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Archive for February, 2009

Nature Specialties

Friday, February 27th, 2009

I’m sure you all have heard about the fire at their factory. Here is a link to their website and blog about the fire.

Hershey 2009

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Meg Gummerson is starting a group to share expenses and represent CPPGA. If you are interested in going to Hershey this year please contact Meg. You can email her for information. groomnpoodlz@aol.com

March 15th at Tailored Tails

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Becky Taylor owner of Tailored Tails Grooming Salon in Colorado Springs will be hosting a 3rd Sunday Event at her shop. At this event she will be showing some of the new educational grooming dvds: Jodi Murphy - Tips, Techniques, & Finishing Touches and Thinning Shears: Theory & Techiques. This will be a informal get [...]

March 15th - Paper Craft Day

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

March 15th at Park HIll Pooch Wendy will host  a crafting event. You will not need to bring anything but your creativity. If you want to bring some one you are welcome. (older children are okay)  There are over ten boxes of paper crafts and lots of magazines with ideas.  Among the abundant supplies are ALOT of dog [...]

Wet Shaving

Friday, February 20th, 2009

This is an underutilized technique. I found an article about it that I found helpful. Click here for the link.

Bath before…

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

I bathe matted dogs and dry them with a high velocity blower. The blower moves the matts away from the skin, so after the dog is dry I can use a longer snap-on comb. And I don’t trash my blades on dirty coats.

Missi Salzberg

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

We are working on having Missi come to Colorado this year. I am very interested in employee/employer relations. The process is in the beginning stages. So, stay tuned.
Missi teaches motivational seminars and the business of retailing in the pet industry. Missi was nominated for the Cardinal Crystal Journalist of the Year in both 1999 [...]

May Hands-on Workshop

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Sunday May 17th from 9:00 to 5:00 with lunch break and hot lunch included!
At THE GRATEFUL DOG in historic TRINIDAD, COLORADO
I (Ellen) LOVE to compete under judge Lisa Leady and have dreamed of going to one of her hands on clinics!
The 3rd Sunday Event Program gave me the idea of bringing her workshop to us [...]

February

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Feburary 15th
General Meeting and breakfast at Park Hill Pooch Feburary 15th. Doors open at 9am the meeting will start at 9:45. We will carpool from the salon to the Rocky Mtn Cluster Dog Show at the Western Stockshow Complex. The salon is located in Denver near Monaco and Mountview at 2251 Kearney St. 303-388-8445.Please visit [...]