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Industry Experts
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I am certified Master Groomer and have trained and certified dog groomers all over the world and Australia. I have been awarded many best in shows for grooming in Australia and NZ, as well as taking many placings in America
I truly enjoy creating pathways and helping people excel and succeed in their business or job in the grooming industry.
I’m committed to raising the standard of grooming education, and educating people how to correctly care for all breeds so they can be handled with love and care.
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Sue Wright is a Diploma certified and award winning Pet Stylist, IJA Judge and Australian Model Dog Team Leader. She was born in the U.K. and currently lives in Woodford, Queensland Australia. She enjoys competing at a national level and has gone on to win numerous awards for her grooming but her biggest passion to date is Asian influenced pet styling, satisfying both her creative desire and her passion for dogs. Sue’s work has been recognised and published in books and magazines world wide, including ‘The complete Guide to Asian Styling’, ‘Modern Styles around the world’ ‘Toilettage Magazine’ and the prestigious Japanese magazine ‘Trim’. After selling her busy Salon on the Sunshine Coast, she now enjoys pampering pets from her state of the art, home based in Woodford, Queensland. Sue also enjoys teaching, presenting & hosting seminars for professional groomers.
Sue is as passionate about dog grooming today as the day she began, and continues to study the art of dog grooming in order to remain up to date with current trends & best practices, even traveling to Chengdu, China to further her study of Asian Styling & Teddy Bear Trims in 2020
More recently Sue was a contestant on Season one of Pooch Perfect, a prime time pet styling show hosted by Hollywood A-lister Rebel Wilson.
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Alicia Fragiadakis is the owner and operator of Beauty and Beast Dog Grooming Salon located in Jannali, New South Wales.
She first started washing dogs at the age of 12, then later learnt to groom pet styles by the age of 15. Now at 30 Alicia prepares a number of different breeds for the show ring.
With grooming her passion, Alicia is now an international master groomer and multi award winning groomer competing in competitions across Australia.
Alicia has won multiple best in groups from the Gundog and Terrier class, best in group Poodle and Asian fusion, a runner up traditional groom in show with a Standard Poodle, two best in shows with a West Highland White Terrier and a Best in show with her Wire Fox Terrier.
Alicia is a proud member of the DGS Creative Groom Team and Runner Up finalist of the Australian Television Show Pooch Perfect winning this place with her sister Michaela.
Alicia also runs seminars, workshops, private lessons and shows her Fox Terrier (Wire) and Bull Terrier (Miniature) in confirmation.
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Believing that you should always do what you love, Allison Alexander became a professional handler in 1987 and has been presenting Canada's top dogs ever since.
With more than 550 All-Breed Best in Shows, she is proud to have been highly awarded at such prestigious shows as Crufts, the World Dog Show, Westminster Kennel Club, and the AKC Invitational.
In addition to her wins as an all-breed handler, Allison has spent more than 30 years perfecting the art of presenting one of the dog world's most difficult breeds to master: The Poodle. Today, she is internationally recognized as one of the world's most talented and experienced Poodle handlers.
Allison has proven that hard work, dedication, and passion can take you absolutely everywhere in this wonderful sport, which is why she is committed to supporting, promoting, and giving back to the dog community. Currently, she is President of the Canadian Professional Dog Handlers Association, Vice-President of the Canadian Kennel Club Foundation, and a regular contributor to dog magazines in several countries.
In 2017, Allison launched Leading Edge Dog Show Academy, the world's first online dog show training school. Her mission is to help mentor a new generation of dog show enthusiasts through innovative video-based grooming and handling lessons. She looks forward to working with enthusiastic students as they perfect their skills on the way to the winner's circle.
Sit back, as she brings a lifetime of grooming and handling lessons to video, here at igroomhub.
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I’m a second generation International Master Groomer with over 38 years experience in the Grooming Industry and absolutely love what I do.
I’ve been competing Since 2006 and was addicted winning many 1st places and BIS with Asian Fusion, Creative Grooming, Poodle, Salon Freestyle and model dog, and had the opportunity to judge many grooming competitions over the past few years.
I’ve traveled to Malaysia to learn from Valerie Khoo at Pet Icon Grooming Academy to upskill on Asian Fusion, and have competed online Groomers2Win through Covid, winning 1st with Asian Fusion and 1st Poodle scissor class.
My daughter and I also had the opportunity to be on Pooch Perfect and it was an amazing experience alongside so many talented groomers.
I’ve owned a very successful Dog Grooming Salon for the past 17 years and sold recently to follow my dreams and pass on my many years of knowledge to other groomers with my Styled With Prue Grooming School-Studio, offering workshops, hands on seminars, one on one and salon training, and will be offering Cert 3 and many more courses.Thank you igroomhub for this opportunity.
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I am a passionate dog lover, educator and learner. I value human relationships and enjoy sharing my skills and knowledge with others.
My passion for the dog grooming industry seems endless. I love this industry, I feel I have grown up with it.
Technical education, groomer self care, greater understanding of dogs and holistic grooming skills, all have so much room to grow. We are still a young and evolving industry that needs to be led by skilled, caring and committed professionals.
Dogs need us, owners need us, and we need each other.
Regular Contributors
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Colleen has been involved in the dog grooming industry since 2009. Her passion for animals has led her to immerse herself in the education and culture of all things dogs! While working at grooming salons and vet clinics she completed a Bachelor of Science, with a major in Animal Disease Biotechnology, and has a keen interest in managing health and behavioural issues in the salon in conjunction with owners and vets.
Continued education is a passion for Colleen. It is her belief that we are constantly finding new and better ways to do things, and we should all be looking to improve ourselves as both groomers and caretakers of the animals we groom. She thrives on passing on this knowledge to anyone who is willing to learn.
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Chuckie’s Salon, Pimp My Pet is nestled in the beautiful surrounds of Fur Kidz Resort in Canning Vale, Western Australia.
Chuckie first started out as a private hydrobath operator. She found the passion for grooming 18 years ago and hasn’t looked back, attending seminars and pestering breeders to perfect her skills. Chuckie competes in grooming competitions when she can and is currently grooming and exhibiting dogs for breeders in the show ring. She feels it is always good to keep learning and gaining knowledge.
Chuckie specialises in hand stripping, particularly the Australian Terrier, Irish Terrier, West Highland White Terrier and Cairn Terrier.
She is always happy to mentor and share her skills to upcoming groomers, and has had students from TAFE come and complete their hours with her guidance.
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Grooming is Michelle’s passion, hobby and career. Michelle has over 20 years’ experience in the industry. Multi award winning, including 1st place in Gun Dog x 2, Best in Group, 1st place in Poodle x 2 and Best Transformation. Michelle has had her grooming featured in Opawz ifashion.pet 2020. She specialises in English Springer Spaniels, Poodles and Asian Fusion. She has had over 10 years’ experience teaching, training, and assessing, and teaching is her passion. Michelle is very proud of the many talented groomers she has trained over the years, and believes we never stop learning.
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Jessica Renwood has been involved in the industry since she could crawl. A third generation dog groomer, Jess graduated from the Australian Dog Grooming School in January 2017. Prior to this she was a Junior groomer and receptionist in many busy salons!
Jessica is qualified in Dog Behaviour and Training through the National Dog Training Federation which she completed in 2019. She is currently studying for her Cert IV in Training and Assessment.
She is passionate about dog grooming education and dog behaviour and is excited to share her knowledge with you.
Guest Contributors
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I am passionate about positive and pro-active healthcare choices and encourage everyone to understand it is a person’s universal and biological right to be strong, healthy, happy and free.
I graduated with honours from the prestigious RMIT University in 2001 and established Platinum Chiropractic in Williamstown before joining Williamstown Chiropractic Health Group, and now practice in beautiful Ocean Grove at Whole Body Health and Wellness.
I love to share in the healthcare of families and as a mother of three children myself, I delight in supporting the miracles and challenges that surround conception, pregnancy and childbirth.
In addition, a large portion of my practice revolves around sports chiropractic, particularly with children, and maximizing the performance of athletes attesting to the undeniable benefits they achieve from an optimally functioning spine and nervous system.
I am a member of the Chiropractors Association of Australia, the International Chiropractic Paediatric Association as well as a research partner of the Australian Spinal Research Foundation.
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Sarah has owned, exhibited and bred Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers for almost 15 years. As a groomer, she loves sharing her expertise in the breed and teaching other groomers how to correctly trim Wheaten Terriers.
Sarah has been successfully running her own busy salon, Animal Mad Dog Grooming, in Wheelers Hill, Melbourne, for 13 years.
Sarah enjoys participating in grooming competitions with her Wheaten Terriers and has won multiple awards including Best in Show and Runner Up in Show at various competitions.
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Georgina has been surrounded by dogs all her life, growing up amid a pack of ten Old English Sheepdogs and one wiley Fox Terrier. Animal welfare is her enduring passion, and her hair-raising adventures have encompassed everything from injured snakes and orphaned kangaroos to troubled horses and shy dingoes.
A biologist, canine behaviourist and Internationally Certified Master Groomer, she has worked – literally – with all creatures great and small, in zoos, vet clinics and wildlife and domestic animal shelters.
Qualifications
Internationally Certified Master Groomer (International Professional Groomers Inc)
Certificate III in Pet Grooming
Certificate III in Dog Behaviour & Training
Bachelor of Science, major in Ecology, minor in Behaviour
Graduate Certificate in Canine Science
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Will's family bred and showed Irish Setters (his father still breeds them), and as a junior Will bred English Cockers. Will made his ring début at the age of seven with one of his father's setters, and from then on he was very active (and successful) in Junior Showmanship, and the breed ring, with a variety of breeds.
Will always wanted to be a handler, but before embarking on a handling career he worked for Garry MacDonald in Canada, and for Bobby Stebbins in the States – gaining experience, honing his skills, and perfecting his craft.
Will started handling professionally in 1986, and in 1987 took the Irish Setter Ch. McCammom Impresario to Top Dog All Breed. This also set a record as the youngest handler to have a Top Dog All Breeds. Will is one of only 5 handlers who has had more than one Top Dog All Breeds. Will has had a dog in the Top Ten All Breeds since 1991!
Will is often referred to as the “Wayne Gretzky of dog shows”, Will is proudly Canadian and arguably the most recognized professional handler in Canada! Will is now a published author, his book "For the Love of Dogs" was published in 2014. He had the honour of winning Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2015 with the beautiful Beagle bitch, Am/Can. Ch. Tashtin's Lookin For Trouble, aka Miss P.
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