Below are pictures taken on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Steve and Cookies Dog Show in Margate, New Jersey. The event corresponds with The Margate [...]]]>
Below are pictures taken on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Steve and Cookies Dog Show in Margate, New Jersey. The event corresponds with The Margate Fall Fun Fest every year. (Top Left) The show’s mascot Ted is sporting his “Help Lick Pet Hunger” bandana. (Top Right) Chuck Simons and Donna Talley in front of the Save America’s pets booth.
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[youtube]https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw66RXHUX94[/youtube] Barkleigh Honors, the grooming industry’s new way to recognize outstanding achievement, held its first award ceremony recently at Groom Expo in Hershey, PA. The [...]]]>
Barkleigh Honors, the grooming industry’s new way to recognize outstanding achievement, held its first award ceremony recently at Groom Expo in Hershey, PA. The gala event was hosted by industry favorite, Jay Scruggs.
“This was the first time our industry has had an all-encompassing awards ceremony to honor groomers and others who have made significant contributions to our industry,” stated Todd Shelly, President of Barkleigh Productions.
Barkleigh Honors was presented with all the glamour of Hollywood. The evening started with a standing ovation for Sally Liddick, founder of Barkleigh Productions. Next an elegant meal was served, followed by Groom Expo’s Best in Show winner, Melissa Fidge, being awarded the prestigious John Nash Memorial Orchid and trophy from Larry and Shirlee Kalstone.
Once the Barkleigh Honors ceremony began, a video screen projected photographs of each category nominee. As the winner’s names were announced, they made their way to the podium to accept a handsome, personally engraved Barkleigh Honors medal.
Sam Kohl was recognized for the evening’s highest honor, the Sally Liddick Lifetime Achievement Award. Sam has invested over 40 years in the grooming industry. He is credited with designing innovative grooming tools, training groomers and publishing the first books available to advance the art of grooming.
The Barkleigh Honors 2011 winners are:
– Michell Evans for Competitive Groomer of the Year
– Sam Hoi for Up and Coming Groomer of the Year
– Angela Kumpe for Competitive Creative Groomer of the Year
– Lori Craig for All Time Favorite Creative Cover (“Lion King” Groomer to Groomer Jan/Feb 2010)
– Chuck Simons for Contribution to the Industry (Marketing Executive for GroomTeam USA, organized and hosted dinner to recognize GroomTeam at Intergroom 2011)
– Frank Brown for the Gwen Shelly Cordiality Award (outstanding hospitality at grooming shows)
– ANDIS Company for Sponsor of the Year
– Breathe Healthy Mask for New Product of the Year
– Christina Pawlosky for Speaker of the Year
– Olga Zabelinskaya for Up and Coming Speaker of the Year
– Lisa Leady for Judge of the Year
– Dawn Omboy for Contribution to Creative Grooming (sharing her knowledge through Groomer to Groomer articles, teaching and activity on social sites)
– Teri DiMarino for Journalist of the Year (Getting Down to Business column in Groomer to Groomer)
– Sue Zecco and Jay Scruggs for Video/Video Series of the Year ( Super Styling Sessions)
– Barbara Bird for Blog of the Year (BBird’s GroomBlog)
– PetGroomer.com for Website of the Year.
Barkleigh Honors 2012 award ceremony will be held on September 8, 2012 in conjunction with Groom Expo in Hershey, PA. Become a fan of Barkleigh Productions on Facebook to learn more about voting for next year’s awards.
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Good times were had by all at The Groomys 2012 Dance Party, which was held immediately after the Dinner and Awards Ceremony. ]]>
Good times were had by all at The Groomys 2012 Dance Party, which was held immediately after the Dinner and Awards Ceremony.
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Margate’s Chuck Simons Is Honored with Dog Grooming Industry’s Most Prestigious Award AZUSA, Calif. – The Oscars of competitive dog grooming, the Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement [...]]]>
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Margate’s Chuck Simons Is Honored with Dog Grooming Industry’s Most Prestigious Award AZUSA, Calif. – Simons is the inventor of The Groomer’s Helper Pet Handling System, a patented system that assists groomers with handling dogs and cats during grooming sessions which helps to reduce the likelihood of injury to the pet and the groomer, and also enables a single groomer to clip nails. Simons and his wife Beth, who is a Certified Master Groomer, have owned The Pet Salon in Margate since 1983, a full-service grooming salon that also has a boutique and is home to PetShots, a photo studio offering memorable photos of pets and people. “The David G. Salzberg Award is presented annually to the individual who personally inspires groomers and supports the advancement of the grooming industry, and Chuck has changed the way many groomers work for the better with his Groomer’s Helper system,” said Tony De Vos, President of Cardinal Pet Care. “Chuck’s innovative system helps to make grooming safer, easier and more comfortable for both groomers and pets. We are honored to present the David G. Salzberg Award to Chuck for his contributions to pet grooming.” The Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement Awards were founded in 1988 by Cardinal President Tony De Vos and Shirlee Kalstone, then owner of the International Intergroom trade show for competitive grooming, for the purpose of establishing standards of grooming excellence and recognizing professional skills in the competitive grooming industry. Since the beginning, the Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement Awards have been considered one of the highest honors in the pet grooming industry, annually presenting awards for outstanding achievement in six different categories. New categories to this year’s Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement Awards include the Retail Grooming Salon of the Year Awards, which are split into two categories – More than 5 Salons, and Fewer than 5 Salons. Also new to this year’s Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement Awards is the Mobile Groomer of the Year Award. Cardinal Laboratories is a solar powered company “Devoted to Pets, People and the Planet.” In addition to providing pets with the highest quality products, Cardinal is dedicated to the environmental directive of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Pre-cycle whenever possible. Demonstrating its commitment to the environment, Cardinal has solar-powered corporate offices, warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Azusa, CA. |
The Oscars of competitive dog grooming, the Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement Awards, were held recently at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, with members of the industry gathering to honor the best and the brightest groomers, contest judges and pet salons of the year. Among the award recipients was Chuck Simons of Margate, who was presented with the David. G. Salzberg Award for his outstanding contributions to competitive grooming.One of the biggest problems facing new groomers is FEAR. Whether]]>
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