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    The Ark Pet Salon

    4.3 (115 reviews)
    Closed 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Services - The Ark Pet Salon

    Bath and groom only

    Full grooming

    Pet haircut

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    Rachel B.

    stopped in for the first time in 9 years. don't be scared seeing "under new management" on the building. terry has worked at the Ark for years and has now taken over. my dog was treated so well and came home calm - which is rare! he always seems stressed after past visits with other groomers. 10/10 recommend and will be back!

    Mary M.

    I love the care and kindness that Tonya and the rest of the staff show my kitty! It's hard to find a grooming salon that will care for cats and I'm so glad I found the arc! There are always gentle and kind with her and get us in and out quickly and the price is more than reasonable. I work at a vet clinic and I recommend the Ark to anyone who needs grooming services for their cat.

    Lauren M.

    We had a terrible experience with Tonya at The Ark. My husband accidentally went to the wrong location, making him eight minutes late. The second he arrived, Tonya was visibly upset and made it very clear with her attitude. She was disrespectful toward my husband and unprofessional with our dog, manhandling him and even calling him a "bad dog." When my husband told her we had plans to breed him in the next few weeks, which was the reason we wanted him cleaned up, she made an inappropriate comment that we probably needed to have our dog fixed so that he would "behave better". Our dog was not being bad at all. Our Golden Doodle only had some matting behind his ears and a few knots on his legs. Tonya told my husband it would take three hours to groom him. Yet when he came back less than ten minutes later, she hadn't washed him, she had just started shaving him down to the shortest length possible. Why would that take three hours? At that rate, she would have been done in another ten minutes. On top of that, she shaved his tail down to the bone, even though there was no matting there. Where the matting was under his ear, she shaved him down to bare skin and gave him razor burns. She never communicated with my husband or gave him any options for how to address the knots or attempted to demat him at all. In my opinion, she shaved him down to spite my husband because she was mad that he was late... After my husband told me what was going on, I asked him if he trusted her to not abuse him without supervision and he said no so we decided to get him out of there. When my husband walked back in to the salon he found her yanking hard on his front legs and he told her to stop. She suddenly tried to act friendly and said our dog was "fine", but my husband insisted she stop and give our dog back. Unfortunately, the damage was already done. I am PISSED and dying to see what Tonya has to say, since I see she likes responding to others bad reviews...

    Bald spots on his back

    This was an extremely disappointing experience. We've come here once before to get his paws trimmed, but I brought him in Thursday for a full summer cut and I truly regret it. Never in the 12 years that I've had my dog has anything like this happened to him. I was charged $150 and my dog has several bald patches, razor burns, and now boils. There's even random long patches of hair on his chest. The groomer expressed how amazing and relaxed my dog was yet he still came home like this! I stated multiple times that I did not want a teddy bear cut for him, just an all-around even cut. I guess they ignored me and still gave him a rounded teddy bear cut. He was there well over 2 hours, so idk why he looks so rushed. If they needed more time that would've been perfectly ok with me. My dog is nearly 13 and I'm sad I didn't show more concern or check him more thoroughly when I first picked him up. Outside of the terrible haircut, the groomer (a woman with a scratchy voice and is often outside smoking) was aggressive and condescending. I honestly don't know if she means to be but this is honestly the reason I paid her and wanted to just leave. I've emailed the salon and I'm hoping to get a call from the owner or manager on getting some sort of a partial refund at least. This has absolutely been the worst experience I've ever had with a groomer.

    Pugs

    Art pet salon is a great place to bring your dog! I have two pugs that literally dragged me out the door to go every other Saturday . I also have one pugs that has seizures and an immune issue that affects the skin and ears. Tonya and team doing an amazing job taking care of him and I have never had one issue and nearly a decade. Highly recommend these professionals who care and do an amazing job thanks, Ark Pet!

    Thanks Eddie!!!
    Teresa V.

    Omg, my dog Dexter doesn't really like getting his hair cut .. but Eddie did a phenomenal job! Thank you so much for squeezing us in, you guys are the best!

    My dogs pad severely cut from nail cutter from the owner of the Ark.... Look at the rest of her nails... they are not short and I paid $20
    lisa g.

    I took my dog for a long over due nail trim... my error my fault... I could not get off from work during their work hours.. my poor girl pooped my poor girl cried ... they cut her pad !!!!! She was bleeding.... The lady called her a monster because my girl yelled....I will never ever take her back there.... Never ever....

    Extremely expensive and straight up not friendly told me to my face I don't negotiate my pricing for every non-paying customer I'm getting three so I'm not really worried about having you as a customer Not recommended will never go back!

    Sofia after her ist visit! So perfect!
    Diane G.

    Such a great experience here ! My first Standard Poodle and my first appointment grooming her! They are poodle experts!! I got to meet so many beautiful Standards today and Sofia has so much to look forward to! I also can't forget to say how great the products are that they use! Sofia smells like Heaven!! Remember to bring cash! They don't take plastic!

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    Rianon is an awesome groomer. She turned my new rescue Blanca into an absolute beauty! She is so kind and loving to all the dogs in the pet salon. Highly recommend!

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    Awesome. Super professional. Take great care of my older dogs. Grooming is always on point!!!! Highly recommend

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    They welcome you with a smile. Take great care of your pet. Get it done on time and within a great budget. Nice place all around.

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