On Hawthorne Avenue in Ottawa, Furry Friends Spa and Daycare has built a broad, versatile reputation covering grooming, daycare, and even specialized dental services, with reviews reflecting genuine strength across each of those distinct service lines. The salon’s connection to the Kissable K9 dental clinic draws specific praise, with one reviewer describing a wonderful experience at that clinic and separately noting the broader Furry Friends staff were a genuine pleasure to interact with, suggesting the facility successfully hosts specialized outside services while maintaining its own consistently strong hospitality standards.
Difficult grooming cases draw detailed, technical praise as well: one reviewer describes a long-haired cat with a strong aversion to brushing, compounded by an extended period spent outdoors that left the coat with significant matting requiring substantial mat removal, and reports the team handled that difficult case excellently. Puppy clients receive particularly warm, detailed praise, with one reviewer describing their puppy’s first haircut and ongoing daycare attendance since four months old, noting their dog is, in the reviewer’s words, obsessed with going to daycare there, a strong behavioural signal that the daycare environment is genuinely engaging and comfortable rather than merely tolerated.
Long-term client loyalty comes through clearly in at least one detailed review: a client describes more than four years with groomer Chantal specifically, praising her consistent results and specifically crediting her with genuine skill handling a dog described as very shy and skittish, exactly the kind of temperament that benefits most from a patient, familiar groomer over time rather than rotating between different stylists. Another staff member, Clara, draws separate praise for consistently excellent results as well, suggesting depth across the grooming team rather than reliance on a single standout stylist.
First-time puppy visits reinforce the salon’s evident strength with young, inexperienced dogs: one reviewer describes their five-month-old puppy’s very first grooming appointment, praising the team’s evident care and patience in making the experience positive, with the puppy looking and, the reviewer notes, smelling great by the end of the visit.
For Doggy Deets users, Furry Friends Spa and Daycare offers a genuinely versatile, one-stop option in Ottawa combining strong grooming, engaging daycare that dogs actively look forward to, and access to specialized dental clinic services, well suited to puppies, shy or skittish dogs needing a patient, familiar groomer, and even challenging long-haired cats needing significant mat removal.
