A cool new grooming salon has arrived in Ringsend. The salon is open just two months and is run by Nicola Lacey, who is in the business of pampering and grooming pooches for the last 11 years.

She holds numerous certificates and awards and is extremely personable. Your pet is in safe and caring hands when given a full make-over by Nicola and her team. She won Irish Groomer of the Year in 2006 and 2008 and is fully City & Guilds Qualified.

The walls are adorned with certificates galore proving Nicola’s expertise in the specialised field of dog grooming. The salon itself is a training school for potential dog groomers.

There is also another salon open in Charlemont Street. Business is certainly growing from strength to strength. There’s no excuse not to treat your pet to some TLC and a boost. After all, they bring lots of love and joy into our lives on a daily basis.

The salon also serves as a day care créche, so if you leave your dog in the salon, they will be looked after while you catch up on your important chores!

Sitting in the window are Nicola’s own two dogs who give you a welcome bark on your arrival to Mutt Ugly. Rio is a white boxer and Mia is the side-kick, a little mutt. They sit placidly at the window waiting for their counterparts to arrive for a make-over. I wanted to run away with them when I visited the salon. They were adorable.

There are lots of treatments on offer at the salon and a full price list is available on request.

An example of what your pet can receive is the Puppy Pamper for €50. It’s a fun introduction to grooming for puppies under five months, including a health check, brush out, warm bath, light trim, nail file and ear and teeth cleaning.

The Full Works is a full head-to-paw professional groom tailored to specific breeds. It includes a health check, thorough brushing, warm bath, anal glands emptied, blow dry, hair cut or clipped, nail trim, ears plucked or swabbed and teeth cleaned.

The In Between treatments for €15 include nail clipping and pawdicures, ear plucking/ cleaning, teeth clean/ breath fresh, brush outs/,bath and brush. Prices may vary depending on the type of trim required and the condition of your dog’s coat.

I think my Jack Russell Benjy will certainly lap up a visit to this homely salon in the near future.
Mutt Ugly is at 22 Fitzwilliam street, Ringsend.

Phone: 01 6707700