Groomania 2020 Program EN

26&27 SEPTEMBER 2020 Europe’s biggest educational professional grooming event!

WIN A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS

The Best Groomer will win a trip to the Superzoo grooming competition and pet trade show in LAS VEGAS and is sponsored by Superzoo and Transgroom!

NEW - TOUR OF CHAMPIONS

The Best In Show winner wins a trip to compete in one of our Member Shows: Atlanta Pet Fair (United States), MasterGroom Canada (Canada), Groomania (Belgium) and Artero Slam (Spain).

Francisco Ortiz Best Groomer Groomania 2019 KORTRIJK XPO MEETING CENTER, DOORNIKSESTEENWEG 216, BELGIUM

JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL GROOMING COMPETITION top seminars, workshops, mini tradeshow, kids competition, modeldogs and much more…

PROGRAM 2020 - ENGLISH

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BATHING AREA FOR DOGS

We have a full installed bathing area to your disposal which is open on Saturday from 7 am to 6 pm and on Sunday from 7am to 3pm.

FREE DOG SITTER

Bring your dog, together with his cage and our professional Dog Sitter will take care of your dogs while you attend seminars, compete in the competition or go to the party on Saturday evening. The Dog Sitter can be found in the reception area in a separate room. This service is free, there is no need to pre-register. It is absolutely forbidden to leave any dog in any vehicle at any time during Groomania.

Dog Sitter opening hours Saturday from 8am until 12pm Sunday from 8am until 6pm

SOLO CLIPPERS COMPETITION

This is a challenge for the trendy groomers who can style any breed using only clippers.

The hair may be lifted with combs or fingers and any kind of clippers with or without snap on combs is allowed. Scissors are not allowed during this competition, after the competition ends the competitors can have 10 minutes to use the scissors for tidying and finishing touches. You will be disqualified if you use the scissors during the competition! (Open to all breeds)

WIN A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS

SEMINARS

Every seminar and speaker will have its’ own dedicated room to keep things close and personal - The spoken language will be mostly English (unless told otherwise) and will not be translated to guarantee a more natural flow during the session.

- Asking questions during or after the seminar is always possible and advisable!

- During registration, let us know which one of the seminars you will most likely attend to so we can act accordingly.

- Discrete switching between rooms remains possible and first come, first serve will apply to guarantee yourself a seat.

We believe the above will remove unnecessary distractions and will bring even more quality to the table!

The Best Groomer will win a trip to the Superzoo grooming competition and pet trade show in LAS VEGAS and is sponsored by Superzoo and Transgroom. Return flights will be paid by Transgroom and Superzoo will offer 4 nights hotel accommodation with free entry to the show, the educational seminars and competition registration. The Best all round Groomer is the individual competitor who by winning in the 4 official categories gains the most points. In all categories the judging system is based on points. Each judge awards the competitors 10 points for the first place, 8 points for the second, 6 points for the third and 4 points for the fourth in each class.

Who will be Best in Show 2020?

Registrations are open from April 1st at www.groomania.be

NEW at Groomania

Tour of Champions The “Tour of Champions” is an International Tour of World-Class Grooming Competitions supported and recognized by member shows.

Each participating show will offer the opportunity to their respective Tour of Champion winner to attend (1) show of their choice from the other Tour shows to compete in the following year’s Tour challenge.

Participating shows will provide round trip airfare to their Tour winner, host shows will provide lodging and entry into the appropriate Tour contest. The Tour winner will be named from the Best in Show winner of each show- and must compete in the same class which they were selected from when they travel for the Tour of Champions. All Tour Champions will receive a commemorative certificate and award.

Members Shows: Atlanta Pet Fair (United States), MasterGroom Canada (Canada), Groomania (Belgium) and Artero Slam (Spain).

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Programme is subject to change

WORLD CLASS SEMINARS SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER Lorena Merati

IT

show

To be announced

Doris Kapferer

CH

show

Kerry Blue Terrier

3

Barbara Prueckel

CA

Commercial

Longcoated breeds

5

Patricia Vanbesien

BE

Business

Schedule bootcamp

Lienke Luthard

NL

Show

Poodle Continental

Olga Arkhipova

RU

Show

Poodle Puppy Lion

A

Tony Zhu & Fay Ren

CN

workshop

8

Colin Taylor

UK

Business

Irina Pinkusevich

US

Show

American Cocker

Costin Stoica

UK

show

Fox Terrier

Umberto Lehman

IT

workshop

1 2

6 7

9 10

10.00 - 11.45

13.00 - 14.45

15.00 - 16.45

B

Free Modeldog Workshop***

Valuing what we do for a living

Free workshop beginners après-groom

ALL SEMINARS WILL BE IN ENGLISH

SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 11

Barbara Prueckel

CA

business

12

Monique Janssens

BE

Commercial

Denise Westbrook

UK

Show

13

10:00 - 11:45

Ignite your passion & unleash your potential Yorkie Modern Style English Cocker

workshop

Free modeldog head kids

CN

workshop

Free modeldog workshop***

Patricia Vanbesien

BE

commercial

Bouvier des Flandres

Peter Vanzeer

BE

commercial

Happy Handstripping

16

Yvette Van Altena

NL

show

18

Transgroom Team

BE

Business

Denise Westbrook

UK

show

William Galharde

BR

commercial

C

All judges

D

Tony Zhu & Fay Ren

14 15

19

13:00 - 14:45

15:00 - 16:45

ALL SEMINARS WILL BE IN ENGLISH

Bichon Frisé

Product knowledge, upgrade your know-how Pet style trims for the everyday Groomer Asian Fusion

Programme is subject to change

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

08:30

prejudging

09:00 - 11:30

intermediate

09:00 - 11:30

handstripping

09:00 - 11:30

beginners part 1 - competition

11:50

nominations finalists

13:30 - 14:00

Free Modeldog Workshop***

13:30 - 14:00

prejudging

14:00 - 16:30

pure breeds

14:00 - 16:30

Doodle, miscellaneous & salon

Judith Camerasa, Doris Kapferer, Lorena Merati

14:00 - 16:30

It takes 2 to groom

Judith Camerasa, Doris Kapferer, Lorena Merati

15:00 - 17:00

beginners part 2

free après groom workshop

17:00

nominations finalists

pure breeds doodle, miscellaneous & salon it takes 2 to groom

presentation of prizes

beginners intermediate doodle, miscellaneous & salon it takes 2 to groom

17:15

Judith Camerasa, Colin Taylor, Denise Westbrook Irina Pinkusevich, Luis Martin Del Rio, William Galharde Judith Camerasa, Colin Taylor, Umberto Lehman intermediate handstripping beginners Tony Zhu & Fay Ren

Luis Martin Del Rio, Denise Westbrook, Barbara Prueckel

SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

08:00

prejudging

08:30 - 11:00

solo clipper class

08:30 - 11:00

spaniels & setters

08:30 - 11:00

Asian Style

08:30 - 11:00

Free modeldog head kids

08:30 - 11:00

free modeldog workshop***

11:00

presentation of prizes

Modeldog Kids

11:30

nominations finalists

solo clipper class Asian style spaniels & setters

13:00 - 13:30

prejudging

13:30 - 16:00

toy, miniature & medium size poodles

13:30 - 16:00

standard poodles

17:00

nominations finalists

toy, miniature & medium size poodles standard poodles

presentation of prizes

solo clippers challenge Asian style handstripping pure breeds spaniels & setters toy, miniature & medium size poodles standard poodles Richard Barker Trophy Best Team best groomer best in show

17:30

Umberto Lehman

Luis Martin Del Rio, Umberto Lehman, Doris Kapferer Colin Taylor, Lorena Merati, Irina Pinkusevich Luis Martin Del Rio, Umberto Lehman, Doris Kapferer

Tony Zhu & Fay Ren

Barbara Prueckel, Monique Janssens, Colin Taylor Doris Kapferer, Lorena Merati, Irina Pinkusevich

*The Best In Show will be chosen from the 8 first placed class winners from the official categories. **The Best all round Groomer is the individual competitor who through winning in different classes gains the most points. ***The workshop is free of charge, the modeldog is a one-time investment that you need to buy before Groomania, if you want to enter the workshop. You can order the modeldog on www.transgroom.com

Irina Pinkusevich

Luis Martin Del Rio

United States

Spain SPEAKER & JUDGE

The American Irina “Pina” Pinkusevich” has been a pet stylist for over 20 years now! She is a very competitive groomer and educates in the United States.

During her first 3 years in the competition ring, she achieved an unbelievable amount of success! She was the #1 groomer in the States and 2 years out of 3 she competed for winning multiple BIS and BOA awards as well as the prestigious Lynne Carver Award. She was nominated twice for a Chrystal Cardinal Achievement Award for American Groomer of the year and was a part of the Gold winning American team of 2009 at Dacau, Germany!

Pina retired from active competing once she made the Groom Team USA ranking #1 to now go and compete for the World Champion title again in 2011 at Groomania in Belgium!

Right now Pina is focusing on giving educational seminars and for this is traveling around the world. At her hometown, she’s also teaching at the Merifield School of dog care at Fort Lauderdale. She is also a champion in breeding toy poodles together with the well-known Kiyara Kennels!

9 AMERICAN COCKER

The American Cocker Spaniel is a sporting breed that exudes style and elegance. With its distinct profile and sweeping lines this trim is a really showstopper! There are various clipper blades, shears, products and tools you can use to groom every American cocker from show dogs to pampered pets. Join Irina while she demonstrates how to execute this beautiful trim while she shares her tips & tricks on how to bring out the best features of this magnificent breed.

JUDGE

This groomer & breeder has his parents to thank for the fact that he’s so famous & successful today. They were already breeding Schnauzers since before he was born. At the age of 14 he was already grooming dogs from their kennel & by the time he was 18, he became coowner of the kennel “Tajinastes” breeders of Miniature Schnauzers, Dachshund, & Brussels Griffons. During his competitive career he has won over 230 titles in America, Africa, Asia & Europe & over 30 BIS all breeds & Specialties. He has won multiple Gold Medals in Hand Stripping, Scissoring and Spaniels & numerous Best in Show awards at Iberzoo, Ciseaux D’Or, BGA, Cantrell Groom, & the Oster Invitational. He is EGA judge, judging in Orlando, Bélgina, Spain and Italy. Luis is part of the Artero World Team & travels throughout the world educating groomers through seminars & demos. Now also he is working to Artero Company as Product Manager.

Judith Camerasa Spain

JUDGE

Judith is a famous and very successful Spanish groomer and handler.

She runs the very well-known kennel Tajinastes King Kong together with her husband, Luis Martin del Rio. She won best in show at grooming competitions at numerous occasions and has a lot of golden, bronze and silver medals. She is a proud member of the Artero Groom Team that takes part in competitions all over the world. Judith is also a Judge and speaker.

Barbara Prueckel Canada

SPEAKER & JUDGE

Barbara is the owner of Doggie Style Salon in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

She opened in 1997 and has since become the first ‘invitation only’ grooming salon in Canada. Some of Barb’s accomplishments include several Gold and Silver medals, Best in show and Best all-around groomer awards at prestigious grooming contests, both in Canada and Internationally such as Intergroom’s International Groomer of the Year, the winner of The World Poodle Tournament in Las Vegas for three years in a row and a gold medallist with her Bichon at the World Grooming Championship in Spain and many more.

3 LONGCOATED BREEDS

The Groomania crew is in full agreement that Barbara is an amazing groomer and a natural all-round talent in the dog grooming business. If you want to learn different methods to work more easily and efficiently in your grooming shop, this is the seminar for you! In 90 minutes Barb is going to teach you all the big aspects and details for a smooth workflow on long coated breeds. She can scissor a pet dog so smoothly; you won’t believe it. All customers will love your work after this seminar, including the dogs. This is a seminar you can’t miss at the Groomania weekend.

11 IGNITE YOUR PASSION & UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL

How to fall in love with the Grooming all over again and get wealthy at the same time.

The pet grooming industry had changed tenfold in the last few decades.

Keeping up with the times, making a good living and being happy to drive to work every morning is getting more difficult with the pressures of social media and trying to keep up with the daily grind of this physical job.

It has almost become the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ out there!

Barb would like to share her story on how she become one of the most successful, enlightened and happiest groomers in our industry trough self-discovery, hard work and figuring out what it takes to run a successful salon with the right clientele.

We all have the passion and the drive within us. Sometimes we need a little push to UNLEASH IT !!!

Colin Taylor

United Kingdom SPEAKER & JUDGE

International dog grooming legend Colin Taylor is the first to admit grooming man’s best friend is no walk in the park. “To be a good pet stylist you first have to have respect for dogs and secondly, you have to be able to handle them well.” Colin’s canine connection was formed from a very young age whilst he worked in a pet shop in London. At 16 he started his grooming career at the London Academy of grooming, in 1985.

Then he studied dog grooming at the Hong Kong Doggie House. After his training he spent 18 years working at grooming school and salons across the United States. He wrote the book ‘What Would Colin Do? 101 Situations and Solutions for the Everyday Groomer’ to share his expertise. Colin travels the world giving seminars on grooming and judging at grooming conferences. He boasts titles such as certified master groomer in both the United States and United Kingdom, winner of the World Cup Grooming Games and multiple year member of Groom Team USA.

8 VALUING WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING

Value yourself and your work We are groomers, we are stylist, we are artist. No matter what title you give yourself the one aspect of our passion and that is the hard work that goes with it. Because of this many of us end up working too hard and it’s not until it’s too late the we see out work slipping out temper changing.

This is why it’s so important that you make sure you have a balance in your everyday working environment. In Colin’s seminar he will guild you in what in his opinion a good work balance is Colin is looking forward seeing you and he can’t wait to see light bulbs turn on in your head.

William Galharde

Umberto Lehman

Brazil

Italy SPEAKER & JUDGE

William Galharde is one of the most renowned and reputable professionals of animal aesthetics due to his work and passion for animals. In his daily life, William was manager of 80 grooming shops in Brazil (Petz Group) and he was personally responsible for 330 groomers and more than half a million animals in a year. Some of the salons are open 24/7!

William and his team enjoy an enviable reputation in Brazil of being simply the best canine beauticians. They have often appeared on TV channels such as Disney, Nickelodeon and many more local stations.

William and his business partner Felipe Corrêa run the state of the art and prestigious Galharde Academy where you can go for learning excellence in the grooming industry and this with a high level of compassion and respect for the animals.

19 ASIAN FUSION

Asian Fusion is a very popular, innovative and creative way of grooming.

And If you see William work and create a Asian style on a dog, you will be impressed by his techniques and way of grooming and style. William will teach you how to ‘copy and paste’ this on your everyday grooming work. This seminar is for anyone who has ever wanted to work more creative in their grooming shop and add the ‘flair’ to their business & customers. Dogs looks like baby dolls or cute teddy bears. Asian Style of grooming helps to “sell” your grooms and attract new customers. This session will also be a demonstration of technical skills using shears, combs, styling products & new materials.

PRESIDENT OF THE JUDGES

Umberto Lehman opened his grooming salon in Milano in 1980, after breeding, showing and training. In 1985 he started giving formation and specialization courses in his grooming school. From 1985 – 2001 he won several medals al around the world in all groups. In 2001 he got second place in the World Team Championship with the European Team.

Umberto judged in more than 250 competitions, gave more than 350 demonstrations and was International Groomer of the Year 1987. Now he’s Oster Ambassador and President of the EGA.

B FREE WORKSHOP BEGINNERS APRÈS-GROOM

Denise Westbrook United Kingdom

SPEAKER & JUDGE

Denise’s grooming career began in 2002, she has become heavily involved with the grooming industry. Her passion has led her to run the highly commended Dee for Dogs Training school in Essex one of UK leading groomer training schools. Dee is proud to be a City & Guilds examiner and assessor, and a Highers Qualification examiner.

She shows poodles with the Deearella Affix.

13 ENGLISH COCKER

Lorena Merati Italy

SPEAKER & JUDGE

Lorena Merati has been breeding since 1983, with the kennel name Samarcanda, Standard poodles and Airedale Terriers. Dogs from her kennel have finished as champions all around Europe, USA and Canada.

Many times, they even won BIS in important dog shows. She’s a member of the grooming commission FCI and always involved in the dog world.

Studying breeding and genetics, especially related to pure breed dogs, has always peaked her interest. She’s the writer of the book ‘Canis Lupus Familiaris Barbone’, one of the most complete scriptures on poodles ever published. She also writes editorials about dog breeds for specialized magazines. As international ENCI/FCI judge, for FCI group 3, group 4, group 5, group 9 and all the Italian breeds, she has been judging all around Europe. Lorena is an EGA all-round judge and has been judging national and international competitions and giving seminars and about poodles and some other breeds.

Fay Ren China

From the day she was born, Fay her childhood started with cute and small animals, It’s not only a kind of fate, but also an important reason for her to pursue a pet- related career. Her family was in the music business, but with all the dogs and cats, it makes her boring Music study a little bit more interesting. Because music is an indispensable part of het life, Fay choose to be a music teacher. After meeting her husband, they decided to open a grooming shop because of the unconditional love for dogs and because pet beauty is such a beautiful art.

The biggest touch came from Fan Yu’s grooming lecture on bichon, which made her determined to become his student. Finally, in November 2018, Fay learned bichon grooming from Fan Yu. After that, she learned creative grooming through continuous practice.

Fay will always choose music and dogs. Because they let her see the beautiful side of the world and with the love for our industry, she will always try to do better.

A & D FREE MODELDOG WORKSHOP***

If you are looking for an expert in grooming the English Cocker, look no further, Denise is your woman! This incredible groomer is one of the most incredible artists in our industry, specifically for the English Cocker.

Denise has a no-nonsense style that is absolutely fascinating and charming at the same time. She will explain step by step everything you need to know about grooming this breed. From hand stripping the back of the dog, to creating the typical head and body of a Cocker. Her unique way to scissoring and styling this dog is something you really can’t miss.

Put this demonstration on your list, because this will be an eye-opener for every groomer.

18 PET STYLE TRIMS FOR THE EVERYDAY GROOMER

The Shih Tzu, Maltese or long coated breeds are very close to Denise’s heart. She loves their sunny personality and loyalty. Denise is very excited to do the commercial style of the long coated breeds. She feels that this is where groomers make a lot of money in their grooming shop.

In her own shops these are the most popular customers, accounting for as high as 50%!

Tony Zhu China

This famous groomer and breeder has won multiple awards and titles in both grooming competitions and in dog shows all over the globe. In 2013, Tony & David Song founded the Groom Team China (GTC) and began as the Team leader to elect the best groomers in China by running the Groom Team China Qualification Shows, and leading them to attend the Top Grooming Shows in Spain, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and Belgium. Tony has been invited as the grooming contest judge, grooming speaker and demonstrator by many countries, and has led seminars all around China to educate groomers and to promote the grooming industry in China.

A & D FREE MODELDOG WORKSHOP***

Groomania is offering a ‘free modeldog workshop’ on Saturday afternoon & Sunday morning. Under the guidance from Tony Zhu, the founder of the Starzclub modeldogs and the Chinese Groomer Fay Ren, who is an expert is grooming the modeldog. They will help you with creating any model you want on the modeldog.

What you have to do : - You need to register for the Modeldog Workshop, places are limited, to guarantee the quality of the workshop.

- The workshop is free of charge, the modeldog is a one-time investment that you need to buy before Groomania, if you want to enter the workshop. You can order the modeldog on www.transgroom.com

Doris Kapferer

Yvette Van Altena

Switserland

The Netherlands SPEAKER & JUDGE

Doris grew up on a farm and fell in love with dogs at the age of 9 years, when the Entlebucher Sennenhund “Waldi” joined her family. She started to work as groomer in 1993 in one of the best grooming salons of Switzerland. During this education she came to know and love Poodles. In 1998 she started her dog show career with her own Standard Poodles.

Since 2005 Doris has been running her own grooming shop in Kreuzlingen and began to educate trainees. In 2009 she started successfully participating in competitions with Poodles, some years later in the scissoring class with Black Russian Terrier and Kerry Blue Terrier. Since 2012 she has been breeding Kerry Blue Terrier and Standard Poodles.

After winning a lot of different prizes at dog shows and grooming competitions, as well best in show with Kerry Blue Terrier and Poodle, she can be called a specialist of Poodles and Pure Breed Scissoring.

2 KERRY BLUE TERRIER

Doris developed her experience with Kerry Blue Terrier on dog shows and grooming competitions over the last ten years. On this seminar, she talks about the daily care and she wants to show you what the differences between show grooming and competition grooming are. Is there a way to fuse this different ideas? How important are the waves for this breed and how to work with it? Besides she wants to share her tricks to disguise little faults in the anatomy of a Kerry Blue Terrier.

Lienke Luthard

SPEAKER

Yvette began dog grooming at 16, first as an employee and from 2004 Yvette started her own business. Her mentor and coach Ilse Frenk-Kleton has guided Yvette to more and better. In 2009 Yvette started participating in grooming competitions and this with a sublime result. In 2016 Yvette got her first BIS in the Netherlands with a large Poodle, her next BIS in Switzerland in 2017 with her Bichon Frize, and then the next BIS in Belgium with a Bichon Frisé.

Yvette is supported by her husband John and their 2 fantastic sons, Kay & Luke.

16 BICHON FRISÉ

Yvette will talk about the Bichon Frisé breed standard in order to help you set a profile as easy as one, two, three. She will discuss coat preparation and maintenance and proper tools to use while working with this delightful breed. In this demo, Yvette will execute a show trim and show you different ways to apply the same techniques to modify it for a pet trim.

Learn how to develop an eye for balance and symmetry. Yvette is one of the best groomers to help you with styling the Bichon Frisé.

Olga Arkhipova

The Netherlands

Russia SPEAKER

Lienke is and remains a very competitive person, Lienke used to be very active in equestrian sport at a high level. Due to a fall, Lienke was forced to make a carrier switch and resolutely opt for the dog world. Lienke joined her mother who was already active as a dog groomer. Lienke started her education in 2011 and in 2013 her first participation in a grooming competition took place in the Netherlands. This with her great love: the poodle. In addition to grooming competitions and her busy salon, you will also find Lienke at a lot of dog shows with her poodles.

Lienke is a passionate groomer who likes to pass on her knowledge to colleagues and gives workshops with a lot of love.

Lienke has a lot of beautiful victories on her record: In total she has so far achieved 2 BEST IN SHOWs, 1 Best International overall (Ireland), 7 times gold, 11 times silver and 1 time bronze in the poodle class.

6 POODLE CONTINENTAL

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of seeing a poodle being groomed by Lienke Luthard. She will show you how she styles and scissors a poodle in the Continental clip. Step by step she will explain to you and you will see a true makeover, the dog will change in an amazing well-balanced and elegant poodle with an angulation and style. Get your inspiration fueled up an be sure to attend this seminar.

SPEAKER

Olga was born and raised in Togliatti. From childhood she was in love with dogs and in 1988 her parents bought a silver miniature poodle puppy. For 30 years and up until this day she has poodles living in her home.

She’s always groomed her poodles herself. When other poodle-owners saw her grooming, they asked her to groom their dogs too and with time her customer base grew. Olga has passed exams to become an official dog trainer and judge. During this period, Olga also participated in dog shows. People that saw her dogs at dog shows approached her with requests to prepare their dogs, even other breeds. Eventually she started to work with various kennels and breeds. It became her job and she opened a small grooming cabinet at the vet clinic. She worked there for 15 years. Olga has done courses both for beginners and professionals in Samara and in many other cities in Russia. Olga is also the proud owner of poodle kennel “S Tstetochnoi Poljany” and FCI Group 9 judge for several breeds. For 22 years she’s bred, groomed and showed many beautiful dogs, which were very successful in show rings.

7 POODLE PUPPY LION

Styling Poodles is a true art. That’s why we can only be satisfied by presenting you one of the Best Poodle artist, Olga Arkhipova.

Poodles come in many variations of sizes, colors and models. Olga is working with poodles on a daily basis. That is why this is a unique opportunity to be guided by her to bring out the best of your poodle. How to create the perfect lines, all about the scissor work, what about using the best products on a poodle coat, how to set-up a topknot, so many issues that will be profoundly explored during this seminar.

Olga will show you that with some help and guidance, you can turn every poodle into a beautiful model!

Make sure you’re there!

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Costin Stoica

Peter Vanzeer

United Kingdom

Belgium SPEAKER & JUDGE

Costin, originally from Romania, moved to England in 2013 where he followed a training at “Dogs Delights Academy” with Julie Lalou Simpson.

Costin is the proud owner of 14 dogs and he runs a successful grooming salon and a high-quality grooming school in Godalming, England. He participated in his first grooming competition in 2015 and 2 years later he was very successful at competition level in Europe. He participated in 7 different countries primarily with the Fox Terrier and Poodle. His biggest achievement this year is that Costin is part of the British Team at the world championship. He has given seminars at major events such as Groomania and Jornadas Artero. We summarize his greatest achievements: various podium places at International grooming competitions, Won Up and Coming Groomers 2019, Rising Star award 2019, Resev BIS The Grooming Show 2016, BIS English Grooming Challenge 2017, BIS German Grooming Games 2019, BIS The Grooming Show 2020. One of his biggest goals is to be a recognized EGA judge.

10 FOX TERRIER

As Groomania Organization we are very honored to introduce to you, Costin Stoica. He is the more than a upcoming talent!! Costin is a real master if it becomes Handstripping Dogs. With His amazing natural talent, he can create any breed with an incredible attitude. In this demo he will present to you the Fox Terriër. Costin will guide and teach you all the details and Finishing touches. He will also demonstrate you how you can get the right expression for the Fox Terriër. Costin Will explain you what different equipment you can use, and what better not to use. If you are a dog groomer with high expectations, you better not miss this demonstration from this wonderful groomer.

Patricia Vanbesien Belgium

SPEAKER

Patricia is very grateful that she was able to learn the trade from Kitty Dekeersgieter. For quite some time she was Kitty’s right hand in the well known and successful grooming salon ‚Salon Kitty’ in Kortrijk. She won several medals in the past during both national and international grooming competitions. After that she started her own business in Brugge which is very successful. During Groomania, Patricia is responsible to prepare all the demo dogs for the demonstrations.

5 SCHEDULE BOOTCAMP

Time is money, so why wouldn’t you want more of both? In this class we show you tips and tricks for becoming more efficient and grooming faster. Just by scheduling the right dogs in the correct timeslot or making sure you use the available tools that can help you to not lose any precious time.Not only using the tools correct but to be able to show you the different in time if you use time saving tools is not only fun but so necessary to gain time in all we do. We will show and explain you how you can do more dogs a day, just by the functionality of your work and agenda.

Most professional groomers know how to groom, and they have some business skills. But there are certain aspects that are always left on the table and usually are those the most important. We will explain you how you can optimize time, clients & techniques to get more dogs done in the same time and this without losing quality on your grooming.

14 BOUVIER DES FLANDRES

The bouvier has undergone a true evolution due to its coat structure.

Because of this transformation it is sometimes difficult to use the right techniques when modeling the bouvier. Patricia will effortlessly guide you through this demonstration about commercial work and scissoring the bouvier.

You learn to distinguish the different coat types and find the balance between scissoring or plucking; this leads to a stunning result.

Be sure to take a look at Patricia’s seminar, because this demo will show you the American bouvier, more elegance, but where speed and finish prevail down to the smallest details.

SPEAKER

The famous Belgian groomer Peter Vanzeer is, together with his wife Els Tuerlinckx, the founder and owner of “Groomer”, a successful grooming salon and academy with a wide range of practical and breed specific training courses. With more than 25 years of experience as a dog groomer and 20 years of being a specialist and breeder of Welsh Terriers, Irish Terriers and Kerry Blue Terriers, Peter is more than a known value in the grooming world.

Peter has a lot of dog shows & national and international cutting competitions on his resume, first as a participant then as a judge.

Peter and Els now also have a webshop for Petcosmetics.

15 HAPPY HANDSTRIPPING

Don’t know how to handstrip? Don’t know where to start? Don’t know if you are doing it correctly? Don’t have any handstripping clients? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, this seminar is for you.

Peter Will explain every step of the way on Grooming the Irish Terriër, or how to handle any handstrip breeds. From start till ending. In this seminar you will find out to make the best out of your grooming skills by adding up extra techniques and tools, to make a perfect profile of this breed. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind seminar.

PRIZES TO WIN PLACE

CLASS

1 2

SPONSOR

PRIZES TO WIN To be announced

Beginners

To be announced

3

To be announced

1

To be announced

2

It takes 2 to groom

3

To be announced

1 2

To be announced Doodle & Miscellaneous/Salon

3

3

To be announced To be announced

1 2

To be announced

To be announced Intermediate

To be announced To be announced

Trade stand enquiries welcome! Mail us at info@groomania.be

PLACE

CLASS Modeldog Head Kids

1 2

To be announced Open Class Handstripping

3

To be announced Champion Class Handstripping

3

To be announced Open Class Pure Breeds

3

To be announced Champion Class Pure Breeds

3

To be announced Open Class Spaniels & Setters

3

3 1 2 3 1 2 3

Champion Class Spaniels & Setters

Open Class Toy, Miniature & Medium Size Poodle

Champion Class Toy, Miniature & Medium Size Poodle

2 3

To be announced To be announced To be announced To be announced To be announced To be announced To be announced To be announced To be announced To be announced

Open Class Standard Poodle

3 1

To be announced To be announced

1 2

To be announced To be announced

1

2

To be announced To be announced

1

1

To be announced To be announced

1

2

To be announced To be announced

1

2

To be announced To be announced

1

2

To be announced

To be announced Solo Clipper Class

3

2

Medal

To be announced

1

2

PRIZES TO WIN

To be announced Asian Style

3

2

SPONSOR

To be announced To be announced

Champion Class Standard Poodle

To be announced To be announced To be announced

Special Richard Barker

Trophy (this is a special challenge cup and must be returned for Groomania 2021)

Best Team

To be announced

Best Groomer

The Best Groomer will win a trip to the Superzoo grooming competition and pet trade show in LAS VEGAS and is sponsored by Superzoo and Transgroom. Return flights will be paid by Transgroom and Superzoo will offer 4 nights hotel accommodation with free entry to the show, the educational seminars and competition registration.

Best In Show

The Best In Show winner wins a trip to compete in one of our Member Shows: Atlanta Pet Fair (United States), MasterGroom Canada (Canada), Groomania (Belgium) and Artero Slam (Spain).

PRICES

COMPETITIONS

Visitors have free entry to the competitions

Early bird price

Normal price

Handstripping Saturday

Open Class

€65

€70

Handstripping Saturday

Champion Class

€65

€70

Beginners Saturday + free workshop

Competition

€55

€60

Pure Breeds Saturday

Champion Class

€65

€70

Pure Breeds Saturday

Open Class

€65

€70

Doodle & Miscellaneous/Salon

Competition

€65

€70

It takes 2 to groom

Competition

€65

€70

Spaniels & Setters Sunday

Champion Class

€65

€70

Spaniels & Setters Sunday

Open Class

€65

€70

Solo Clipper Challenge

Competition

€65

€70

Asian Style

Competition

€65

€70

Poodles Toy, Miniature & Medium Size Sunday

Champion Class

€65

€70

Poodles Toy, Miniature & Medium Size Sunday

Open Class

€65

€70

Poodles Standard Sunday

Champion Class

€65

€70

Poodles Standard Sunday

Open Class

€65

€70

Intermediate Saturday

Competition

€65

€70

Modeldog Workshop Saturday***

Workshop

Modeldog Workshop Sunday***

Workshop

Modeldog Head Kids Sunday

Workshop

Early bird price

Normal price

€250

€280

Saturday Morning Seminars 10:00 - 12:00 + Tradeshow

€55

€65

Saturday Afternoon Seminars 13:00 - 15:00 + Tradeshow

€55

€65

Saturday Afternoon Seminars 15:00 - 17:00 + Tradeshow

€55

€65

Saturday All Seminars 09:00 - 18:00 + Tradeshow

€99

€120

Sunday Morning Seminars 10:00 - 12:00 + Tradeshow

€55

€65

Sunday Afternoon Seminars 13:00 - 15:00 + Tradeshow

€55

€65

Sunday Afternoon Seminars 15:00 - 17:00 + Tradeshow

€55

€65

Sunday All Seminars 09:00 - 18:00 + Tradeshow

€99

€120

Early bird price

Normal price

*Prices are incl. VAT - Professionals can reclaim VAT in their country of origin

WORLD CLASS SEMINARS VIP WEEKEND: All seminars & Dinner Saturday

*Prices are incl. VAT - Professionals can reclaim VAT in their country of origin

GROOMANIA DINNER PARTY Saturday 19:30 - 21:45 Walking Dinner 21:45 - ... Dance with live band Double D Dresscode Sporty

€65

*Drinks are included until coffee is served

€65

Early bird prices are valid up to and including 05/07/2020.

Closing date for entries is 20/09/2020.

After this date, prices will increase by 20%, which is the “on the door” price.

***The workshop is free of charge, the modeldog is a one-time investment that you need to buy before Groomania, if you want to enter the workshop. You can order the modeldog on www. transgroom.com

Early bird prices are valid up to and including 05/07/2020.

Closing date for entries is 20/09/2020.

After this date, prices will increase by 20%, which is the “on the door” price.

GROOMANIA DINNER PARTY

Come to our fun and famous dinner party and let us entertain you!

Please inform us on allergies or dietary requirements at the time of booking.

PAYMENT METHODS

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Bancontact, home banking (Dexia Netbanking, ING Homepay en KBC Online), iDEAL & PayPal

 Competitions

register from 01/04/2020 at www.groomania.be   facebook.com/groomaniabelgium