Ruff To Fluff Pet Salon

Why we send people here

Ruff To Fluff has been voted best pet groomer in Delray Beach three years running. The original salon is on South Military Trail, one block north of Atlantic Avenue between the Boys Market and the Girls Strawberry Patch. A second room opened in Boca Raton on North-West 2nd Avenue, with its own phone number.

The reason to put them on this list is the teeth. They do non-anesthetic dental cleaning, or teeth descaling, and their technician is formally certified for it. The dog stays awake, swaddled in a blanket and held in a lap; tartar comes off first with a hand scaler, then with a quiet ultrasonic one, then the enamel is polished. It usually takes one two-hour session, sometimes more, and they assess the dog first to check she is a candidate. It is a cleaning, not veterinary dentistry, and it does not replace a vet when there is disease under the gum line.

Grooming runs from a bath through to a full breed-standard cut, with Tropiclean products throughout: a blueberry facial, gland cleaning and a nail trim come in every package. Add-ons cover pawdicures, deep conditioning, de-matting, de-shedding, deep ear cleaning, and hypoallergenic, medicated or sensitive-skin shampoos. Cats have their own package. Same-day appointments happen when the book allows, and you can book online or by text.

Both salons keep the same hours. Prices move with breed, size, age, coat condition and temperament, so the number you get on the phone is the honest one.