Educational Seminars & Demonstrations
Brand new format for exciting new venue
And there is more….
We have a Seminar Room,
What have we on here?
And how does it work?
Those with VIP Passes or Access All Area Passes have access to this section of the event. Our seminar area has tiered seating for delegates to sit and watch and , of course, interact as well. The seminars should be interactive, ask the questions, all the little details. The speakers are just your aunty….
We really have a weekend of excellent speakers and some Grooming Gold on offer!!
Each of our competition judges will be hosting a seminar, with a mix of presentations and demos.
We have a Seminar Room,
What have we on here?
And how does it work?
Those with VIP Passes or Access All Area Passes have access to this section of the event. Our seminar area has tiered seating for delegates to sit and watch and , of course, interact as well. The seminars should be interactive, ask the questions, all the little details. The speakers are just your aunty….
We really have a weekend of excellent speakers and some Grooming Gold on offer!!
Each of our competition judges will be hosting a seminar, with a mix of presentations and demos.
Seminar Room timetable (t.b.c.)
Saturday am
- 9.00 - 10.30 Corinna Verschuren Poodle demonstration
- 11.15- 12.30 Pet Vet Lab Talk
- 2.00 - 3.00 Mia Overnes Talk
- 3.45 - 5.15. Lyndsey Murphy Grooming demonstration
- 9.00 - 10.30 Michael Shiels Grooming demonstration
- 11.15- 12.45. Ruby Reese Talk
- 2.15 - 3.15 Julie Holmes. Talk
- 3.30 - 5.00. Holly Mills Asian demonstration
Sat am - Pet Vet Lab
The Pet Vet Lab is a division of the Irish Equine Centre, dedicated to improving pet health through cutting-edge gut flora research. With over 20 years of expertise, we offer a pioneering gut flora screening service and create personalised probiotics tailored to each dog. Our flagship solution, ProSol, is a 100% natural probiotic made from your dog’s own beneficial bacteria, preserved for life using advanced cryo-preservation techniques. Backed by experienced microbiologists, we provide pet owners with a truly individualised approach to supporting their dog's long-term digestive health.
Sat pm - Mia Overnes Handstrip
Mia Övernäs has been grooming for over 30 years, specialising in Handstripping ,show standard breed styling and Asian Fusion. She has been breeding and showing champion titled wire haired foxterriers and poodles for 20 years. She has groomed numerous dogs, both her own and others', to achieve their green stars and champion titles.
Mia has done extensive competition grooming all over Europe and US , resulting in many placements, including in the prestigious Oster Tournament of Champions . She holds the title Irish groomer of the year for 2012 & 2013.
Mia is now retired as a competition groomer and is instead judging both in Ireland and abroad.
2025 marks her 25th anniversary as a speaker/educator, being a sought after speaker for both breed clubs, large and small grooming events, colleges and seminars in her shop.
Mia has done extensive competition grooming all over Europe and US , resulting in many placements, including in the prestigious Oster Tournament of Champions . She holds the title Irish groomer of the year for 2012 & 2013.
Mia is now retired as a competition groomer and is instead judging both in Ireland and abroad.
2025 marks her 25th anniversary as a speaker/educator, being a sought after speaker for both breed clubs, large and small grooming events, colleges and seminars in her shop.
Sun am - Ruby Reece
How we feed our dogs can have a huge impact on their coat, skin, health, mobility and even behaviour - so there are lots of reasons to get excited about nutrition. Chris and Killian O’Keeffe are both certified canine nutritionists, are based in Cork and run DogNutrition.ie nationwide. Their passion for feedings dogs well started when their own French Bulldog, Ruby, presented with food allergies and they started investigating food ingredients and ways of feeding. Since then, the duo have not only become certified nutritionists, but have also completed advanced training in specialisations in nutritional support for conditions like pancreatitis, kidney disease and allergies from different organisations in the USA, Germany and Austria. In their individual consultations, they gladly work with even the most complex cases and make sure diet plans work for the dog and their individual household.
Sun pm - Julie Holmes
Julie Holmes has many years’ experience in training and working with dogs.
It gets to a stage where mentioning the number of years is….., well a lady doesn’t like to reveal her age. But a lot of years and a lot of real life experience with all types of breeds and crossbreds. Julie has also become adept at handling those on the other end of the lead, the owners and the family unit surrounding the pup in question.
Through the years she has seen all the changes in temperaments and training methods as well as the immersion of dogs into the family life.
Julie likes to keep her sessions very organic with more of a discussion and exchange of real experiences than a lecture type of presentation.
Prior to and after her session Julie will be available in the main hall to chat through some of your scenarios and help guide you towards the best and safest outcome for both the two leggeds and four leggeds in the situation.
It gets to a stage where mentioning the number of years is….., well a lady doesn’t like to reveal her age. But a lot of years and a lot of real life experience with all types of breeds and crossbreds. Julie has also become adept at handling those on the other end of the lead, the owners and the family unit surrounding the pup in question.
Through the years she has seen all the changes in temperaments and training methods as well as the immersion of dogs into the family life.
Julie likes to keep her sessions very organic with more of a discussion and exchange of real experiences than a lecture type of presentation.
Prior to and after her session Julie will be available in the main hall to chat through some of your scenarios and help guide you towards the best and safest outcome for both the two leggeds and four leggeds in the situation.
Vip or All Access ticket required for access to seminar /demo areas
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