Charmaine Bright Owner & Founder of Gosford Grooming 21+ Years
Pet Stylist Olivia has been with Gosford Grooming the longest - since April 2002. Olivia and Chamaine are known as the “scissor sisters”. Olivia started out on reception, then as an Assistant Pet Stylist bathing and fluff drying dogs to now a Qualified Pet Stylist with her Cert III in Pet Grooming. Olivia’s first love is Boxers now followed by poodles. Olivia has Starla the Miniature White Poodle with her trade mark purple coloured ears and tail. Olivia loves team grooming cats with Charmaine. When you call us it’s usually Olivia’s friendly voice on the other end of the phone but as sisters we are often mistaken for one another. With all this experience and knowledge Olivia knows what’s best for each pet and can’t help but have many favourite clients.
Pet Stylist Caitlin has been grooming since she joined the Gosford Grooming team in December 2012. Caitlin has been personally trained by Charmaine into a very talented stylist. Caitlin has a Cert III in Pet Grooming as well as a Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing. Caitlin loves grooming cats as well as dogs. Caitlin has unlimited patience with all animals, her favourite breed is the Shih Tzu, followed closely by Rottweilers. Everyone loves Caitlin, we are fortunate to have her on our team. Caitlin lives with her cats Louis & Edgar, standard bred horse Beau & pony Cheeko.
Pet Stylist Emily started grooming with us in May 2015. Emily has been around animals all her life. Emily has lots of experience in showing Standard Poodles & cats. Emily has a Cert III in Pet Grooming, a Cert II in Animal Studies plus many show ribbons. Emily is a very caring and sensitive stylist that all the pets love. Emily enjoys creative grooming, adding colour to brighten a pet’s hairdo. Emily’s favourite breed to groom is little brandy coloured curly coated Cavoodles. Emily lives with her cats Prince & Parker, her cockatiel ZaZu, amongst her family’s standard poodles and rescue cats.
Pet Stylist Fabiana started Pet Grooming in July 2016 and hasn’t stopped. Fabiana lives with her family’s Bichon Frise Noodle and owns her very own Apricot Standard Poodle Maia. Maia has her own Instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/maiamabubba/ Fabiana has a special calming connection with animals, her patience and love for animals is there every day. Fabiana has been trained by Charmaine and the Gosford Grooming team from a junior pet stylist position to now finishing lovely haircuts. Fabiana’s favourite breed is Standard Poodles. Fabiana enjoys creative grooming and the new Asian fusion styling. Fabiana is currently at university endeavouring to have a career that involves helping animals. Currently completing cert II & III in Animal studies.
Meg has been an Assistant Pet Stylist with Gosford Grooming since September 2017. Meg is currently completing her Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing. Meg lives with her favourite breed - Kelpies Narla & Pippa. Meg is always helping rescue organisations with dogs, cats & native animals. Ragdoll cat Mishka, Ace the Stock Horse x Arabian Benny the Thoroughbred are also pets that Meg loves and looks after .Benny’s Instagram page is https://www.instagram.com/lifeofa_tb/ Meg is a natural with animals and they know it, this helps them love being groomed. Meg is becoming a Pet Stylist under the guidance of Charmaine and her fellow workmates.
Pet Stylist Chantelle has been pampering pets at Gosford Grooming since November 2018. Chantelle previously owned Pimp My Pooch Mobile Dog Grooming on the Central Coast for 3 years. Chantelle has awesome, patient animal handling techniques combined with talented scissoring skills. Her favourite breed to groom is Poodles or Bichoodles. Her favourite breed to own is the Maltese. Chantelle lives with Tobie the Maltese x Bichon & Kippa the Labrador x Greyhound. Chantelle also has Horses -Winchester a Thoroughbred & Leo a Quarter Horse x Thoroughbred. Randal the cat also is lucky to have Chantelle.
Assistant Pet Stylist Haylie became a Junior Pet Stylist with us in August 2018. Haylie has grown up with lots of different animals, has natural handling skills and connects with them really well. Haylie is on her journey to become a Pet Stylist working after school, weekends & school holidays. Haylie lives with her cat Nigel and her family’s dogs. Haylie’s favourite breed to groom is Cavoodle puppies. Haylie would one day love to have a large black Standard Poodle or a Merle Great Dane. Haylie is the youngest of our team that performs & grooms as well as the rest of the team.
Assistant Pet Stylist Cheryl has been pampering Gosford Grooming pets since September 2019. Cheryl has a Miniature Schnauzer named Wesley that she loves to groom. Cheryl also used to live with 2 beautiful Scottish Terriers in South Africa. Cheryl’s favourite breed is red or golden English Cocker Spaniels. Cheryl used to run a pet sitting business and loves dogs just as they love her. Cheryl has natural ability, she calmly and patiently grooms dogs so they have a positive grooming experience and remember her on their next visit. Cheryl is fun to groom with and is always positive, loving her job everyday.
Pet Stylist Sasha groomed for us in 2014 before moving away and has since returned. Sasha has operated her own grooming salon in the past. Sasha was trained by Certified Master Groomer Jodie Graham from Glitter Pawz at Timbeerwah and worked with her previously at The Pet Stylist Ulladulla. Sasha is caring and gentle natured, giving the pets a positive grooming experience every visit along with a stunning hairdo. Sasha favourite breed to groom is West Highland White Terriers. Hughiee the Kelpie x Cattle dog lives with Sasha and she would love to have a poodle one day.
Pet Stylist Sarah has 5 years grooming experience as a Salon Supervisor at a busy Central Coast grooming salon. Since March 2020 Sarah has enhanced our team with her experience and is talented in grooming nervous or anxious dogs. Sarah has super scissoring skills and brings out the best features in each dog’s groom. Sarah’s favourite breed to groom is the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Sarah has a Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Shadow.
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