Paws and Relax Pet Spa is a luxury dog grooming spa and boutique at 11 Attwood Road in Paremoremo, on Auckland's North Shore. The business describes itself as offering professional stylists, high-end products and service, and says it aims to give a best friend only the best care. Grooming includes ragdoll and bichon coats, puppy grooming and cat nail trimming. Reviewers describe the room as calm and cosy, and say the spa sends photo updates while a dog is being groomed.
Many reviewers mention nervous or timid dogs, and say they settled. One owner said their Westie, who usually shakes at groomers, was very different once they arrived. Another said a mini schnauzer that had distrusted groomers and shears for 12 years was handled well by Tanya, the groomer. A third said an anxious toy poodle relaxed in her care and came home looking neatly groomed, which the owner had doubted would happen. Reviewers praise the kind and gentle handling. For a dog with a fear of the groomer, that calm handling is what the reviews focus on.