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Tracy McKinlay Canine Beautician, Trainer and Homestay

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Tracy McKinlay Canine Beautician, Trainer and Homestay

Dog Grooming, Training and Homestay by Tracy McKinlay. Over 40 years of experience.

Tracy offers the complete range of dog grooming services and expertise, from every day bathing & brushing to the more specialised and complex styling of hand stripping, clipping and sc******ng

The general groom includes;
Bathing & drying
Styling & trimming
Nail clipping
Teeth descaling (if dog will comply)
Ear plucking (if required)
A**l gland expression (if required)

In Initial appointment you

will be required to fill out a grooming form and with every appointment, Tracy will consult with you as to your grooming requirements to ensure your needs are met within reason.

27/07/2025

Many thanks to the Southern Agricultural society for hosting their annual show including an open obedience dog show, wonderfully organised and run by the Ramsey Dog Training Club on their behalf.
Thank you to the club for inviting me to judge on the Saturday, ably assisted by Claire stewarding for me. (Report to follow on ObedienceUK asap)

Once again our fur babies did us proud, with my daughter Claire McKinlay-Storie's Doberman Keira, just 2 1/2 years old coming 4th on Saturday and 2nd on Sunday in Class "A", she also got a 5th in the "ABC Class, (anything but a collie)
The old man of the group Kai, at 12 1/2 years of age, obtained a judges special on Saturday and a 5th on Sunday in Class C
Kalan, now 10, got a 2nd on Sunday also in class C and the baby of the group Conal (2) won Class A on Sunday
Thank you to the wonderful judges who awarded us these honours.

30/06/2025

Superb weekend at the Cheshire Championship obedience shows, many thanks to the Society, the organisers and helpers and not forgetting the wonderful judges and stewards who give up their time and perhaps the opportunity to work their own dogs.

I went with my daughter Claire and our lovely dogs did us proud.
The weather was very muggy and windy on the Saturday when Claire's Keira the Doberman got a 2nd in the ABC class, judged on motivation, accuracy and handlers and dogs interactions and bond. They looked stunning!
My young Red and white collie Conal worked the Class A and gained a 3rd on Saturday and 6th on the Sunday out of classes of 49 and 47 respectively, so he is starting to put it all together.
Unfortunately Kalan was feeling his age of 10 in the conditions, so we just had fun training in the ring.
Obviously we had some superb walks amongst the woods where it was cooler, and showing just a few shots of the dogs below

15/06/2025

Many thanks to the IOM dog club for hosting their 3 day obedience dog show this weekend, a wonderful time had by all (apart from the rain).
I am so proud of our youngsters , especially my daughter's Keira the Doberman, who looked absolutely stunning and could have easily won her classes if she hadn't put her own tiny spin on the odd exercise, working Class A, she received a 2nd 3rd and 4th over the 3 days,
My baby boy Conal, just turned 2 years old is starting to show consistency in his work, and now just needs to mature and strengthen, and even my old boy Kalan (10) wasn't being left out and got a 3rd in the top Class of this show.

24/09/2024

So pleased with young Conal at just 15 months of age, he has today won out of Novice at the Birmingham show despite the horrific weather we have experienced in the last 36 hours, thunder, lightening, hail and so much rain it flooded the grounds and roads.
4th yesterday the win today, just growing in confidence and strength
Our thanks to both GSD Associations for organising such a wonderful weekend, despite the weather, so much work and effort goes into the shows and it is much appreciated by all of us

13/08/2024

Fantastic end to a weekend of Shows, with Conal (14 months) winning his first Novice at the Ramsey Obedience Show on Monday. Thank you to all who organised the shows and we'll done to those who got rosettes, it was lovely to see everyone's progress.

11/08/2024

So very pleased for and proud of my daughter Claire and her 21 month old Doberman Keira, winning their 3rd novice in 3 weeks on the first day of Ramsey DTC show, she is obviously on great form.
My 14 month old collie Conal came 3rd in novice, and my oldie Kalan a 7th in Class C.
Day 2 tomorrow, good luck everyone

10/08/2024

Prizes won at the Royal Manx Agricultural Show held over this past Friday and Saturday, Keira the Doberman won her 2nd novice, promoting her now to higher classes of A and B, she also came 2nd in the post graduate working group in the breed show,
In obedience, Conal (red and white collie) was 6th in novice and Kalan 6th in Class C
It was a fabulous show, so well run by the IOM Dog Club, our thanks to everyone involved

16/07/2024

Many thanks to the organisers of the Wigton and Lune Valley shows. 5 days of competition obedience, we had a great time, and can only say how much we appreciate all your hard work at putting the shows on.
We took 6 dogs with us on our holiday,
left to right: Kerroo the sheltie; Broc, collie who got a 4th in novice on the final day; the old gent Kai now 11 1/2; Then 20 month old Keira the Doberman, who won Novice on the final day, but she also got a 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th; Kalan 9 years and baby Conal at 13 months who also in these his first attempts at competing, gained a 2nd, 4th, and 6th, I was delighted with him to say the least.
Many thanks to all our judges for their time and patience, we also did our bit of judging and stewarding on the Friday and had a great time , with some lovely handlers and dogs coming in.

27/06/2024

A lovely weekend at Cheshire Obedience Show in Bromborough. It was a weekend of training and development as it was rather hot, so walks in the cool woodland was perfect for the dogs.

16/06/2024

Many thanks to the Isle of Man Dog Club for hosting their 3 day show this weekend, an amazing time had by all, and an excellent show
Thankfully the weather forecasters got it wrong and we had a fabulous weekend of weather.
Our boys and girl had a successful weekend, although still giving us plenty to work on for improvement.
Kalan (9 years), although slightly injured, won 2 x 2nds in the top class C, Keira the Doberman (18 months) got a 5th in novice and the old fella Kai, 11 1/2 years old also got 2 x 3rds in Class C, giving him his first two qualifiers to work the championship ticket class.
The baby of the bunch, Conal (just having had his first birthday) showed a lot of potential and promise for the future in his training rounds
We are now all home and exhausted, the dogs have had their tea and enjoying a well earned rest.

13/05/2024

Conditioning is supportive for everyone, but with Border Collie Kai getting old and arthritic, he's benefitted from a little more support. He's accompanied by Keira the Doberman and Thorin the Bengal, as they aren't going to miss out on an opportunity to have squeezy cheese.

12/03/2024

Our Crufts adventure was a little different this year. Usually we would be there for the Obedience, but Claire's 16 month old Doberman Keira qualified for breed and so we took the opportunity to go. Although Keira didn't come anywhere (which was expected), she did herself proud. Crufts can be quite the experience, especially for the dogs, but Keira was happy to wander round the halls and navigate her way through the crowds, loving all the attention she got. She was so well behaved and not phased by it all, a real credit to herself.
It was lovely to meet other Dobermans and their owners, who were all very welcoming and supportive, especially as we were new to all of this. It was good to catch up with Keira's breeders who were extremely supportive and we even got to meet Keira's father.

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