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International Judges
Kitty Dekeersgieter
International Judge (Belgium)
Vice President, EGA (European Grooming Association)
Kitty Dekeersgieter is the founder of Europe's biggest educational dog grooming event, Groomania, which has hosted the prestigious World Dog Grooming Championship multiple times.
She has won multiple awards, including Best in Shows and Best All Round Groomer awards, both in Europe and America. In 1996-1997, she won the prestigious title of “World Champion Poodle Groomer” and the coveted Cardinal Crystal Achievement Award for “International Groomer of the Year” at Intergroom in New York, USA.
Kitty is an international grooming contest judge, vice president of the European Grooming Association, grooming speaker and demonstrator, and has led seminars all around the world to educate groomers and to promote the grooming industry.
Minwoo seol
FCI All-breed Judge.
Chairman of KKF international Grooming Technical committee
Since 1992, Minwoo Seol has bred and handled a variety of breeds, including Poodles, Bichon Frises, and Rottweilers, producing numerous champions.
He became an FCI judge in 2002 and contributed to the development of the FCI Grooming Guidelines. he has held FCI grooming seminars in many countries such as Russia (invited by RKF), Australia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Minwoo Seol judged the FCI World Grooming Championship and continues to be active in both individual dog shows and major grooming competitions, including as a JKC main judge and international show judge. His work spans not only evaluations but also global grooming education and leadership
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