Grooming Competition Pictures(47)...

This weekend there was a grooming competition held in my city.
My boss and another co-worker competed. I thought I'd share some pictures from the show. :)

These were taken in the small non sporting class.

Here are some before pictures of Rocket, the bichon that my boss groomed (and won first with).
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The finished result!
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This is Dior, a mini poodle that one of my co-workers groomed. (I didn't get any before pics). My co-worker got a 2nd with her.
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This bichon is one we supplied for another groomer from Winnipeg. His name is Polar.
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A toy poodle in a continental clip. They got a 3rd place.
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Some various mini poodles. Dior is in the middle.
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These pics are from the large non sporting class.

This is my co-worker with Kootenay (my absolute most favorite poodle in the world!!! I love that girl) before the grooming started.

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This is Kootenay's after shot. My co-worker won first place with her.

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This is Sable, the standard poodle my boss groomed (and won second place with). Here are her before pics.

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The finished product.
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Now we will move onto the mixed miscellaneous class.
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This class is for mixed breed dogs, or purebred dogs in different cuts. I have a lot of pics from this class as I was at the show the whole day (instead of getting dogs ready at the shop).

Of course we will start with Buddy ;)

Here are his before pics.
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Here are some shots of Buddy while he was being groomed.

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The final results. Unfortunately my co-worker didn't even place with Buddy :(

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This is Billy, the Old English Sheepdog my boss groomed. She got a first place. Before:

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While he was being groomed.

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After:
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Here is a mini poodle in a Beddlington cut. I personally think it's an ugly cut and a sad thing to do to a poodle, but hey, to each their own. Incidentally this is a son of Buddy's.

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Here is a little bichon/shih tzu type cross.

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These are from the sporting group.

A really cute cocker:

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This is Spy, the springer spaniel my boss got a second with.

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Here are a few pics of part of the Best In Show line up:
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That's all. Hope you enjoyed.

I loved seeing all the different dogs. Very Cool.

Robin :)

Great pictures...

This old song from high school came to mind when I saw this picture...I bet you don't know the song, but the lyrics go like this:

"I rock ruff and stuff with my afro puff....hey!"

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What beautfiul dogs. And the groomers...I wish they'd come to my house;)

**GASP!** **GASP!** **GASP!** As someone who grooms at home (and certainly does NOT get these beautiful results on my own) I am just in awe! Gosh they are beautiful!!!!!!!!!

Rocket afro dude cracked me up!!! :D

That's an impressive amount of hair on the floor, and the makeovers are amazing!

Wow look at all that poof! :D Great pics. :)

I cant see any one of the pics :( I tried the right click and properties, and that did not work either :(

Lot of nice pictures, really enjoyed looking through them. My favorite I think is the springer spaniel. What a handsome pup!

I always liked the simple puppy cut on poodles best. I've never seen a bedlington cut like that. Looks odd on a poodle. That cocker has a beautiful chocolate coloring and the Old English Sheepdog looks pretty impressively groomed!

nvm I see them then now :p personaly for some of the dogs I liked the before much better. I liked the OES cut, the bedlington cut looks horride on the poodle though :eek: personaly i hate the clipped look on dogs, i like ther hair clipped and neat, but not "looking" like it was cut, know what i mean?:p

I'm kinda like you Cali, I enjoy more of a natural look, which I guess is why I like the puppy cut on poodles best. It looks clean and simple and really nice. To each his own as Shelteez said though, and surely I know that's a lot of work to do those all that grooming!