Canine Design, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet
Dog Grooming courses offering high quality dog grooming tuition.
 

NEWS

 

British Grooming Championships 18 October 2009

Kelly came 1st in the Clipped & Scissored Terriers category with a Bedlington Terrier and came 2nd in the Experienced Category overall.

Lottie came 1st in the 6 - 11 age group of the Junior Competition and came 3rd overall. She also qualified to compete at Crufts in YKC Groomer of the Year, as did one of our ex-trainees, Matt Bell.

WELL DONE TO ALL OF THEM!!

Eurogroom 2009

Lottie came 2nd in the 'Juniors' class with a handstripped Terrier X.

 Lottie at Eurogroom 2009
We have been selected as one of the 3 finalists in the UK for the Grooming Business of the Year award. The awards will be announced at the Glee Petindex Awards Ceremony/Dinner and Dance on Sunday 20th September 2009 - watch this space.

Crufts 2009
Lesley's youngest daughter, Lottie, came 1st in the Under 12s category of Young Kennel Club Groomer of the Year.

Winner of the competition overall was Kelly Gayler, an ex-Canine Design trainee. Kelly is only 23 years old, but she is running her own successful grooming business, Fido Sassoon, in Plymouth.

Canine Design has now trained 2 YKC Groomers of the Year (Abi Boyce - 2006, Kelly Gayler - 2009), one Runner Up YKC Groomer of the Year (Lesley's oldest daughter, Millie, won this award in 2008 at the age of only 11) and youngest daughter, Lottie, has been placed 1st or 2nd in her age group every time she has entered.
On 27th April Lesley passed the first two modules of her Higher Diploma with a Bedlington Terrier and a Parson Russell, which means she is now eligible for a City & Guilds Licentiateship.

Tina Ogborn passed all 3 practical units of her C&G Advanced on this date also.

Millie and Lottie have just qualified at the YKC Groomer of the Year heat at the Birmingham National Dog Show for Crufts again.
 

Both Lottie & Millie Triumph at Crufts - Click here to see pictures