Park and Bark is a small, family-run dog grooming salon at 21 Moreton Road in Carterton, in the Wairarapa, and it also runs dog daycare. Grooming includes a bath, brush, blow-dry and haircut, with custom cuts for any breed, and nail clipping, sanitary trimming and ear cleaning come with the service. For dogs with thick or heavy coats, the salon removes excess undercoat to cut down shedding. The daycare has indoor and outdoor areas and enrichment activities. Grooming is by appointment only, under the salon's policy. The owner founded the business and does the grooming. Customers say their dogs come back looking and smelling good, that the salon is clean and warm, and that the owner is calm and patient with nervous or young dogs. One regular visitor says the groomer styles the dog rather than just clipping it. A customer who travels from Upper Hutt says the salon is worth the drive. Our pick in Carterton for a groomer who takes time over the dog.