Contest registration opens
8am
Sunday, March 22, 2026
(Entries close at midnight, Tuesday, May 26, 2026)
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Grooming tables will
NOT
be supplied at this show.
(bring your own as well as someone to transport it for you)
This competition is for groomers with Novice and Intermediate grooming skills, conformation dog show exhibitors, and/or instructors with Intermediate styling skills.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Restricted to competitors who have not won:
- Three (3) Best in Shows or three (3) Best All Around Groomer titles from an Intermediate Division at any show.
- OR four (4) Group placements from any tiered show
- OR six (6) 1st [placements from Intermediate Division at any show.
A contestant placing and defeating someone in a regular class, in the open division, at any show shall not qualify for this competition.
A minimum of four contestants must be entered and judged for a class 1st to be considered in level advancement protocols.
Meet our judge... Irina Pinkusevich
Pina immigrated from The Ukraine in 1989. She entered the world of Competitive Grooming in 2006 & has won multiple BIS & Best All Around Groomer awards. Throughout her career she has accumulated numerous awards, including the Lynne Carver Award in 2008 & 2010, the Liz Paul Memorial Award in 2010, Winner’s Circle Jackpot 2011 where she won $32,500, Jackpot 2013, The World Dog Show’s World Champion Award in 2017, various Barkleigh Honors Awards & many more. She was a member of GroomTeam USA from 2008 through 2013. She competed in the World Championships for the United States in 2009, 2011, & 2013. She is a national & international judge & speaker. She specializes in Poodles & Kerry Blue Terriers & has multiple champions to her name.
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