Contest Info
Registration Opens April 12
Friday Competition Schedule
Note: Ring A and Ring B will run side by side in the same contest area. The ring will
be divided for those competing in the different contests.
be divided for those competing in the different contests.
Ring A
Wire Hair (Hand strip)
Wire Hair (Hand strip)
7:00–8:00 AM – Check-In
8:00 AM – Contest Begins
10:15 AM - Scissors Down
10:30 AM – Awards Presentation
10:30–11:30 AM – Clean & Reset
8:00 AM – Contest Begins
10:15 AM - Scissors Down
10:30 AM – Awards Presentation
10:30–11:30 AM – Clean & Reset
Ring B
Creative Salon
Creative Salon
7:00–8:00 AM – Check-In
8:00 AM – Contest Begins
10:15 AM - Scissors Down
10:40 AM – Awards Presentation
10:30-11:30 AM – Clean & Reset
8:00 AM – Contest Begins
10:15 AM - Scissors Down
10:40 AM – Awards Presentation
10:30-11:30 AM – Clean & Reset
Ring A
Sporting Spaniels
Sporting Spaniels
12:30 PM – Check-In
1:30 PM – Contest Begins
3:45 PM - Scissors Down
4:00 PM – Awards Presentation
Clean & Reset
1:30 PM – Contest Begins
3:45 PM - Scissors Down
4:00 PM – Awards Presentation
Clean & Reset
Ring B
Salon Freestyle
Salon Freestyle
12:30 PM – Check-In
1:30 PM – Contest Begins
3:45 PM - Scissors Down
4:00 PM – Awards Presentation
Clean & Reset
1:30 PM – Contest Begins
3:45 PM - Scissors Down
4:00 PM – Awards Presentation
Clean & Reset
Model Dog Drop Off
8:00am - 10am
*Dogs will remain on display all weekend.
Awards will be announced Sunday during Best In Show Awards. (They may be picked up after the Awards on Sunday.)
*Dogs will remain on display all weekend.
Awards will be announced Sunday during Best In Show Awards. (They may be picked up after the Awards on Sunday.)
Saturday Competition Schedule
July 17-19, 2026
Dynamic Duo
8:00 AM – Check-In
9:00 AM – Contest Begins
11:15 AM - Scissors Down
11:30 AM – Awards Presentation
11:45-1:00 PM – Clean & Reset
9:00 AM – Contest Begins
11:15 AM - Scissors Down
11:30 AM – Awards Presentation
11:45-1:00 PM – Clean & Reset
All Other Purebreds
1:00 PM – Check-In
2:00 PM – Contest Begins
4:15 PM - Scissors Down
4:30 PM – Awards Presentation
2:00 PM – Contest Begins
4:15 PM - Scissors Down
4:30 PM – Awards Presentation
Abstract Runway
5:30 PM – Runway Presentations
Begin
6:30 PM - Awards Abstract Runway
Begin
6:30 PM - Awards Abstract Runway
Sunday Competition Schedule
Note: Awards times may vary depending on class size and judge evaluations
Poodles
8:00 AM – Check-In
9:00 AM – Contest Begins
11:15 AM - Scissors Down
12:00 PM – Awards Presentation
9:00 AM – Contest Begins
11:15 AM - Scissors Down
12:00 PM – Awards Presentation
PreGroomed Creative
12:30-1:00 PM – Presentation Set Up
2:30 PM - Creative Presentations Begin
3:30 PM - Creative Awards
2:30 PM - Creative Presentations Begin
3:30 PM - Creative Awards
Best In Show
1:15 PM - Best In Show
(Community Awards)
~ Model Dog Awards
~ Community Awards
2:00 PM – Best In Show Dogs Begins
2:15 PM - Awards BEST IN SHOW
(Community Awards)
~ Model Dog Awards
~ Community Awards
2:00 PM – Best In Show Dogs Begins
2:15 PM - Awards BEST IN SHOW
Contest Registration Begins April 12 and closes July 1
All cancellations are non-refundable. If a spot is dropped, it will be offered to the next person on the waitlist in the order the requests were received.
RMGX 2026 Contest Entry Fees
Wire Hair - $65
Sporting - $65
Model Dog - $65
All Other Purebreds - $65
Poodle - $65
Salon Creative - $65
Salon Freestyle - $65
Dynamic Duo - $100
Abstract Runway - $55
Pre-Groomed Creative - $65
