A Cut Above

Laura Buckingham · 5★ · 2026-06-21

Melissa is amazing. My pups used to be so anxious about nail trims and now they enjoy their pawdicures!

Kandy Scruggs · 5★ · 2026-06-21

We've had some trauma with groomers and a cut above is the best we've ever had. She always looks adorable and most important my pup is not afraid. I'm not positive if she's taking new clients but it's more than worth a phone call to check.

Nina Sage · 5★ · 2025-05-22

I moved to Milwaukie over 10 years ago, and my oldest dog, a 4 lb papillon, has been a monthly visitor to A Cut Above for those entire 10 years now and my Aussie has been visiting montly for her 3.5 yrs of life, she drags both me and any dog walker to the shop ... They both love it there. Melissa does a fabulous job on both of my coated breeds, they come home looking beautiful every time. I trust her with my dogs :)

Kelsy Yaremko · 1★ · 2020-06-24

Just relocating to Portland I was in search of a new groomer for my long hair Himalayan cat who needs lion cuts semi-annually. Shortly after dropping my cat off, the groomer called saying that they couldn’t cut him (the groomer we previously took him to and the groomer after this experience had no issues with my cat) all while I could hear my cat wailing away in the background. I went to pick him up to find the hack job that had been done. Not only was my poor cat looking horrible, the groomer went on to say “if there’s any blood on him it’s probably mine”. The only plus side was she didn’t charge.\nDo not bring your cats here as the service was clearly sub-par and unprofessional - she uses a blinder over their head which only terrifies the cat more. Experienced cat groomers do not need to use such an accessory. There were also dogs loose in the grooming area which obviously were going to set the cat even more on edge.

Monica Meinz · 5★ · 2023-10-01

Always a positive experience! Charley (pictured) is not a fan of getting his nails done at home, but here, he's happy as a clam! Always accommodating, always friendly, and beyond affordable! Grooming services are top notch 👌\n\n(Nail trimming service starts at 2pm)