Lord Billingtons is a dog grooming salon at 2 Laings Road in Lower Hutt Central. It is led by Kim, who opened the salon in 2021 after nearly a decade of grooming. Kim earlier trained dogs and managed a daycare centre, and she has a particular talent for working with dogs who find grooming hard. The salon grooms dogs of all types and sizes, and it has a separate service for puppies under six months, which includes a bath, blow dry, brush and tidy-up, with time to get used to the salon and other puppies.
The salon's team has won awards at the Groomalong competition, with Kim taking first place in the Best Intermediate Groom category in 2023, and Hana winning first place in her category that year and the Rising Star award. The website says pricing depends on coat condition and how the dog behaves during the groom. Dogs groomed regularly on a schedule with well-kept coats qualify for the starting price, and extra charges apply for matted dogs or dogs groomed less often than every 10 weeks. The salon does not take de-shed dogs. The team is often busy with grooming, so the website asks customers to text or email if they cannot get through by phone.