Verity Hardcastle
Multi award winning, highly experienced groomer.
- Verity Hardcastle groomer and trainer
- Harrogate
- www.verityhardcastle.com
About me
Hi,
A warm welcome to my profile page on the Groomers Spotlight, although I am unable to take on new dog grooming clients I do hold courses for groomers so they can hone their skills and improve and also for dog owners so they can maintain their dogs at home.
I enjoy hosting seminars and showing dogs at confirmation shows as well as being a competition groomer and all round dog fanatic.
You can keep updated with show release dates and whats happening in my world @verityhardcastle on Instagram or follow me on Facebook, search Verity Hardcastle.
I am a fully qualified, multi award winning dog groomer, I am a master groomer and a member of the guild of master groomers, working to the highest standards, tailoring the dogs I groom to their owners specific requirements or to breed standard and I am all about continual development, craving to learn more and more about our craft with ultimately trying to be the best groomer I can possibly be.
My background, I grew up surrounded by dogs, my grandad was a well respected gundog breeder and trainer, selling his trained dogs all over Europe, his kennels were in North Yorkshire where I grew up and currently live. My Maternal family have owned everything from Dalmatians, Tibetan Terriers, Lhasa Apso’s and Norfolk Terriers. We seem to have always had that absolute love for dogs in us, its in the blood. Its a dream to be able to work with dogs every day and I never take this for granted.
I am two times winners of the Pet Industry Federations grooming salon of the year and I have been placed at many grooming nationals at Championship level, I’ve even scooped 1st place in America at one of the biggest grooming competitions.
I am also lucky enough to work in the media featuring live on channel 4 numerous times and you can check out my judging on BBC1s prime time show Pooch Perfect, available on BBC player now.
Thanks for taking the time to read my profile x
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Achievements
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2020/12Live TV for channel 4 on Stephs Packed lunch
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2020/10Live Tv for Channel 4 showcasing grooming
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2020/08Appointed as the Judge on BBC1 new show Pooch Perfect
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2020Completed Level 4 city and Guilds Higher diploma
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2020Approved as a Member of the Guild of Master Groomers
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20201st place at The Grooming Show in the Champions class for Toy and Miniature Poodle
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2019/June2nd place at Great North Groom in the Champions class for Poodles all sizes with a Miniature Poodle
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20192nd place at The Grooming Show in the Champions class for Toy and Miniature Poodles with a Miniature Poodle in a T trim.
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2019Shortlisted for the North Yorkshire business awards 2019
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2018/01Won Grooming salon of the year
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2018Appeared on Channel 4's live coverage of Crufts to teach Alan Carr how to groom and to chat on the sofa in the studio about grooming
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20171st Place Champ Class Mastergroom Scotland with a Poodle in a German Trim
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20172nd place Workshop class with a poodle trimmed like a Bichon
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20171st place workshop class at Mastergroom with a full scissor Lhasa Apso
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2017Completed the City & Guilds module 4, Hand strip Wire Coats, for the highers examinatin with a distinction
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2017Verity won the Special Recognition Award at the Harrogate Mumbler Awards under the catagory for Entrepreneur
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2017Special Achievement Award Championship Poodle Class at Mastergroom with a Miniature Poodle
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2017Completed a Professional Handling Class and Seminar on Poodle presentation for the Show Ring with Anders Rosell
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20161st Place In America at Groom Expo 2016 in Hershey with a scissored Toy Poodle
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20161st Place Champion Class at Premier Groom with a Miniature Poodle in German Trim
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20162nd Place Overall in at North East Grooming Competition in the Champions Class with a scissored Miniature Poodle in a Modern Trim
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20162nd Place Workshop Experienced Class at Love to Groom Scotland with a Miniature poodle in a spiral trim
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20161st Place Experienced Class at Love to Groom Scotland with a Miniature Poodle in Puppy Pants
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2016Completed the City & Guilds Module 5- Hand Strip Silky Gundogs, for the Highers Examination with a Merit
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2016Completed the City & Guilds Module 3- Clipping, Blending & Scissoring, for the Highers Examinations with a Merit
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20152nd place poodle at Mastergroom with a Min poodle
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20151st in a large Limit Bitch Class at Crufts with own bred Miniature Poodle
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2015Completed City & Guilds Module 2- Scissoring For the Highers examinations, with a distinction
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2015Completed City & Guilds Module 1- Scissoring, for the Highers Examinations with a Distinction
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2015Completed the City & Guilds Module 6- Freestyle, for the Highers Examinations with a Distinction
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2014Completed City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Dog Grooming
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2013Awarded the Aesculap Scholarship in recognition for her ability, dedication and drive to be a successful groomer
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2013Awarded the Pet Industry Federations Grooming Business of the Year award
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20133rd Place Open Workshop class with a full Scissored Tibetan Terrier
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20132nd Place at British Dog Grooming Championships in Pot Pourri Scissor with a Lhasa Apso
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20111st Place workshop at Mastergroom with a full scissored Poochon
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20112nd Place in Workship Open Class with a full scissored Lhasa Apso
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20103rd place workshop with a full scissor Lhasa Bichon mix
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2010Completed City & Guilds Level 3 intro
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20092nd in class at Crufts with my Dobermanns Angel