Pooch-a-Rama
Family-run dog grooming salon and day care in Enigma House on Bell Street, Washington, with one-to-one grooming in an open-plan salon and hand drying.
About Pooch-a-Rama
Pooch-a-Rama is a small family-run grooming business in Enigma House on Bell Street, Washington, where it says to look for the paws painted on the wall. The family behind it has more than 30 years of experience in grooming and animal care, and the salon works one dog at a time in an open-plan room, with dogs usually free to wander or settled in a playpen nearby rather than kept in cages. Blow drying is done entirely by hand.
Alongside dog grooming, the salon can clip nails and groom small pets such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and gerbils, though it does not groom cats. It also runs a doggy day care service on site under the name Poochy Towers. Appointments are booked online, and recent customer reviews on the booking page show the salon busy through autumn 2026.
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