Supported by Botany Bay Imports
Welcome to everything WestGROOM. In it's inaugural year DGAWA want to bring groomers together by including everything you could possible want in an annual 2 day event. Look forward to grooming and business seminars, an all weekend tradeshow (with plenty of allocated time to shop) and competition Sunday where you can utilise the skills you just learnt and gain feedback from some of WA's best
Contents
Seminar Schedule
Competition Schedule
Speakers and Judges
Helen Forester - Judge and Speaker
Helen Forester is an accomplished, Cert 4 Nationally Recognized Groomer who continuously upskills attending workshops and seminars across the country. She has been grooming for 20years now,
teaching grooming at TAFE in that time and now running a successful homebased salon south of Perth after being a Mobile operator for 9 years. Competition grooming is area Helen is passionate about as it has expanded her knowledge and lifted her career to multiple highs. Most recently being awarded placement on the Australian 2020 Groom Team.
Helen is a proud ambassador to Botany Bay Imports the distributors of OSTER Professional and Shear Magic products. To which she is also a member of the Botany Bay Groom Team. After undertaking further training in the UK Helen has returned to the field of training where she enjoys passing gained knowledge on to fellow colleagues and aspiring Groomers and Stylists.
Sally Baxter - Judge
After being unable to attend last years DGAWA Spring Competitions Sally is very much looking forward to being involved in the WestGROOM.
Sally has been grooming in an recreational way for many years with her own show dogs. She has prepared Australian Silky Terriers, Portuguese Water Dogs(curly & wavy), Norfolk Terriers/ Cairn Terriers( handstripping), Gordon Setters( Hand stripping, carding and breed trim) and now Poodles. Her grooming career changed from amateur (show grooming her own hairy dogs) to professional when she retired from Teaching and tried her hand at a career change. It has now blossomed to owning her own grooming Salon, and a full time occupation.
"Judging with any area is, I believe a wonderful way to both return our commitment to our chosen profession and a learning/ mentoring process that goes both way between competitor and judge.I have competed in several grooming competitions, an activity that has stretched my learning and focus. I regularly undertake seminars and professional development to enhance and refine my skills."
Melissa Vanhoe - Speaker
Melissa is a qualified trainer and assessor for Companion Animal Services and Veterinary Nursing. She has bred and owned Standard Poodles for the past 15 years under the ‘Bouffant’ prefix. Originally a ‘self-taught’ groomer her skills naturally progressed over time. Over the years Melissa has shown Poodles in 4 countries, owned, bred and handled multiple best in show winners. Melissa also holds her qualification for a Certificate III in Pet Grooming, and put the same qualification on scope for a government training institution.
Her salon ‘Poodle Works’ is a small salon that focuses on groomer training and presentation of Poodles.
Monika Termann - Speaker
Monika’s introduction to double coats and Spitz Breeds was at the tender age of 19, when she acquired her first Alaskan Malamute puppy from a registered breeder. Since then, she has gone on to co-own, co-breed and show Siberian Huskies to Best in Show, become a qualified Companion Animal Trainer and Chairperson for Husky And Malamute Rescue Inc.
Monika first began Musky Paws in 2009, when she realised she had a unique skill with Arctic Breed coats and there seemed to be a gap in the grooming world for them at the time. Since starting Musky Paws, Monika has gone on to develop and hone her own methods for de-shedding and the general maintenance for our Arctic Breeds and double coats, which has also led her to providing seminars and workshops for TAFE students and groomers alike.
Naomi Fantuz - Speaker
Chuckie Lund
Chuckie’s salon Pimp My Pet nestles amongst the lush gardens of Fur kidz resort in Canning Vale.
Chuckie first started out as a private mobile hydrobath operator. She found the passion for grooming 16yrs ago and hasn’t looked back. Attending many seminars and pestering breeders to perfect her skills Chuckie now competes in grooming competitions when she can and is currently grooming and exhibiting dogs in the show ring for breeders. She feels it is a way to keep learning and improving.
Chuckie specialises in Hand Stripping Terriers specifically the Aussie Terrier, West Highland, Cairn Terrier and Irish Terrier. She is always happy to share the skills she has learned mentoring students from TAFE and passing on her knowledge and love of grooming.
Emily Slevin
Julie Edwards
Julie Edwards has been a renowned health practitioner for over 20 years. As an Exercise Physiologist she has worked with elite athletes managing strength and conditioning programs along with injury rehabilitation. Julie then spent 6 1/2 years working with neurosurgery, reconstructive plastic surgery, oncology and other specialist surgical patients at The Mount Hospital. During this time she completed study in herbal medicine and myofascial release therapy for small animals. Julie has more recently completed study in Permaculture and Sustainable Agriculture. Her current businesses are: Wellness Centre for Dogs & 4 Paws & Friends Herbal Products.
David Dean
TBA
Joe from Taxpro
TBA
Thank you to all our sponsors
Information for Competitors
Full Competition Schedule
Please make sure you have registered at least half an hour before prejudging for your group.
