Dog Grooming Congress
Sunday 23 June 2024
Headland House
Stream 1 - Demonstrations
Cockerpoo Demo and Owning A Salon - Tips with KaraKara Boyd, Mutneys Professional Pet Care Kara will be grooming a Cockerpoo in a pet trim, one of the most common breeds for groomers, talking about how to give them a different flare and make your cockerpoo trims different to others. |
Asian Fusion – Bubble BumVasileios Barlos, Vasileios Barlos Grooming During this demonstration, Celebrity Dog Stylist Vasileios will be working with his toy poodles to show how to create the perfect ‘Bubble Bum’ style of Asian Fusion. He will also cover techniques to create show style donut muzzles and flare legs. |
Conformation and Disguising FaultsTom Heaton-Clarke Tom will be demonstrating tips and tricks you can use everyday in the salon to help disguise pesky faults in dogs conformation; like bowed legs, short necks and wrong tail sets. |
Stream 2 - Demonstrations and Presentations
Scissoring the Bichon FriseCarla Keen During this demo, Carla will be fully scissoring a Bichon Frise into a breed standard show trim. She will explain the products and equipment she is using for the best results and take any questions. |
Handstripping the Miniature SchnauzerLisa Parker This session will cover the way to start and maintain the hand stripping of a miniature schnauzer in the salon and how to help owners understand the process and keep the correct maintenance techniques between grooming sessions. This will cover all the areas you are able to clip and scissor and some handy tips that will help you to understand the lines that should be followed. We will also cover the differences you would need to achieve the show ring look. |
Stream 3 - Presentations
Confidently Charge MoreBill Betts, Passion to Profit Who would love to confidently charge more? If that’s you, how are you going to do it? |
Looking Beyond the ReactivityPaul Daly This talk will centre around existing protocol for reactivity within the grooming industry. It will look into the reasons behind reactive behaviour and explore the factors that contribute to the momentary reactivity. We will explore the importance of desensitisation and counter conditioning and emphasise the need for these to be prioritised - and explore practical ways these can be implemented. |
Using TTouch to help reduce stress in Handling and GroomingTina Constance, Tellington TTouch Training Tellington TTouch can help to overcome grooming related issues by releasing tension in the body and helping the dogs to feel calmer and more accepting of contact. Using observations, handling, Bodywork and movement techniques you can reduce fear and anxiety and build confidence and relationship. Looking at how posture influences behaviour and bringing the dog’s body into better balance. Providing the dog and handler with choices to reduce stress and help promote a positive and cooperative experience. |
Blade MaintenancePaula Bryan, Clipit Many professionals lack the expertise to identify when a clipper blade isn't working or when it's time to replace the blade drive on a clipper. Additionally, they struggle with selecting the appropriate scissor for particular breeds. |
Please note this programme is subject to change.
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