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Mini Lesson: Educating Owners About the Grooming Needs of Their Geriatric PetAward winning stylist Suesan Watson doles out some insightful tips on how to deal with older pets. There comes a time when every professional pet groomer must deal with the elderly or feeble dog. |
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Hand Stripping a Pet Scottish Terrier Part 2Scottish Terriers are one of the more technically challenging breeds to groom correctly. In this lesson, Suesan Watson guides you through the process of hand stripping the coat. Hand stripping retains the wonderful texture and rich color of the coat. Peppered throughout the video are handling tips when it comes to dealing with a Scottish Terrier. Suesan goes into great detail on how to style the head using clippers, thinning shears, and scissors. You'll learn how to, set the pattern lines on the head, trim the eyebrows, and create the perfect Scottie ear - including those pesky ear tufts. |
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Hand Stripping a Pet Scottish Terrier Part 1Scottish Terriers are one of the more technically challenging breeds to groom correctly. In this lesson, Suesan Watson guides you through the process of hand stripping the coat. Hand stripping retains the wonderful texture and rich color of the coat. Peppered throughout the video are handling tips when it comes to dealing with a Scottish Terrier. Sue shows you how to set the correct pattern for the breed. As she works over the dog, she discusses the shape of the tail, the length of the furnishings, and the differences between the front and rear feet. |
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Are you mystified by stylists that can do 10, 12, or even 14 dogs a day? If that's you, this lesson is for you! This is speed grooming at its finest. Suesan Watson shows you how to bathe, dry, and trim this charming little 9 month old Shih Tzu puppy. And she does it in less than 45 minutes! Sue calls this a 'Panda trim." We just call it CUTE! See how she speeds her way through this entire grooming process. What we notice as she works with the dog, she never seems overly rushed - the puppy even gives her a soft little kiss through the grooming process. If you are looking to increase your daily productivity, this is a great lesson. In the pet grooming business, time is money. Sue shows you how to make the most of that time!
In this video you will learn:
- How to bathe a small dog in less than 5 minutes
- How to get a Shih Tzu dry in less than 8 minutes
- How a "Happy Hoodie" can help
- An efficient grooming routine in action
- The most important thing with speed grooming
| Part 1 | Speed & Efficiency: Creating an Adorable Trim on a Shih Tzu in 45 Minutes: Start to Finish |
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Suesan Watson, CMG
Suesan is a third generation pet stylist whose dynamic career stretches over 40 years. A Certified Master Groomer, she owns a successful mobile grooming business, which serves the Chicago/Northwest Suburban area. Sue is proud to be part of Wahl's "Extr Read Full Bio
Suesan is a third generation pet stylist whose dynamic career stretches over 40 years. A Certified Master Groomer, she owns a successful mobile grooming business, which serves the Chicago/Northwest Suburban area. Sue is proud to be part of Wahl's "Extreme Team" and is approved by the United Show Managers' Alliance as a Sanctioned Judge.
She began grooming competitively in 1995, and has received many class and group placings. Sue is a winner of the "Wahl 2003 Groomer of the Year" award and is the only recipient of three consecutive Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement Awards for American Groomer of the Year. In addition, Suesan has been nominated multiple times for Cardinal Grooming Contest Judge of the Year, and Cardinal "Congeniality" awards.
Making GroomTeam USA in 2000, Suesan placed in the top five positions for five years in a row, before retiring from competition to become a judge in 2005. Her 2004 placings garnered her the honor of competing with the 2005 GroomTeam USA Travel Team in France. The USA team took second place, only one point behind France. Sue also won "Best Clipping" recognition with her Mini-Poodle in the individual open class at the same competition.
Her keen eye for dogs, her understanding of breed standards, and knowledge of grooming techniques, coupled with her pleasant demeanor, has made Sue a sought-after competition judge and speaker, both in the United States and abroad. Her natural ability to communicate grooming techniques to others in an understanding and often humorous way, regularly draws crowds at her seminars and grooming demonstrations around the country. Sue also does private, hands-on seminars with individuals and smaller shop groups.
Suesan encourages private training. Please contact her at 847.882.5217.
Annually, Suesan teams up with her sister, Lisa Leady, to produce and manage a "Class B" grooming competition in conjunction with the Chicagoland Family Pet Expo. This venue allows less experienced groomers to be introduced to competitive grooming in a less intimidating arena and then continue on to larger shows as their confidence and experience builds. The competition has been very popular with not only the groomers but the average attendees of the show who normally do not see regular grooming competitions.gular grooming competitions.