Judge and Speaker Bios

IJA Competition Judge - Teri DiMarino CMG, NCMG, CAH

      Teri is a thirty-five year veteran of the pet styling industry. She previously owned and operated a large and successful South Florida salon for twenty-seven years. As a winning grooming contest competitor Teri was a member of the ’88, ’89 and ’93 GroomTeam USA Gold Medal winning teams, served as GroomTeam USA team co-ordinator for the ’90 and ’91 teams and is currently the GroomTeam USA Treasurer. She is a multiple Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement Award nominee and winner. Teri is a popular speaker, judge at seminars and trade shows across the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Korea, as well as Australia.

      Teri has written regular columns and feature articles for the industry publications Pet Business, Grooming Business and Groom & Board magazines. Teri now calls Barkleigh Productions home and has taken on the position of Industry Consultant along with writing the business column and feature articles in Groomer To Groomer magazine. She has also contributed to the new Animal Planet reality show, Groomer Has It, acting as the shows Professional Consultant.

      Teri regularly lectures at trade shows and consults with pet styling businesses, specializing in teaching no-nonsense everyday grooming and bathing techniques, salon set-up, business logic and time management efficiency. Teri now resides in Southern California and still enjoys keeping her “hands in hair.”

2nd Competition Judge & International Professional Groomers Certifier (IPG)
Hayley Keyes ICMG

       Absorbing the experience of her multi-talented family - Hayley is a first Class award-winning trainer in obedience and conformation, as well as a winner in grooming competitions.

        She has shown dogs in conformation, obedience, and grooming contests gathering Group wins and obedience titles. Emulating the unique "Soft Touch" training techniques developed by T. Hall Keyes, III, she is called the "grooming whisperer" by many. She has shared with her students the ability to communicate and handle problem dogs. Her ability to work with people has guided her students to win in grooming competitions and certifications. She has trained dogs for the disabled, winning for Nanhall the Gaines Award and the Delta Society Award.

        She is the President of International Professional Groomers, Inc A Certifier for International Professional Groomers, a Certified Master Groomer with both International Professional Groomer, Inc and National Dog Groomers Association, a member of National Dog Groomers Association, a member of The International Society of Canine Cosmetologists and The National Cat Groomers Inc. Association (NCGIA)., a member of Canadian Kennel Club, a past Assistant Executive Director of the Professional Groomers Association of the Carolinas, and a Canine Good Citizens Evaluator, and Certified in Pet CPR. Hayley is currently working with the Groomer Licensing Founders Committee to organize and standardise all grooming school curriculum. She has assisted Mr. J. J. Arends, author of the North Carolina Pesticide Manual for Groomers, in writing and obtaining material for this manual. She has been an Apprentice Judge for Intergroom, the biggest Grooming Symposium in the USA and is currently working with the United Show Managers Alliance for judging.

        Since 1999 has won placements in the following grooming shows- Atlanta Pet Fair, Kentucky Bluegrass Groomfest, Charlotte Groomfest, South Carolina Groomfest, Groom Expo in Hershey, Penn.

        Hayley is also a recognized speaker, giving lectures on How To Deal with the Aggressive Dog, Connecting the Dots with Grooming, Breed Profiles with IPG Workshops, Less Stress In The Grooming Shop, Dealing with the Belligerent Dog, Show Off Your Dog and You and in Obedience.

        Her talents include working with behavioural problems in dogs and training dogs for the disabled. Her skills also include working with people towards grooming competitions and certifications. Hayley works diligently to provide an outstanding learning experience for her students, with a facility designed for the student's comfort and needs and the newest technological equipment to prepare their graduates for success in the working world. Most importantly her students consider her a friend.

International Professional Groomers Certifier (IPG)
Lisa Day ICMG

        Lisa Day has made two careers out of doing what she loves i.e., grooming and training dogs. She is accomplished in both fields.

        As a second generation groomer, she has over 30 years experience in the industry.

        Originally from Southern California, she was afforded the opportunity to groom in both the southern region as well as the northern region of California. For over 5 years she owned a successful shop in Riverside, California. She assisted professional handlers in grooming, specialising in poodles.

        Personal reasons encouraged her to leave California and move to Canada in 2001 (she met her future husband in Ottawa).

        She was one of the two founding members of her current place of employment, "Dawn of a New Day", when it was established in 2002 in Ottawa

        She has been a member of International Professional Groomers for 4 years. She was accredited with her CMG status within 9 months of her first certification.

        She was honoured with the title of Certifier shortly after.

        Currently she is also responsible for:

	Instructor at local Community College in Canine grooming and care
	Instructor in how to prepare puppies for grooming and handling
	Co-ordinator/Professor of the Professional Grooming Program at Algonquin College in Ottawa, a 400 hour program designed to produce skilled groomers to meet the needs of the grooming industry.
	Tutors fellow groomers on skill refinement

        Obedience Accomplishments:

	Trainer/Competitor for over 28 years
	UDX and OTCH pointed in the US
	MOTCH in Canada
	Multiple High in Trials on variety of breeds
	Instructing obedience students to national rankings
	Nationally ranked in at all levels of obedience in both Canada and the United States
	Member of AKC Demonstration team to introduce Rally into States
	Instructor at local Community College related to dog behaviours and handling in Vet. Tech program
	TV and radio guest to discuss canine behavioural issues.

Eric Salas

All Breed Handler/Trainer
Product Developer/Guest Speaker

                Eric’s career with K9’s started in California in 1976. Eric has worked with the top groomers, trainers and handlers in the industry. Eric has spent many years grooming, training and handling some of these top ranked dogs. Eric travels the world conducting seminars on; animal behaviour, training, conditioning, grooming, handling and working with aggressive dogs. Some of the most successful time saving grooming products in the industry were developed by Eric. He is a featured speaker at many of the top grooming shows in the Country such as Chicago’s All American Grooming Show, Intergroom, Hershey PA, Atlanta Pet Fair, Dallas Pet Pro Classic and guest appearances on Animal Planet. Eric conducts All Breed handling and grooming workshops for many Clubs. Many National specialty clubs provide breed specific workshops at their nationals. When it comes to training Eric has taught hundreds of seminars across the country. Many people bring problem dogs that won’t walk, stand or shy away from judges that change within minutes. Fixing problem coats or secret tips are a common thing for Eric at a show. Bring him your dog and walk away with the answers to the most difficult problems. Learn many techniques on increasing speed, working with difficult dogs, and time saving methods for creating perfect coats and learn how to solve the mystery of tools and products. Eric will take you on a guided tour into the world of hair and will teach you how to create the most incredible coats in very little time. Perfecting your future in the dog world and keeping it fun and profitable, will be the result of a group or private workshops with Eric.

Dallas R. Kornelsen Grooming since 1996 Attended The Foxy Dog Professional Dog Grooming Academy in Nanaimo, BC Instructor was Master Groomer & CKC Judge Katelon Fox. Dallas is still the Top Graduate for alumni of The Academy. Multiple competitions & awards from early on in his career. Grooming Instructor & Educator. Active in pet rescue work, Breeder of Champion CKC Standard Poodles & Miniature Poodles.

         I got to be known very early on in my career as a groomer that could handle difficult behaviour cases. Initially I was not aware of what exactly I was doing that was contributing to this success. So, I began taking note of the responses of all these dogs to the techniques that I was using. What I found was that with all temperament types & with wide ranges of behaviour issues, from extremely fearful to extremely aggressive, the same patterns of responses were becoming obvious. From there, I connected with local dog behaviour experts, continued to study renowned Dog Psychology authors & have strived to apply all I've learned in my career. I have come to believe that every dog is "groom-able" & that every dog can get to the point where they can enjoy the process. (Yes, really!)