When it comes to our furry best friends, heading off for a quick trim and puppy pamper can be a delight.
There's nothing cuter than that fresh smell of doggo shampoo and seeing your best mate looking all floofy.
Of course, like humans, dog haircuts don't always end up perfect! Sometimes our hard-working groomers have to contend with an uncomfortable pooch or matted fur and they do the best with what they have.
Other times the result is simply just a little unexpected!
Here are some of the best doggie days out at the groomers (and a couple of potentially regretful moments).
This pooch looked adorable enough, before a fateful trip to the groomer turned it into an entirely different animal.
Reddit users are both amazed and slightly disconcerted by this transformation.
Can you guess the animal inspiration behind this well-overdue haircut?
Here's a hint...
"Did a giraffe dye job for a client today <3," The groomer captioned her post, showing the unexpected final product.
The post quickly gained traction, with fellow groomers sharing their thoughts on the surprising style.
"Super cool! You're so talented!!" One user wrote.
"This looks amazing! I'm so jealous and this level of creativity, I got to dye a dogs ears pink today and was super hyper for that lol?," another joked.
This schnauzer arrived at the groomers looking slightly scraggly, but things were taken care of quickly.
A "baby groomer" has shared their first time doing a breed cut, which is a more technical version.
Reddit users loved the transformation, though there was one confusing detail...
Here's how this cutie looked after a much-needed scrub.
In the post, the groomer explained, ?"My teacher only did one eyebrow to show me and I did everything else," a detail that users weren't so sure of.
"Did the owners not want the breed cut eyebrow ? So cute !! You did a great job," one pondered.
Others loved the unique look, writing, "The ears look so nice and crispy!"?
This adorable Hairy Maclary lookalike had never been groomed before.
Arriving at his appointment looking like this, his groomer said, "He doesn't really walk," which is consistent with the thickness of his paw pad fur.
The groomer explained, "Little man couldn't feel the ground."
Thankfully, after a whopping three and a half hours, this dog was restored to his former glory.
Just look at that adorable face!
The groomer continued, "Thankfully, he was so well-behaved and let me help him, and he very happily walked out of the groom room all on his own!"
One Reddit user commented on the post, "3 hours... Bless you! Beautiful job! He kind of looks like he's in love ???."
The groomer replied: "We definitely bonded, and I think he understood I was helping. He kept walking back over to me during check out."
May he continue strolling through life with that heartwarming expression.?
When this cute pooch arrived at the groomer, she appeared to be matted and covered in knots.
Her groomer confirmed that this cutie was actually just "waxy".
Taking to Reddit, the dog groomer wrote: "?I've been working with this client for a bit now.
"She has skin issues that make her hair get pretty waxy between apts. which means her before and afters are always so good!"
Speaking of before and afters, this transformation will shock you. ?
L?ook at how neat and fresh she looks now!
Reddit users couldn't get enough of this cute pup, with one writing, "Wow what a transformation! Nice work!"?
Another added, "Adorable. Very good job!"?
Eleu is just nine months old, though her long and luscious coat might have suggested otherwise.
The Australian Mountain Doodle had only ever been groomed twice before, which meant she underwent a major transformation in just four hours...
"4 hours, a lot of breaks, a lot of matting, and 1 happy girl later, she was so cute and noticeably so much happier as soon as we were done. I love my job," this cute dog's groomer wrote on Reddit.
Eleu looked unrecognisable and adorable with her fresh coat.
Reddit users couldn't get enough of the transformation...?
"I'm kinda obsessed with how you did the muzzle it's so cute," one user wrote.
"Aussiedoodles are my favs?," another added.
Eleu is going home feeling much lighter!
Looking just like Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy, this cute dog was experiencing matted fur that gave her a funny coat.
Little did she know, this sweet girl was about to undergo the transformation of a lifetime.
"Huge transformation with a matted poodle," a Redditor posted, before revealing the shocking change post-grooming appointment...
This cute dog looked neat and tidy in the after shot, with her clean trim and sparkling eyes.
"What a transformation!!!! Looks so much better now," one user wrote.
"Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! Great job on this sweet baby," another added.
"That's beautiful! ?," one shared.
When this groomer took to Reddit requesting a "critique" of their work.
Users were initially concerned that this was this Goldendoodle's 'after' photo, but were relieved upon seeing the awe-inspiring transformation.
"Well there's one very big issue I see here. SHES TOO CUTE," one user wrote under a photo of her looking unrecognisable...
This adorable pup was given a necktie and a super cute bow atop her freshly-trimmed head.
Too sweet!
An adorable shag cut completely covered this puppy's eyes, until she arrived at the groomers.
Reddit users have been sent into a frenzy after this incredible grooming transformation ?was revealed.
"Kendall's first time at the groomer ever and she got a haircut? her mum was super nervous and I had to tell her to just trust me? ," the Reddit user wrote before unveiling the transformation...
Just wow!
Kendall left the groomers ?looking like a cartoon character and Reddit users couldn't get enough of it.
"She looks beautiful! I bet her mum was thrilled when she picked her up," one wrote.?
"I would be THRILLED if this were the results of my puppy's first groom!! She's absolutely stunning," another added.?
O?ne user on Reddit couldn't help but laugh over the before and after photos of her parents' dog following a trip to the groomers.
Before having some maintenance done, the pup, whose name is Gus, had a coat of full fur.
But just wait until you see what he looked like after?. As one user commented under the post, it was like he had returned as "a different dog under that sweater".