Our Certified Professional Groomers are Members of National Dog Groomer Association of America (NDGAA) and Dog Groomer Association of Singapore (DGA) For over 38 years, the association has worked with groomers throughout the world to promoting and encouraging professionalism and education in order to upgrade the image of the pet grooming profession. NDGAA’s goal is to unite groomers through membership, to promote communication with colleagues, to set recognized grooming standards and to offer those seeking a higher level of professional recognition the opportunity to have their grooming skills certified. NDGAA was established in 1969. They are a professional membership association of people engaged in the grooming and care of dogs for the promotion of excellence in professional standards. Their curriculums of activities include educational workshops and certification testing, conduction of meetings, seminars and grooming competitions. They also maintain a library that may serve as a forum for the exchange of professional information and research. They began the process of federally registering two of their well recognized and long used service marks, the dog/striped pole logo and the National Certified Master Groomer® phrase. Registration of these marks will provide the legal leverage to enforce they rights and stop unauthorized use of the logo and NCMG phrase. In this way they can ensure that their symbol & certification signify the highest quality grooming services available and that these high standards are maintained for the future of the profession. Registration of these marks was granted in 1993.