IJA State Teams Trim Styles
CREATIVE STYLING COMPETITION NATIONAL STATE TEAM
GROOM BOWL
Time to let your creativity run wild in team competitions
at the IJA GROOM BOWL.
DAY 1: BRAIDING AND BEADING
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Option 1 Salon
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Option 2 Formal Affair
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Option 3 Extreme
ALL ABOUT THE BRAIDS AND THE BEADS
Class for the longer coat types with color, decorative objects with different and unique braiding designs. Create an elegant, beautiful design for a salon trim, a formal black-tie event to the extreme with the longer coat types.
Coat Types and Breeds
Pure breeds and/or mixed breeds with long and flowing drop coat types for this class.
Examples: Shih Tzu, Maltese, Lhasa Apso
Bring on the color, please!
Backdrops allowed. No Skits.
Out of Ring Before Competition
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50% of overall trim style preset out of the ring.
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100% sanitary and pads trimmed out of the ring.
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Dogs with scissored feet, pads only clipped out of the ring.
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50% of color applied out of the ring.
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The competitor must remove all bands before the start of the competition.
In the Ring During Competition
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50% final overall finish of the trim style completed in the ring.
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50% of color applied in the ring during competition.
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100% of braiding and beading design completed in the ring during competition.
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100% of decorative coat art completed in the ring during competition.
Time Frame Determined by Height of Dog
16 inches and under 1:30 Hours
Over 16 inches up to 20 inches 1:45 Hours
Over 20 inches up to 23 inches 2:00 Hours
Over 23 inches 2:15 Hours
JUDGING CONSIDERATIONS - ALL BRAIDING - BEADING - DECORATING CLASSES
Braiding & Beading with Decorative Skin & Coat Art
Overall Trim Style
Expression and profile enhance the design.
Overall, clipper and scissor finish on trim style enhance the design.
Braiding, Banding, and Beading Design
Braiding, banding, and beading skills of design
Degree of the intricacy of the design
Balance and symmetry of design
Uniqueness of design
Clippers and Scissored Design
Clipper skills of design
Scissoring skills of design
Degree of the intricacy of the design
Balance and symmetry of design
Uniqueness of design
Skin and Coat Decorative Art Design
Decorative skills of skins and coat art design
Intricacy of design
Balance and symmetry of design
Uniqueness of design
Color Design
Coloring skills of skin and coat designs
Brilliance and Clarity of color
The intricacy of the color patterns
The uniqueness of color design
*Safety for the Pet and the Professional
DAY 2 CLIPPING AND CARVING
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Option 1 Salon
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Option 2 Formal Affair
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Option 3 Extreme
ALL ABOUT THE INTRICATE CLIPPER WORK AND DESIGN
Class for intricate coat designs and patterns created with clippers on pure breeds and mixed breeds with shorter coat types requiring minimum scissor work to create the design. This class is all about the clipper work!
Coat Types and Breeds
Short, Smooth, Medium Smooth Coat Types
Examples: Labrador Retriever
Bring on the Color and the Intricate Skin & Coat Decorative Art!
Backdrops allowed. No Skits.
Out of Ring Before Competition
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0% of overall intricate clipper trim style pattern preset out of the ring.
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100% sanitary and pads trimmed out of the ring.
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50% of color applied out of the ring.
In the Ring During Competition
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100% of overall intricate clipper trim style pattern preset out of the ring.
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50% of color applied in the ring during competition.
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100% of decorative coat art completed in the ring during competition.
Time Frame Determined by Height of Dog
16 inches and under 1:15 Hours
Over 16 inches up to 20 inches 1:30 Hours
Over 20 inches up to 23 inches 1:45 Hours
Over 23 inches 2:00 Hours
JUDGING CONSIDERATIONS - ALL SHORT AND SMOOTH COATED CLIPPED DESIGNS
Category: Short & Smooth Coated Designs with Decorative Skin & Coat Art
Overall Clippered Trim Style
Clipper skills of design
Degree of the intricacy of the design
Balance and symmetry of design
Uniqueness of design
Skin and Coat Decorative Art Design
Decorative skills of skins and coat art design
Intricacy of design
Balance and symmetry of design
Uniqueness of design
Color Design
Coloring skills of skin and coat designs
Brilliance and Clarity of color
The intricacy of the color patterns
The uniqueness of color design
*Safety for the Pet and the Professional
DAY 3: SCISSORING AND SCULPTING
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Option 1 Salon
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Option 2 Formal Affair
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Option 3 Extreme
ALL ABOUT SCISSORING AND SCULPTURING
Classes for salon, formal affair (similar to runway), and the extreme creative designs.
Coat Types and Breeds
Pure breeds and/or mixed breeds with Curly, Rough, Rough Nordic, Medium Long Coat Types
Examples: Poodles, Bichons, Bedlingtons, Portuguese Water Dogs, Collies, Akitas, Pomeranians
Out of Ring Before Competition
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50% of overall trim style preset out of the ring.
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50% of color applied out of the ring.
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100% sanitary and pads trimmed out of the ring.
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100% face and feet on Poodles trimmed out of the ring.
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Dogs with scissored feet, pads only clipped out of the ring.
In the Ring During Competition
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50% of the overall trim style completed in the ring.
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50% of color applied in the ring.
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100% clipped design completed in the ring.
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100% of decorative coat art applied in the ring.
Time Frame Determined by Height of Dog
16 inches and under 2:00 Hours
Over 16 inches up to 20 inches 2:15 Hours
Over 20 inches up to 23 inches 2:30 Hours
Over 23 inches 2:45 Hours
JUDGING CONSIDERATIONS
Sculpting Curly Coats with Decorative Skin & Coat Art
Overall Trim Style
Expression and silhouette enhance the intricate creative design.
Overall, the clipper and scissor finish complement the design.
Clippers and Scissored Design
Clipper skills of design
Scissoring skills of design
Degree of the intricacy of design
Balance and symmetry of design
Uniqueness of design
Skin and Coat Decorative Art Design
Decorative skills of skins and coat art design
Intricacy of design
Balance and symmetry of design
Uniqueness of design
Color Design
Coloring skills of skin and coat designs
Brilliance and clarity of color
The intricacy of the color patterns
The uniqueness of color design
*Safety for the Pet and the Professional
About Options
Salon Creative Styling Option
Competition Dog must be a trim that is suitable for a pet to go home with a pet family and return 6 to 8 weeks for the next styling session. Over groomed and styled or decorated with objects not suitable for salon creative trim style will be penalized.
Black Tie and Pearls Creative Styling Option
Competition Dog must be styled to be presented on the walkway at a formal black tie and pearls event. The style must allow for the dog to move to present the design properly.
Extreme Creative Styling Option
Competition Dog is presented on the table with a backdrop to achieve the maximum effect—class for intricate and extreme designs with decorative skin and coat art on curly and other heavy-coated breeds. The sky's the limit, so put your creative mind in it to win it! Color, Color, and More Color until you have to Stop!
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