{"id":36,"date":"2012-03-15T14:36:32","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T14:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toptails.co.uk\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2023-01-03T09:47:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T09:47:15","slug":"about-vanessa-byrne-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/toptails.co.uk\/grooming\/about-vanessa-byrne-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Vanessa Byrne"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My first dog was a yellow labrador called Bess.  I have many happy memories of her and labradors are still very special to me.
After Bess it was a long time before I had a dog again.  This was due to going to university and work commitments.  When we did get a dog again we decided on a cairn terrier.  I have done agility and obedience with cairns and now show them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why dog grooming?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I started showing my cairn I learnt how to style her hair for the show ring.  It is something I immensely enjoy and it has naturally grown from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanessa has trained under Jitka Krizova at Vita Canis<\/a> (previously known as the Staffordshire Grooming Academy), which is based at the world famous Saredon Terrier Kennels. Jitka is one of the country’s leading dog groomers, was a member of Groomteam England for several years and often judges at grooming competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanessa visits Jitka on a regular basis so that she can continue to develop her skills from one of the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To quote Jitka<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell done again! You are the most talented student I have ever had!\u201d
April 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt made me appreciate you as a student even more for the knowledge you already had, passion and professional approach.\u201d
February 2012<\/p>\n\n\n

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Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanessa is City and Guilds qualified, having obtained her level 3 Introduction to Dog Grooming with Distinction.  She has gained her level 3 Diploma and is a member of The Groomers Spotlight<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vanessa also holds a current pet first aid certificate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cairn terriers…grooming and handling for show<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanessa grooms and handles her own Cairn Terriers at breed shows. She also judges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further details on Vanessa and her Cairns and how it all started visit littlemisstonka.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more details on Cairns in general visit the Midland Cairn Terrier Club.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Vanessa getting Tonka ready for Crufts!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Tonka in the ring at Crufts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Brian relaxing in the ring at Crufts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Vanessa in the blue jacket with Howard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My first dog was a yellow labrador called Bess.  I have many happy memories of her and labradors are still very special to me.After Bess it was a long time before I had a dog again.  This was due to going to university and work commitments.  When we did get a dog again we decided… Continue reading About Vanessa Byrne<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptails.co.uk\/grooming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptails.co.uk\/grooming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptails.co.uk\/grooming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptails.co.uk\/grooming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptails.co.uk\/grooming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/toptails.co.uk\/grooming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":672,"href":"https:\/\/toptails.co.uk\/grooming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptails.co.uk\/grooming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}