THE TEAM

I am the owner and founder of Canine Design. I do the majority of the training and my qualifications are as follows:

City & Guilds Licentiateship
City & Guilds Level III Advanced (credit)
NVQ 730 Level III in Teaching and Adult Education
Diploma in the Canine/Human Interface with the Animal Care College.
Higher Diploma in Dog Grooming

I am a regular demonstrator at grooming seminars. I have shown my Affenpinscher at Championship show level and have competed successfully with him at Crufts on several occasions, I do agility for fun with my Affenpinscher and my Shar Pei cross and regularly attend training and ringcraft classes.

Kelly is the Dog Grooming Manager and works part time at Canine Design. She is a valuable member of the team and has been with me since 2002, starting out as a work experience trainee. She is both a very talented groomer and her expertise lies with her excellent handling of the animals in her care. Kelly is the senior groomer and also assists with teaching the trainees and has proved to be very popular with them, with her attention to detail but relaxed approach. She holds her City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced qualification. She has also completed a course in the Canine Touch (a holistic approach to calming and reassuring animals), and she has her NVQ 730 Level I in Teaching and Adult Education. She has also completed a course in animal healing. So, you can see Kelly has been a very busy young lady, and her list of achievements is impressive! Kelly owns 7 horses, a Shar Pei and a Japanese Akita.

Kelly holds 6 units towards the Higher Diploma in Dog Grooming.

Tina joined Canine Design in April 2007. Tina comes from a hairdressing background in Brighton and is also a trained assessor. She is an ex-Canine Design trainee and has already had some success in the dog grooming world. She competed in her first grooming competition - the 2007 South East Groomers Challenge - and was awarded 'Best Newcomer', 'Best Technique' and she won the 'Real Life Newcomers Class'. Tina holds her City & Guilds Level II Intermediate Certificate and her City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced qualification.

Tina holds 5 units towards the Higher Diploma in Dog Grooming and has passed the theory module.

Carl joined the business as it expanded and is proprietor of the grooming arm of Canine Design. He is City & Guilds Level 2 qualified and holds 2 units towards his City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced qualification.