Nicky Renwood is one of three certifiers in Australia for International Professional Groomers Inc (IPG), a grooming judge and licensed dog show judge. Nicky finished her competing career after being number one groomer 2011 in Australia, representing Groom Team Australia in Belgium. Nicky has over 30 years experience grooming, showing and handling all breeds, taking many to Best in Show.

Her skills and experience developed from being a second generation in the dog industry along with 15 years of owning her own grooming salon, and in 2004 opened Australian Dog School an International Dog Grooming School.

In October 2006 Nicky became an International Certified Master Groomer. Since then she has certified groomers in America, India, Asia and Australia. Her passion and dedication through her involvement with the dog world has led her to be committed to the high level of study necessary to gain these qualifications.

In September of 2009 Nicky was also a member of Groom Team Australia which competed in Germany World Team Championship against 16 other countries of the world’s best groomers coming 3rd in the Sporting section.