The European Grooming Association -non profit making-, targeted on promoting and developing the grooming profession, was born from an Umberto Lehmann's idea shared with Mijo Klein, his friend and very known and appreciated French groomer, during a grooming contest in 2001.
More and more contests are held, people can meet and compare different schools, but most of all competitions are a stimulus to improve one's capacities and the best way to achieve success in professional activity.
Each Country can count at least one National Association trying to obtain the official recognition of our profession, organizing formation courses and specific seminars and contests to estimate acquired levels as well.
Nowadays in Europe they are trying to equalize every different Country's activities following a common standard, and we too should work on that way.
Umberto and Mijo let the groomers that usually attend contests all over the world, people that got great success representing their Country or their own National Association, but first of all friends, enthusiastic about their work and longing for constituting something active and functional, know those thoughts.
On the 6 of April 2002 twenty-two, at the same time candidates and voters, they voted to compose the Board: a President, a Vice President, and six Councillors.
First aims of the European Grooming Association was the organization of the European Individual Championship and of the World Team Championship as well.
The first "European Individual Championship" was held on the occasion of "MilanGroom" on April 2003, 26 and 27 in Verbania (Italy).
Our first World Team Championship held in Barcelona in 2003 had 7 Teams competing; in 2024 we had the pleasure to welcome 23 Teams.
We are proud to verify that the number of the Teams entering the Show has grown at every edition.
Lately we have been so glad to welcome several Teams from South America and Asia. We are sure that more teams will join us in the future.
21/11/2024
CONFLIT OF INTEREST21-11-2024
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Recently we have registered that several of our Judges are owner of brands that sponsor numerous competitors. Other have even given rise to "teams" that represent them.
A conflict of interest inevitably arises when these judges are invited to judge competitions in which groomers sponsored by them participate.
Since our rules require three judges for each class of competition, initially, to overcome the conflict of interest, it was thought to exempt the judge from judging the competitor linked to his own brand by letting the President of the Jury take his place alongside the other two judges. Now the numbers have grown, there are many competitors belonging to several brands, such as to make the President's intervention to complete the Jury absurd.
Those judges must agree to judge only contests in which there are no competitors sponsored by them.
CONFLITTO DI INTERESSE
Recentemente ci siamo ritrovati con diversi Giudici titolari di marchi che sponsorizzano numerosi concorrenti o che hanno addirittura dato origine a “teams” che li rappresentano.
Nasce inevitabile il conflitto d’interesse quando questi giudici vengono invitati a giudicare gare alle quali partecipano toelettatori da questi sponsorizzati.
Dato che il nostro regolamento richiede tre giudici per ogni classe di competizione, inizialmente, per ovviare al conflitto d’interesse, si era pensato di esentare il giudice dal giudicare il concorrente legato al suo stesso marchio lasciando che il Presidente della Giuria prendesse il suo posto a fianco degli altri due giudici. Ora i numeri sono cresciuti, molti sono i concorrenti appartenenti ai diversi marchi, tali da rendere assurdo l’intervento del Presidente per completare la Giuria.
I giudici titolari di marchi devono accettare di giudicare solo competizioni alle quali non siano presenti concorrenti da loro sponsorizzati.
02/08/2024
Poodle Class02-08-2024
In order to give all poodles the same opportunity despite of their sizes, it was decided to separate the class in “Mini Dwarf and Toys” and “Standards”. That way we will have two Poodle classes. Each class should still have no less than five competitors
23/05/2024
WARNING23-05-2024
We remind our competing Judges that once they accept to judge they will not be allowed to compete for the rest of the year
04/05/2024
WARNING04-05-2024
Please pay attention to the update regarding "Beginner" and "Intermediate" classes
02/11/2024
Italy02-11-2024
November 2024, 2 & 3
ROMEO GROOMING
International Grooming Competition
Hotel Mercure EUR Roma West
Via Eroi di Cefalonia,301 - 00128 ROMA
Info: www.romeogrooming.com
16/11/2024
England16-11-2024
November 2024, 16 & 17
GROOMPHORIA
International Grooming Competition
Royal Court Hotel & Spa
COVENTRY
18/01/2025
Italy18-01-2025
January 2025, 18 & 19
MASTER SHOW
International Grooming Competition
Palaeventi di
PIEVE DI CENTO (Bo)
www.mastershow.it
25/01/2025
poland25-01-2025
January 2025, 25 & 26
MASTER GROOMING SHOW
International Competition
info: www.psgroomer.pl
31/01/2025
Portugal31-01-2025
January 31/February 1 & 2, 2025
LUSO GROOM
International Grooming Championship
Feira Internacional de Lisboa
R. do Bojador
1998-010 LISBOA
lovepetalliance.com
ricardopinto@lovepetalliance.com
08/02/2025
Switzerland08-02-2025
February 2025, 8 & 9
SWISSGROOM
International Grooming Championship
Mehrzweckhalle - Inselstrasse 34
NIEDERGOSGEN - CH-5013
info: www.swissgroomer.ch
15/02/2025
France15-02-2025
February 2025, 15 & 16
CISEAUX D'OR
International Grooming Competition
European Championship
Le Forum à Graulhet
63 Av. de Saint Exupéry - 81300 GRAULHET - France
info: mijo.klein34@gmail.com
06/04/2025
Italy06-04-2025
April 2025, 6
Campionato F.N.T.
International Grooming Competition
Cala Corvino Resort - Via A. Moro, 4
MONOPOLI (Ba)
www.groomingproject.it
12/04/2025
Belgium12-04-2025
April 2025. 12 & 13
DIAMEX MASTERGROOMER
International Competition
09/05/2025
Czech Republic09-05-2025
May 2025, 9 - 11
GROOMASTERS PRAGUE 2025
Seminar + International Competition
info@groomasters.cz
phone : +420 773 949 905
25/05/2025
Romania25-05-2025
May 2025, 5
MASTER GROOM ROMANIA
International Grooming Competition
Str.Lanariei 77- Sector 4
BUCHAREST
28/06/2025
Italy28-06-2025
June 2025, 28 & 29
MILANGROOM International Grooming Competition
DIAMEX Invitational Tournament of Champions
Palazzetto dello Sport
Gravellona Toce
umberto.lehmann2024@libero.it
19/07/2025
Romania19-07-2025
PET GURU GROOMING SHOW
International Grooming Competition
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