Absorbing the experience of her multi-talented family - Hayley Keyes, ICMG is a first Class award-winning trainer in obedience and conformation, as well as a winner in grooming competitions.

She has shown dogs in conformation, obedience, and grooming contests gathering Group wins and obedience titles. Emulating the unique “Soft Touch” training techniques developed by T. Hall Keyes, III, she is called the “grooming whisperer” by many. She has shared with her students the ability to communicate and handle problem dogs. Her ability to work with people has guided her students to win in grooming competitions and certifications. She has trained dogs for the disabled, winning for Nanhall the Gaines Award and the Delta Society Award.

Hayley Keyes is the President of International Professional Groomers, Inc., a Certifier for International Professional Groomers, a Certified Master Groomer with both International Professional Groomer, Inc. and National Dog Groomers Association, a member of National Dog Groomers Association, a member of The International Society of Canine Cosmetologists and The Professional Cat Groomers Association of America. Also, a member of Canadian Kennel Club, a past Assistant Executive Director of the Professional Groomers Association of the Carolinas, and a Canine Good Citizens Evaluator, and Certified in Pet CPR. Hayley is currently working with the Groomer Licensing Founders Committee to organize and standardize all grooming school curriculum. She has assisted Mr. J. J. Arends, author of the North Carolina Pesticide Manual for Groomers, in writing and obtaining material for this manual. She has been an Apprentice Judge for Intergroom, the biggest Grooming Symposium in the USA and is currently working with the United Show Managers Alliance for judging.

Since 1999 she has won placements in the following grooming shows:
Atlanta Pet Fair, Kentucky Bluegrass Groomfest, Charlotte Groomfest, South Carolina Grromfest, Groom Expo in Hershey, Penn.

Hayley Keyes is also a recognized speaker, giving lectures on How To Deal with the Aggressive Dog, Connecting the Dots with Grooming, Breed Profiles with IPG Workshops, Less Stress In The Grooming Shop, Dealing with the Belligerent Dog, Show Off Your Dog and You and in Obedience.

Her talents include working with behavioral problems in dogs and training dogs for the disabled. Her skills also include working with people towards grooming competitions and certifications. Hayley works diligently to provide an outstanding learning experience for her students, with a facility designed for the student's comfort and needs and the newest technological equipment to prepare their graduates for success in the working world. Most importantly ­her students consider her a friend. 

Frances S. Keyes, ICMG is a graduate of New York Fashion Academy; attending Brooklyn College and Rutgers University, she left her field of fashion for the dogs! She is an A.K.C. Licensed Professional All Breed Handler and a former member of the Professional Handlers Association. She is a Certified Master Groomer with International Professional Groomers, Inc and  National Dog Groomers Association. A member of The International Society of Canine Cosmetologists, a member of the Schipperke Club of America; in 2007 -2009 she was on the Ways and Means Committee featuring the Skip-A-Thon for the club. (The Skip-A-Thon is an event designed to bring some fun and relaxation to the start of the SCA's big week of shows, seminars, and other events. Every Schipperke who is a Schipperke can compete in the Skip-A-Thon. All it takes is a little talent, a cute costume, and a great sense of humor.) She is one of the directors for SCA and is an SCA Approved Breed Mentor.  Currently Frances S. Keyes holds one of the top ten with schipperke: CH Nanhall’s Sandpiper. At 2010 SCA National Specialty she will be judging the Futurity. She was given the Certificate of Honor from the Schipperke Club of America for having: #1 and #2 Conformation Schipperkes in the US for 1989, both with ROM Titles. #1 Top Schipperke for 1990. Youngest Schipperke to go Best In Show at 11 months. With Frances Keyes, ICMG breeding and love of the schipperkes, she has achieved the Awards: Register of Merit – Register of Merit Excellent and Hall of Fame In 1999 she was The Westminster Schipperke Best of Breed Winner with Ch Nanhall’s Road Runner. At the International Show in Mexico, Fran won Best Junior Dog in Hound and Best Non-Sporting Groups as well as Best in Show with an Akita. Frances S. Keyes has campaigned dogs all over the country garnering many top-dog awards and Best In Shows. She and her husband are well known breeders of German Shepherds, Schipperkes, Akitas and other breeds. Through the years they have been involved in several breeds, having bred over 130 all breed champions, many of whom have also achieved obedience titles. In 1988 she received The Delta Society Award and the Gaines Dog Award for the #1 Assistance Dog of the Year. In 1993 she was an Apprentice Judge for Intergroom, the biggest Grooming Symposium in the USA. Frances Keyes, ICMG is a recognized speaker, lecturing on aggressive dogs, Obedience, Winning in the Show Ring, and Successful Show Kennels. She a mentor in Schipperke Breed for AKC judges to learn from.

Kiyomi Brown graduated from Nanhall Professional Grooming School in 1998. She worked at Nanhall Pet Resort/ Training Center for three years. After a hiatus to raise her daughter, she returned in 2007. She is now working toward achieving an International Master Certified Groomer Status. She has recently started attending grooming shows to learn cutting edge grooming techniques. She is a member of International Professional Groomers, Inc., The International Society of Canine Cosmetologists.

In her first grooming show she won 2nd place in Scarlett Challenge at Atlanta Pet Fair 2009. In June she placed 2nd with a Kerry Blue Terrier at the South Carolina Groomfest. At Groom Expo 2009 she placed 2nd place in the Poodle class.