Bark Avenue Dog Grooming Studio

Peyton does an excellent job grooming our little Yorkie. He is accommodating to my hectic schedule and always very personable. I have tried many groomers in southern Illinois that all stressed me out. Bark Avenue is by far the best and most appreciative of our business. I like the way he always talks so sweet to our Mollie.

I’ve been to ALOT of dog groomers in the area. I have a Standard Poodle/​Golden Retriever mix. No one listens to me about how I want it cut. They always give him a poodle cut. I was so happy to tell the groomer what I wanted and that’s what I got. I was able to get an appointment super fast. (We had an emergency situation with a bad haircut I tried to give him) Another thing I loved was that my dog didn’t stay there all day. I was recommended by my boyfriend who took our other dog there. He’s an Australian Shepard. He immediately remembered them before I finished. It was really comforting to know that they weren’t just another appointment and that he actually knew who I was talking about. We give him a lion cut and wasn’t sure if any groomer would want to first cut an aussie because alot of them don’t and for two give him what we asked for. We were both very pleased and will continue to come here. Can’t wait to check out the new place!

Never had any issues with bark ave and my pups always come back in great shape with tails wagging! Love this place!

Took my dogs to get bathed and was told ear cleaning was included with the wash. «Awesome,» I thought to myself.
When I went to pick them up I noticed their nails were still pretty long. I gave that a pass because I know its not the easiest to get them to sit pretty while you give them a trim.
However when I got home and checked my dogs ears they were certainly not clean… makes me wonder if they did their glands or just told me they did. Ticks me off to think I paid $ 20/​dog for them to get a bath.
What’s the saying? «If you want something done right, do it yourself.» Or at least don’t expect Bark Ave to do it.
The only reason they get a two and not a one is because he did offer to clean them for real if I brought my dog back…