Irina “Pina” Pinkusevich found her calling as a dog groomer after immigrating from Ukraine in 1989 and working part-time as a bather. She honed her skills at some of New York’s finest grooming salons before stepping into the competitive grooming scene in 2006. Pina quickly made a name for herself, winning prestigious titles like Best In Show, Best All Around Groomer, the Lynne Carver Award (twice), and the Liz Paul Memorial Award. She also triumphed at the Winner’s Circle Jackpot in 2011 and earned the World Dog Show’s World Champion Award. From 2008 to 2013, Pina was a proud member of GroomTeam USA, competing internationally and helping her team win a Silver and two Gold medals.
Beyond her achievements in grooming, Pina is celebrated as a judge, instructor, and speaker. In 2014, she was honored with the Cardinal Crystal Award for Judge of the Year and the Barkleigh Honors Award for Up & Coming Speaker of the Year. As a National Certified Master Groomer (NCMG) with the National Dog Groomers of America, she also served as a Certifier for many years.
Pina’s passion for education brings her around the world for conferences, seminars, and workshops, including the PM Mastery Series with Ann Martin. In 2021, she launched Niira to provide top-notch, affordable grooming tools. Her journey with Groom Haüs began at its inception, and in 2024, she officially joined as Education Director and co-owner.
Pina is also deeply involved with Kiyara Poodles, Kerryfield Kennels, and Krizma Kennels, where she has bred and co-owned numerous champion Poodles and Kerry Blue Terriers. Her dedication to excellence and education has made her a beloved, well-known, and respected figure in the grooming community for good reason.
Sarah Robinson –
I love learning new information that I can apply to my grooming!
Aimee Devers –
Great refresher for tips on speeding up your grooms. I will be misting the coat today and using my clippers to trim the excess off the feet! Thank you for such wonderful videos!
denice_parker –
I have been grooming for 40+ years and learned many new tips and tricks from Pina while watching this webinar! Glad I can watch as many times as I need to for my brain to absorb!!
Katie Slavens –
Very quick watch of a realistic grown out pet trim that might’ve taken the average groomer excess time without these tips! I’ve applied the tips in this video over the last two years, and my grooming times have been cut in half. Literally. It used to take me 4 hours to groom a large doodle (start to finish bath, dry, haircut) and it now takes me on average 1.5-2 hours on the same dogs!
Jenna Southard –
I love watching Pina groom and her work is incredible!! So much useful info and great tips.
spgguelph –
Love watching the skill of Pina! Thank you so much for all your wisdom and info
valleyfairytails –
I can’t wait to try the hair tonic!
Jessica Thames –
Excited to try the tips for water misting and clippering the feet! Loved this!
Emma Richardson –
i learned something new! easy to follow thank you!
deniz_koparan –
very well explained and very helpful tips
jennifer_bethke –
Definitely some great tips and confident boosters!
Krisan Webb –
Such a wonderful video! And very informative!
Meredith Blackhurst –
Wonderful information!
Britney Aparicio –
I love watching her skim the dog with no hesitation, I hope to accomplish that skill one day!
leslie.martinez –
I love all of Pina’s courses! PRT (prep, routine, tools) is so important! Great advice on speeding up grooms without sacrificing quality.
jinx.jasmin –
I love how helpful Pina’s tips are for groomers at salons working with pet dogs! She keeps the information realistic and only presents what is relevant. Super easy to pay attention to!
Vic –
Super helpful, easy to follow and understand!!
christi.nolan –
Loved this! She is a great teacher and she teaches from a salon grooming perspective which I loved. So many great tips I can’t wait to get back to work!
emmajane.rm –
So many great tips for day to day, great explanation and tutorial
Karolina Pielichowska –
Love this course. As always , lots of well explained tips. Thank you
Alison Kim –
Pins is wonderful, learned so much valuable lessons I can apply right away.
Angie Bloom –
Great tips to make my job easier!
Wendy Leazer –
Loved all the tips
Melissa Yedra –
I enjoy watching her webinars. She gives great tips and tricks, I always end up learning something new and being eager to try it out
Patricia Jensen –
This video has helped me so much. So many helpful tips. I’ve watched it many times and take away something new each time. Thank you!
Michelle Crabb –
Very well explained, loads of great tips for a new groomer as well
Kylie Bannon –
Great video! Loved all her tips!
Mona Trejo –
I am a new groomer, 1 year in. I found the course helpful and will definitely use the suggestions.
Sharon Jenkins –
The name is fitting with this teacher, Pina was clear, straight to the point and very informative…yet another great groomer who knows exactly what we want to know…thank you.
Lindsee Lee –
Amazing and extremely valuable tips and tricks from a world renowned professional. A Grooming Queen, if you will. I started using several of her tips the very next day, they were so easy to implement and so effective I was able to add an extra dog to my daily schedule. Thank you to Pina, Nina, and Tone for this webinar!
Kathy Awalt –
I so enjoyed this webinar and have been putting her tips to work asap. Very inspiring.
Alishia Batten –
Irina is amazing. The quality of the live video that groomhaus does is unmatched from any other webinars I’ve watched. And that’s important to me because when you’re learning scissor work you need to be able to see detail. Overall amazing easy to follow and helped me so much with my timing in the salon.
Brooke –
I love The Groomhaus webinars. The quality is so good, it’s as if I were watching it live. I literally popped a bag of popcorn and watched this on Friday night. ????
With most educational videos I’m just sitting there squinting trying to see what is going on and end up feeling like I wasted my money. Not with The Groomhaus!
Amy Ganos –
Great webinar and lots of valuable information. Pina is the best ????
Rebecca England –
Video was good, clear and bright. It must have started 30 minutes before advertised because I went on in time and it was half over. I was disappointed in that. So I don’t know if or what she explained about speeding grooming up. I just saw her scissoring the legs.
Mirian Soldineer –
As always, I enjoy any advice and watching Pina work. I always walk away learning something new. Thank you guys are great as well.
Kaoru Nakajima –
It was amazing ????
Cheryl –
Fantastic – easy to follow.
Explained well. Video was good.
Really nice door prizes too. Thank you sponsors !!!