La Dolce Vita Dog Grooming is a home-based dog grooming business at 5a Newbourne Crescent in Redwoodtown, Blenheim. Its website sets out two main services. A basic groom is a bath and blow dry or towel dry, brushing, ear cleaning, nail trimming and a hygiene trim. A full groom adds a customised haircut to those steps. De-matting and de-shedding are not included in either, and are charged extra according to the time they take. The website explains why ear cleaning, nail trimming and de-matting matter, and advises owners to take a dog to a vet if an ear problem is found.
Customers say the groomer is patient and gentle, including with nervous dogs and first-time puppies. One owner says their Golden Retriever came home soft and silky after plenty of de-shedding and trimming ready for summer. Another says a puppy's first haircut was a total scissor cut, leaving her soft and still a puppy. A third says they were invited to stay for their dog's first groom. Reviewers mention first grooms and the haircuts most often. Within a kilometre there are four other pet groomer listings, and of the three with ten or more reviews, none rates higher than this one.