Chelsea has been an animal lover for as long as she can remember.  Even before she was in kindergarten, her parents were cautioning her to leave the feral cats alone but Chelsea made friends with many of those cats anyway.  At the age of ten Chelsea was "grooming" the family's very patient American Cocker Spaniel, trying to make her look like the pretty pictures in the books.  At eleven years of age, Chelsea attended her first dog show and fell in love with the sport.  She begged mom for a dog that she could show.  Chelsea and her mom, Denise, attended local dog shows searching for a great breed to show.  They soon found and purchased a ten week old red Doberman male puppy.  Chelsea had the privilege of training Bailey to be a show dog.  When Bailey was six months old the team of Chelsea and Bailey was created and they began their show careers, learning the ropes of the dog show world.  Bailey is an awesome teacher and friend.  Chelsea presented Bailey in the Confirmation breed ring and in Junior Showmanship, and was awarded Best Junior Handler at the Doberman Pinscher National Specialty Show the following year.  Chelsea acquired an English Cocker Spaniel puppy, a breed that requires grooming, and had a great time training her new puppy and learning to groom her.  Over the years, Chelsea has had many mentors help to learn more about several breeds, different grooming skills needed for each of those breeds, and has been grooming show dogs for over seven years.  Chelsea loves to groom companion dogs, as well.  Chelsea's Junior Handling career finished having achieved recognition in the top ten for three different breeds, winning the Doberman Pinscher National Specialty as Best Junior Handler twice.  She also qualified to show at The Westminster Kennel Club, the most prestigious dog show in the United States, and the newer Eukanuba Dog Show in Junior Showmanship.  Chelsea continues to train and handle a number of breeds in the show ring since she has aged out of  Juniors Handling Program.  Chelsea enjoys working with dogs and helping new junior handlers to learn how to show their dogs.  Chelsea continues to learn from and about these wonderful creatures.