far the best grooming experience we've ever had in 40 years of owning dogs. I wish there were more stars. Thank you, Jonathan.

I truly dislike writing negative reviews, especially about a local business. But, Vanity Furs…read morecompletely let us down. We moved and I was so excited when I found a neighborhood groomer. When I initially called for the appointment, I asked how much we might anticipate spending for my dog's breed & weight. The person who answered (AJ) quoted the price I had normally paid for our boy. I happily booked an appointment. Then the day came when I dropped him off. When I returned for him that afternoon, I was told he had "a lot of matting," so it would be an additional $10. (Hm. Maybe. But we keep our boy's coat quite tidy.) In addition, I made sure to ask if his ears had been cleaned & his nails trimmed. AJ didn't give me a straight yes or no, but rather skirted around the question & said that our dog's nails "really weren't that long." Ok... I paid & took our dog home. When my husband arrived home is when we really looked him over. 1. A choppy overall haircut, with some sloppy patches of hair missing from his legs 2. Dirty, untrimmed ears--something I had specifically asked AJ about 3. No seasonal neck bandana (don't get me wrong here--not required, but we have always been treated with a cute takeaway bandana from our previous groomers My husband was furious & asked how much we had paid. I was embarrassed to say that we were actually charged extra for the apparent matting on our dog's legs. I phoned Vanity Furs the next day...3 separate times. I left a voicemail with the third call & briefly mentioned our dissatisfaction & requested a call back to rectify the situation. No call back that day. I tried again the following morning &, again, no answer. It was as if they were screening their calls. So I asked my husband to try from his phone. And when he did--alas!--Jonathan answered! When my husband asked about our dog's cut, he offered a somewhat better explanation about the matting, having to use a different tool, etc. and mentioned he wasn't "in the business to give bad haircuts." Jonathan offered no apology nor a desire to make it up to us at our next visit. My husband and I are simply disappointed with how we were treated at Vanity Furs. As a potential new consistent client, I'd have thought they would have wanted to go above and beyond to please us. But the combination of lack of communication (we needed a much better explanation about the choppy haircut right when I picked him up), not returning (and possibly screening) my phone calls afterwards and "forgetting" to tidy his ears (standard practice with any full groom) made for quite the negative experience.

From the first phone call I knew I was going to like this place. They took their time and…read moreexplained the process! The day of my dog's grooming, we were greeted with smiles and I felt so comfortable leaving Max for his grooming! He was very scared at first but let me tell you, when I went to pick him up he was having a good time playing with his new friends! The cut was perfect! I highly recommend Barking Lot for your fur babies!

Just a head's up: if you have a dog that was a shelter/rescue and is scared of strangers, and/or is…read moresensitive to having a certain part of their body touched, this is not the place for you. My fiancé made an appointment and informed them that our dog is nervous around people and is sensitive to having her butt and tailed touched. She was told that it would be fine and that the groomer likes to get to know the dog before starting. Sounds awesome. Walk in and immediately the two ladies were making jokes about how our dog was nervous and that she couldn't escape. The (I presume) groomer took her into a half room off to the side by herself and shut the door. I could see in, which was nice. She cornered my dog and immediately started trying to touch her butt (not exactly the wisest thing to do with a dog you've just met that is clearly nervous or scared; feels like that's common sense). My dog didn't appreciate it and tried to nip, never coming near her hand, not even growling or showing any signs of aggression beyond, "Hey, I don't like that." The lady, without missing a beat, just immediately gives up and says, "Nope. Not gonna do it. Good luck, you might want to have a vet sedate her." Only reason I didn't protest is because I wanted to get my dog out immediately. Not cool. My fiancé wanted to give them a shot because of the good reviews, they're very close to where we live, and because we try to support local businesses over big companies like Petco as much as possible. However, it looks like we're going back to Petco.

We just had our dog Jake groomed here today. What a great job. Very clean place and very good…read more Brenda did a wonderful job. I'll be back for sure.price was very reasonable

DO NOT BRING YOUR CAT to them to get groomed otherwise they could wind up shaved in bizarre places…read morelike ours did... Then shaved her from one front leg to the other, almost to the skin in a few places AND chopped her fur with jagged cuts all around her neck! She looks absolutely ridiculous and this will take months to grow out. THEY WERE EXPLICITLY TOLD NOT TO CUT HER FUR! When questioned about it, they claim they don't know how that happened and didn't cut there... THE CAT DIDN'T SHAVE HERSELF! We have brought our Maine Coon to them on two occasions... The first time we noticed that they had trimmed where we had asked them not to and thought maybe there was a miscommunication... In fairness we wanted to give the business a second try and brought our cat back again and made sure there was no misunderstanding on not cutting or shaving our Maine Coon except for sanitary region... Obviously there was no misunderstanding, the groomers blatantly ignored our request, completely violated our trust, and made our cat look absolutely ridiculous! It will take months to grow out!!! I wish I would have read some other reviews before I took her there, I would have seen how they violated other owner's directions and haphazardly shaved other pets explicitly again the owner's directions and without consent! Their "affordable" pricing will be at you fur-babies expense, and you will pay for it indirectly with how they violate your consent.

I got an appointment very quickly. Lovely staff. I was able to wait on my fur baby since she was…read morealready bathed and combed out. Several dogs walking around enjoying each other's company! Very fair prices and a good haircut. I'll be back!

We absolutely love Suds and Buds. I have 2 high maintenance Pomeranians, and Bree is SO good with…read morethem. They always come home looking dapper. Her prices are super fair and competitive compared to other groomers in the area.

Jessica is a lucky find. We stay on Amelia Island for a few weeks and I checked Yelp for a groomer…read more She exudes confidence and her work is terrific. One of our two pups is a five month old puppy who was a wildcat, and getting his first grooming! Somehow Jessica did a miracle job on him. On our four year-old girl, (both of these are Wheatons), she did a fantastic job. I can't praise her enough! A lucky find indeed!

Great service here, puppies looked fantastic. Only problem quite pricey. I will returnread more

We took our golden retreiver here to get groomed. He was ecstatic, but he does love to get…read morepampered. The owner came to greet us outside, as we were 10 minutes early and they open at 10:30am. The owner is very kind, professional, and informative. The price was very reasonable. His visit included grooming(cut & wash), anal glands expressing, nail trimming, blow dry, and 40-minute massage!! The service, communication, cost, and care were desirable. The entrance area could use a good scrubbing. If it is your first time, you could easily be detered. It has been difficult to find a place to go to when we need him cleaned up since leaving his groomer in Indiana. This is 15 minutes from the house, parking is convenient and we were happy with the outcome. Thank you for your efforts.

We have used these folks a couple of times. The results we experience are decent but the…read moreoverwhelming odor of cigarettes masked by perfume the las couple of times prevents further participation.