The Grooming Salon by Patricia is a small grooming salon at 113A Ohauiti Road in Tauranga Central, set up by Patricia, a Brazilian who has lived in New Zealand and loves animals. The salon grooms dogs and cats of all breeds, with bathing, haircuts, breed-specific cuts, nail trimming, de-shedding, and spa treatments. It uses shampoos and treatments the website describes as safe for sensitive skin. Patricia describes the salon as a calm, loving space where pets are treated like family.
Customers say the groomer is patient, gentle and outstanding, and that their dogs are excited to go. One owner says an elderly dog, looked after for years, is well cared for. Another says a nervous elderly cavoodle now walks confidently into the salon and comes out looking and feeling its best. Nearby, Bowow Dog Grooming is the only other pet groomer within a kilometre, 0.9 km away, with 5.0 from 10 reviews, and of the two nearby groomers with ten or more reviews, none rates higher than this salon.