Because your four-legged friends deserve the five-star treatment
Whether you want to treat your handsome hound to some spa-style rest and relaxation, your mutt’s mane is in need of a trim, the cockatiel’s claws could do with a clip or the children’s rabbit requires a brush and bath, you’ll find all the pet grooming services you could dream of in Dubai.
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Dogwalk Dubai
As well as all the usual grooming options (shampoo and condition followed by a blow dry, nail trimming, ear cleaning and the like), Dogwalk Dubai also offers a raft of indulgent add-ons. The full body massage option sees trained experts using essential oils specially formulated for dogs to soothe, relax and promote an overall sense of wellbeing. And if you want your pooch to stand out from the crowd in true hipster style, why not give the Colour Special a whirl? It’s worth noting that despite the name, cats are welcome here too.
Open Sat-Thu 7.30am-7.30pm. Warehouse 1, Street 4, Al Quoz. www.dogwalkonline.com (052 861 0990).
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Miss Meow
It’s not all about cats and dogs at Miss Meow’s. As well as catering to the grooming wants and needs of your feline friends and pooch pals, this mobile grooming company will bring their fully equipped ‘spa on wheels’ to your home and give your budgie’s beak a trim, ensure that the rabbit’s ears are squeaky clean, treat your owl to a tailored grooming package and even lovingly bath and brush your favourite ferret.
For more information visit missmeowgrooming.com (054 441 0202).
My Second Home
A luxury pet resort and spa if there ever was one. The facilities at My Second Home are second to none: the DIP location lays claim to the world’s largest indoor dog park, there’s an outdoor play area complete with swimming pool and the in-house team is made up of training and behavioural experts. Whether your pet visits the grooming salon for coat maintenance and a signature pawdicure or enjoys a full on vaacay and takes up residence in one of the flat screen tv-equipped suites attention to detail is prioritised here.
Plot 597-631, Dubai Investment Park 2 and Street 31, Al Quoz 4, mysecondhomedubai.com (04 881 8002).
Pet Boutique & Spa
From premium-grooming specifically for cats and dogs (hairstyling, bathing, teeth brushing, nail clipping and pet perfume included), to packages that give rabbits and guinea pigs a taste of luxury, as well as a ‘complete refresh’ for the birds in your life, this place offers it all.
Open 9am-9pm. Shop 9, Marina Wharf, Dubai Marina. www.petboutique.ae (055 852 42423).
Shampooch
A little taste of doggie indulgence awaits inside one of Shampooch’s iconic bright pink and yellow vans. Bringing the salon to your home and promising a one-on-one grooming experience, Shampooch pride themselves on treating each and every animal like one of the family and as a result are well known and loved for their grooming prowess amongst Dubai’s dog owning community. Got a pooch that prefers to travel? Head for their state-of-the art in-house salon instead.
Open 8am-6pm. 674 Al Wasl Road, Jumeirah 3. shampooch.ae (050 645 9171).
Sugar Paws Pet Salon
Whether your dog or cat is just in need of a quick refresh (bath, brush, blow dry and style) or deserves the works (all of the above plus eye and ear cleaning, hair cut or shave, conditioning and nail clipping), Sugar Paws are here to help administer treatments in a calming, relaxed environment using organic, natural products. Their impressive selection of Before and After photos is testament to the in-house groomer’s skills.
Open 11am-8am. Shop No. 2, Ahmad Mohd Saif bin Shaffar Building, Dubailand Residence Complex, Wadi Al Safa 5. www.sugarpaws.me.
Pets in the City
Offering both in-store and mobile services, the highly experienced groomers at Pets in the City promise a premium experience time and time again. Their air-conditioned vans operate across Dubai 355-days a year, meaning that whenever or wherever your pet needs a spruce up they’ll be well cared for. If your pet is on the rambunctious side or has a tendency to become easily agitated, this place could be well worth checking out; the ‘pet whisperers’ here claim no canine or feline is too aggressive.
Open 9am-7pm. Shop 3, Lake Terrace, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, www.petsinthecity.me (04 458 0091).
