The room your dog goes into

You are handing over an animal to somebody and then leaving, so it is fair to want to know what is behind the door. You can see most of it in the background of the photographs, which is why they are worth looking at properly.

The Scruffy's Groom Room sign on the salon wall: a black paw print with Scruffy's in pink script inside it, and Groom Room on a plaque underneath.

One room, fitted out for grooming

A proper grooming table with a non-slip top and a grooming arm, a stainless steel bath with a shower hose beside it, a dryer mounted on the wall and the shampoo on a shelf within reach. You can see all of it behind the dogs.

Three separate reviewers mention the set-up itself. One of them wrote about “great facilities”, and another called it “a lovely setting for my fur baby to be pampered”.

It is a small salon in Stapleford, and one groomer works in it. If that matters to you, ring and ask Rachael how she runs the day before you book.

Look at the backgrounds, not just the dogs

Same table, same bath, same wall, in photograph after photograph. That is one person doing the work in one room, which is why the results look consistent.

A black and white springer spaniel standing on the grooming table, ears and feathering scissored and the body coat tidied.

An apricot curly-coated dog standing on the grooming table after a groom, coat clipped short on the body and left fuller round the head.

A white curly-coated dog on the grooming table with its tongue out, body clipped short and the head left full and round.

A red and white spaniel standing on the table after a groom, ears left long and feathering trimmed level.

A cream curly-coated dog on the grooming table, body clipped down and the face and ears scissored into a round shape.

A black and white small long-coated dog on the grooming table, legs and feet clipped out and the coat shortened over the back.