Style to Rescue

Jitka Krizova is the owner of Vita Canis - Dog grooming training centre, salon & bespoke boarding kennel. Today, they tell us all about Style to Rescue, an innovative way of supporting rescue organisations and helping rescues find their new forever homes.

The idea of organising a charity dog grooming competition has been in my head for years. Its core purpose is threefold:

1) To give rescue dogs a much-deserved makeover,

2) To raise rescue dogs’ chances of being seen and rehomed, and

3) To raise money for the wonderful people who tirelessly run the rescue centres

The dogs are groomed beautifully by experienced, professional groomers and spoiled to bits with care and loving kindness. It’s very important to us that the dogs always feel safe and loved before, during, and after the groom!

The rescue centres receive financial support whether their dogs win or not!

Style to Rescue is run on a not-for-profit basis by volunteers.

Style to Rescue was nominated by the Industry achievements awards and was a finalist three times in the Event of the Year category!

2023’s event will be held in the Kennel Club Building in Coventry on the 30th of April. I can tell you it will be even bigger and better again!

This year we have even more groomers taking part and, if that’s not enough, I have a long waiting list as well…

We have two amazing people to judge next year: Georgia Ashton – Fuller and Costin Stoica.

Our seminar rooms are filling up, which is not a surprise for me. We have incredible people from our industry sharing their time and knowledge with us:

Lisa Hart & Sharon Mills: Asian Model dog Workshop

Sophie Bell – Grooming Brachycephalic Dogs

Pammie Carmichael – Hogg – Skills for Successful Asian Fusion Grooming

Paula Bryan – Chit - Chat Clippers,

Clipper Blades, Scissors – Their Maintenance

Heidi Anderton - Correct Handling Encourages a Pleasant Groom

Vanessa Byrne – Energy Flow in The Salon – Calmer Dogs, Easier Grooms

Julie Harris – What Makes Dogs Itch?

Rob Fellows – Reiki for Dogs, Owners & Groomers

Costin Stoica – Finishing Touches to Transform a Groom

Bill Betts – 5 Ways to Grow Your Grooming Business

Georgia Ashton Fuller – Poodle in Asian

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Fantastic retailers are coming to showcase their wares, to name a few: Muttney’s, Clipit, The Pawdinary, Fuller Frills, Monty’s Natural Treats, The Green Pet and many more…

And let’s not forget the very popular cake competition: Groomers Bake Off! Our goal for this year? To raise 20K! More info can be found on our Facebook group Vita Canis - Style to Rescue or you can contact me directly on vitacanis@hotmail.co.uk