Glenelg, Brighton, Somerton Park, Warradale, Glengowrie, Seacliff and Marion residents in particular will be interested in the option of having their dogs groomed by a local home-based business.

Coastal Canine Clips operates from a specially fitted out salon, open for clients to see how grooming is undertaken.

Breeds ranging from Bichon Frise and tiny crossbreeds to Golden Retrievers and farm dogs have been washed and groomed by Coastal Canine Clips.

There have been many moments of satisfaction, such as transforming a Schnauzer puppy from an Ewok to a handsome Schnauzer boy and changing a massive and extremely heavily matted dog from its state of discomfort to a neatly groomed invigorated animal (it took more than three hours with two people working on her).