Hi! My name is Kim West. I'm a Graduate of the New York School Of Dog Grooming (Nov. 1984) and National Certified Master Groomer through NDGAA. I have been in dogs since the age of 12 with my first Am. Cocker Spaniel. At 17, I attended Pensacola Fl. Junior College and graduated from their Veterinary Assistant program in June of 1984. Passion for pets is a lifelong and rewarding journey. I have competed in grooming competitions nationally since 1994 accumulating over 50 placements, some of which include, Gold Medal Poodles 1999 Intergroom, Handstrip Terrier Silver Medal 2001 Intergroom, Wahl Artistic Innovations Grand Champion, Best in Show Div. B 1998 Gateway to the West, Best in Show Div. A Gateway To The West 1999. I was also nominated for the Cardinal Crystal Achievement Award for Grooming Contest Judge of the Year 2008. Currently I show my Standard Poodle and share my home with three wild and crazy Miniature Schnauzers. I have three children and one grandchild all of whom I love with all my heart. I love to teach others the art of pet styling, and share the information that others have graciously shared with me over the years. I believe in paying it forward.
ok, so, I've been racking my brain to come up with a blog for April.....and it just hit me.
I have this freind, her name is Kelly Knight. She is from Tennessee like me. She and I have been talking for a bit now. She is a groomer/competitor and has done quite well for herself, considering she is the only one who works in her shop, she doesn't have anyone with her day to day to mentor her in her carreer. She has sent me photos of her dogs and I help her as much as I can thru text and email, but, she has done it all on her own.
See my freind Kelly, she just tonight took Intergrooms' Rising Star of The Year award. How amazing is that?
It just goes to show you what your efforts can do for you! She didn't have anything but her sheer will to learn and her dedication to her passion for grooming. Look What she did with it! Will and dedication can take you anywhere you want to go .....So, Congradulations to my freind Kelly. I am so very very proud to know you and call myself your freind. And to all of you out there who don't think you can ever rise above your current situation in your grooming carreers, you couldn't be farther from the truth. It's all right there for you too, all you have to do is reach for the stars. Who knows, u just might catch one! And it looks like the grooming world has caught another one............Ms. Kelly Knight Intergrooms' 2010 Rising Star of the Year..........Shine on girl...........Shine On.....
I have this freind, her name is Kelly Knight. She is from Tennessee like me. She and I have been talking for a bit now. She is a groomer/competitor and has done quite well for herself, considering she is the only one who works in her shop, she doesn't have anyone with her day to day to mentor her in her carreer. She has sent me photos of her dogs and I help her as much as I can thru text and email, but, she has done it all on her own.
See my freind Kelly, she just tonight took Intergrooms' Rising Star of The Year award. How amazing is that?
It just goes to show you what your efforts can do for you! She didn't have anything but her sheer will to learn and her dedication to her passion for grooming. Look What she did with it! Will and dedication can take you anywhere you want to go .....So, Congradulations to my freind Kelly. I am so very very proud to know you and call myself your freind. And to all of you out there who don't think you can ever rise above your current situation in your grooming carreers, you couldn't be farther from the truth. It's all right there for you too, all you have to do is reach for the stars. Who knows, u just might catch one! And it looks like the grooming world has caught another one............Ms. Kelly Knight Intergrooms' 2010 Rising Star of the Year..........Shine on girl...........Shine On.....
