About 70 groomers from the United States, Canada and Mexico vied for $10,000 in the International Judges Association-sanctioned grooming tournament organized by Barkleigh Productions Inc. (Mechanicsburg, Pa.).

Barbara Prueckel of Doggie Style Inc. (Calgary, Canada), who won two major prizes in last year’s competition, returned this year to win two more: the Andis World of Poodles Tournament and the Petco Mutt Makeover & Purebred Parade. She received $2,000 plus a trophy offered by Andis Co. (Racine, Wis.), and $1,400 plus a trophy offered by Petco Animal Supplies Inc. (San Diego).

For the second consecutive year, Sandra Hartness of Sandy Paws (Yucca Valley, Calif.) won the Ryan’s Pet Supplies/Wahl Creative Styling Contest. She received $1,500 plus a trophy offered by Ryan’s Pet Supplies (Phoenix) and Wahl Clipper Corp. (Sterling, Ill.).

Marnie Mathison of Pets Beautiful Grooming School (London, Ontario) won the WWPIA/Groomer to Groomer Terrier and Sporting Breed Tournament. She received $1,400 plus a trophy offered by the World Wide Pet Industry Association (Arcadia, Calif.) and Groomer to Groomer magazine (Mechanicsburg, Pa.).

The two-day event also featured educational presentations by industry experts such as Teri DiMarino, Judy Bremer-Taxman, Jarbas Godoy and Kathy Rose.

“Super ProGroom was a huge success for the grooming industry,” said Sally Liddick, organizer of the event. “It offered a needed venue for another grooming contest on the West Coast.”

Next year, the event will be held Sept 20-22, and it will get a new name: SuperGroom.

“It promises to become one of the biggest grooming shows in the United States, attracting an even greater international following,” Liddick said. “There will be three days of grooming contests and seminars.”

For more information, contact Barkleigh Productions at (717) 691-3388 or visit www.barkleigh.com.