The 2012 "ALL STAR" Cast

SHAUNA BERNARDIN

Will be our Master of Cerimonies as will as part of our "All Star" cast of grooming Authorities. Shauna will also be one of our Esteemed Judges for the Grooming Competitions. Shauna will be presenting a seminar on Poodles with Long Time Grooming Authority Terry Taplin. Details to Follow.

As the owner of Innovations Kennels Shaunna has bred over 100 world wide champions, including the top winning, record-breaking Can/Am International Champion, "Innovations the Piano Man", and Can/Am International Champion, "Innovations Lone Star". Shaunna has been a professional handler for the past 18 years. She has handled many of Canada's top dogs and has won over 300 "Best In Shows", and finishes approximately 50 champions per year.

Shaunna has had great success at grooming competitions as well being one of Canada's most decorated groomers. Her awards are too many to list, but some of the highlights are: International Groomer of the Year - Intergroom 2000, Best In Show Poodles - Eurogroom 1999; member of the Gold Medal winning Groom Team Canada; Best Canadian Groomer; 2 Crystal Awards, Cardinal Crystal Achievement Award Recipient and Wahl Artistic Innovations Winner. Shaunna has judged grooming competitions and presented seminars in Canada, USA, England, Scotland, Uruguay and Italy. Shaunna has been a Wahl Representative for 10 years and in the future she would like to become an All Breed Judge. She is very proud of her many students over the years and of their successes.

JACKIE BOULTON

Jackie Boulton is no stranger to the contest world. She has been grooming for nineteen years and has been competing since 1992. This incredible self-taught groomer has an amazing resume of accomplishments. Jackie was named International Groomer of the Year at Intergroom in 1993 and again in 2003.

For the past sixteen years, Jackie has competed at Intergroom and won a medal each year. She has been a member of Groom Team Canada
since 2001 and a silver medallist at the Oster Invitational for the last two years.

Jackie will be presenting a Competitive Grooming Seminar on Monday, Oct 1, 2012. Watch for updates on the Seminar.

Linda Easton

Linda is an International Certified Master Groomer and is a Director of, and Certifier for the International Professional Groomers.  She is also certified as a National Certified Master Groomer with National Dog Groomers Association.  As a competitive groomer, Linda had many wins, including included Best in Show, Best All-Around Groomer, winning the Terrier Class at Intergroom, 1999, and being the Grand Prize Winner of the Edemco 'Total Groom Extravaganza' in 1999, winning a complete set of Edemco salon equipment valued at over $8,000.00.

Linda has been involved with dogs for over 40 years.  She began training for the obedience ring and breeding and showing Basenjis. Linda put several obedience titles on her dogs. She worked as a professional handler, finishing and putting championship points on over 60 champions in over 20 breeds and 7 groups, from Pekingese and poodles to Newfoundlands.  Her grooming career began in 1973, and she and her husband have owned and built 7 grooming salons. Her current grooming salon and self wash is in Salem, Oregon.  As an educator and certifier for IPG, Linda travels all over the world certifying, giving workshops, and judging grooming contests. As an IJA judge, Linda has judged many grooming competitions in the United States and Canada.  She recently traveled to Australia to judge their Groom Team Australia qualifier.  Linda and her family now live on a 50-acre ranch where she and her daughter train sport horses and ponies, “developing friendships with horses”.  She currently is very active as a volunteer with 4-H.