GROOMING COMPETITION at the 2026 National Cocker Spaniel Show Please join us for our grooming competition and help us raise funds for the American Spaniel Club. Entry fee is $50.00.  Online entries close July 16, 2026. Entries will be accepted at the door competition morning.  Competitors will be judged by world-renowned, award-winning American Cocker breed specialists, Irina Pinkusevich & Jeffrey Hanlin. Enter the grooming competition through the ASC store.  Or, complete the Grooming Competition Entry Form and mail it with a check payable to ASC to Mackenzie Murphy. Get ready for fun and great prizes! Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each class, as well as an award for best Cocker Spaniel in Show sponsored by some of the leading companies in grooming. Product donations of all kinds--from clippers to dryers, shears to top-tier products, and everything in between. Our prize lineup is packed with must-have tools and essentials.  Come join the fun and make this a successful fundraiser! Choose 1 of these 4 Classes to enter: 
  • Professional - Adult Fully Coated Dogs
  • Professional - Puppy or Cut Down Dogs 
  • Amateur - Adult Fully Coated Dogs
  • Amateur - Puppy or Cut Down Dogs
Professional - Professional Handlers & Open Level Grooming Competitors Amateurs - Owner/Handlers, Assistants, Entry and Intermediate Level Groomers  Bathing, drying, pad trimming, and nails should be done before competition.  Grooming Competition Time Frame: Adult Fully Coated Dogs- 2.5 hrs.   |    Puppy or Cut Downs- 2 hrs. Grooming Competition Schedule: Check-in: 8:00 a.m.  Contest Start Time: 8:30 a.m. Questions: MACKENSIE.MMURPHY@GMAIL.COM