Like show dogs

• Made neat and tidy
• Did some currying
• Prepared to show
• No longer disheveled, say
• Made attractive, as dog show competitors
• Like show horses
• Readied for the canine show
• Well-__ (neat and tidy)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Groom \Groom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Groomed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Grooming .] To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.