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ABOUT US

The Professional Pet Groomer’s Association, India (PPGAI) is founded and managed by a group of enthusiastic, certified groomers, who believe in informed, educated and ethical grooming of pets. The objective of this association is to help, support and educate groomers to be at par with their international peers. The PPGAI is a forum for educated groomers to update their skills through seminars, contests and interactions between knowledgeable peers. The association will also be involved in certifying interested pet groomers, salons and educational institutions, by testing and verifying skills for the certification required.

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President & Founder
ANDREA CYRILL KHURANA, ICMG 

Andrea has been part of the pet grooming industry since 2008. Her company, Petsburgh, was the first to launch and successfully manage a mobile pet grooming service in Mumbai back in 2008. At present, Andrea successfully operates an Internationally Certified Pet Grooming School- Petsburgh, an international certified Pet Spa and, Boarding & Daycare center in Andheri west, Mumbai. Andrea has been recognized and applauded by various business and media groups like, Mid-Day, DNA (Daily News & Analysis), Radio City, NDTV, CNBC, and ET Now, for her entrepreneurial contribution to the pet grooming industry in India. Andrea has trained in Professional Pet Grooming from a number of well-reputed grooming institutions around the world and has participated and won placements in various international grooming contests as well. ​Andrea is an International Certified Master Groomer from IPG, USA, Internationally Certificated Groomer from The Grooming School, Australia; She is a certified Show Groomer from Pets Icon, Malaysia; and an Internationally Certified Grooming Instructor (from AIPG, Australia and PIGA, Malaysia). Andrea is also certified in Pet First Aid (from PetMedics, Australia and AKC, USA) and is a qualified Veterinary assistant. Her belief is that education is an ongoing process and no one is ever too smart to learn something new, no matter how much experience or education one already has. Her incentive to launch and be part the Professional Pet Groomers Association, India, is to help Indian groomers make a mark in the rapidly growing international pet grooming industry and to proudly place India on the World Grooming Map!

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