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2025-07-07 Celebrating 25 Years!
Twenty-five years ago on July 7th I opened my grooming business in Meadowbrook. I was located within a dog boarding business and stayed there for a year until I outgrew the space. Today I am in my own custom building and am proud to have been grooming dogs for my loyal customers for 25 years. I am giving away a free bag of Canadian made Tilted Barn treats with every groom in July and August, starting on July 7. Tilted Barn are our top selling treats and are loved by every dog. Thank you for trusting me with your fury family members all these years and for many more to come. Cory.
2024-10-12 Lolly is a Canadian Champion!
Lolly and I showed well last weekend at the Fraser Valley Dog Fanciers show in Chilliwack. Lolly has earned the points needed to be a Canadian Championship dog. It has been a lot of work to get to this point, including many shows, lots of ring practice and meticulous show cut grooming. I have learned a lot. The show culminated on Sunday with Lolly winning Group 3rd, competing against many beautiful dogs in the Non Sporting Group. Some of her other wins this weekend include:
Breed First
Breed Winners
Breed Best of Winners
Group 6 First
Group 6 Winners
Group 6 Best of Winners
Best of Breed
I am also proud to have won Best Owner/Handler in Breed. Thank you to everyone who has helped me on this journey, including my breeder Cathy Dong, my friends and professional handlers Shaunna Bernardin, Madison Bernardin and Shannon Scheer, Cranbrook Kennel club members Dick and Nancy Lopaschuk and fellow Bichon owner Churmy Fan.
A sincere thank you to Mr. Fabian Daza who is an International FCI judge that traveled all the way from Columbia to judge at the show. His keen eye awarded Lolly Best of Breed and Group 3rd on Sunday.
I entered a clipper competition in Chilliwack, BC at the West Coast Groom Fest, attended seminars to stay current on the latest techniques and trends, and caught up with other groomers in the industry. Thank you to Olga Zabelinskaya who came from the US to judge and Barb Prueckel for her always insightful and energetic seminars. I look forward to next year!
At the end of September I was fortunate enough to attend Groomania in Kortrijk, Belgium. Groomania is Europe's largest educational and professional grooming event. It attracts top groomers from all over the world to collaborate and share their knowledge.
At the event I attended several seminars covering many different breeds, including Labradoodle and Bichon.
The Labradoodle seminar was presented by Barbara Prueckel from Calgary, Alberta. It was amazing to connect with Barb all the way on the other side of the Atlantic. I have known her for many years, and she is a great contributor to the grooming industry and an all around fantastic person.
Yumiko Nakamura from Japan presented Asian styling techniques for Bichons. Yumiko is an international award-winning groomer. She demonstrated different techniques that are popular in Japan. Some aspects of the style would be great here at home to give your dog a unique look.
I had the best time learning new ideas from top-notch international groomers. Bring me your furry friend and lets get creative!
