English Groomers Group

The first weekend in June was the convention of the English Groomers Group in Swanley, Kent. Only an hour in the car so I thought I'd take a look:

 

There was so much going on, a variety of grooming classes: clipping & hand-stripping both to breed standards and pet trims. All a great source of inspiration for both pet owners and professional groomers, in fact anyone with an interest in doggy appearance!

Meanwhile around the central arena stalls showcased professional grooming equipment and products from a number of outlets, whilst various organisations manned information stalls.

My favourite though were the seminars running all day in the adjacent lecture room. For just £5 extra for the whole day, anyone interested could drop in for one of the half hour presentations available on topics ranging from health & safety to pet styling:

 

I loved the alternative pet styling suggested for this little shi-tsu , similarly the demonstrations on styling a schnauzer or westie were great to watch:





 

 

 

But yes, you've guessed it, my favourites of the day were the spaniels (of course) being hand stripped in the afternoon classes:

 

I've uploaded more pictures to the Scalliwags Facebook page - why don't you take a look?

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southend-Scalliwags/318513564965846?fref=ts