Barking Palace 445 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301

"Great place and staff. I'm satisfied with how the cut turns out. The staff takes my special accommodation requests seriously. For instance, one of my pups have weak joints and asked them to be very gentle when picking her up and handling her. Most groomers will just ignore and pick my pup by the underarms (which is dangerous for my pup), but the groomers here have been very gentle and accommodated my special request to pick her up/hold her by the torso instead. Took me a while to find a place that I feel comfortable dropping my pups off at. As an anxious, over-protective parent of 2 pups, I genuinely appreciate their service and can be at ease knowing they are handling my pups with genuine and gentle care."

"Best groomer on the island by far!!! We've been going to Barking Palace for at least 12 years now, and we could not be happier. One of our pups is 16 years old, blind, and nervous, yet she's always had a great experience at Barking Palace. They are attentive, caring, and efficient, and we will never go anywhere else with our pups!"

"Let me tell you something. This is a no fuss, straight to the point spot and I absolutely love it. You call, they say when do you want to come in, they ask what dog do you have and what you want done. And that’s it, you come in, you drop off your pup, and they call you 15 minutes before they’re done. My pup is a nervous Nelly outside the house but he doesn’t get scared walking into here. Absolutely love this place and I recommend it to all my friends and family!"

"I wanted a light trim for my puppy. I specifically asked for my dog to not be shaved. They did the exact opposite. As soon as I picked him up, I didn't even get a chance to open my mouth before I was showed pictures of all his "matting". If there was matting, I should've been contacted before any action was taken. His ears are short and choppy. His entire haircut is uneven. He smelled like the dogs in the shop, not at all like cologne or soap. Lastly, at no point did they mention that they were cash only. As a new customer, I should've been privy to this information. My husband was furious when he saw him. Never, ever, again. Before and after attached."