Student testimonials about The Dog Shed Grooming School

Re : Grooming Course 25^th July 2011

Dear Wendy

Thank you for the most wonderful experience and valuable education I acquired from attending the Dogshed Grooming School. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that I would be grooming such a variety of different and exotic breed of dogs. Thanks to you, I have now established a very busy and professional grooming business in Harare, Zimbabwe called “Bluehills Posh Pets”.

For anybody interested in enrolling on your course, I would just like to tell them that your kind hospitality and friendliness in a wonderful country setting, created a relaxed atmosphere in which to learn, we felt quite at home and it made the long-arduous and costly journey from Harare, Zimbabwe all worthwhile. Over a period of 3 weeks, we learnt how to groom and handle all breeds of dogs, large and small, obedient and difficult. From dogs with terrible matted coats with clipping and scissoring to nails, ears, glands and teeth scaling!!

Thank you also for acquiring all the equipment we needed at such a good price; for the wonderful portfolio containing all the “before and after” photographs; the training notes and the clipping video, that ensured we would not be “lost” after we left the security of Dogshed. I also appreciated your advice via email, after I returned home, on grooming a particular breed that we had not had time to cover on the course.

The show clips that I am doing include the offspring of the World Champion Shih Tzu. The breeder (website www.kissaki.co.za) based in Gauteng, South Africa has indicated that he is prepared to teach me show techniques as he grooms and presents his Shih Tzu’s himself and travels to America and other countries to compete.

I have recently groomed a standard poodle for a staff member from the American Embassy, she was so pleased with the standard of my work, that she expressed that her poodle “Miss Molly” had not looked so beautiful since June last year when she was groomed in Denmark. I believe she is emailing you a reference to this effect.

I do miss my room-mate “Toto” who wasted no time teaming up with me, he is obviously familiar with the Wizard of Oz and has a sense of humour!!

Thank you so very much, I absolutely love my new career in grooming and the financial side is a big bonus!!

Love and appreciation

Dorothie (Dot)

FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN DOG GROOMING AND CLIPPING, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND WENDY REID OF THE DOG SHED.
Sharlene Brewer

Before beginning my training with Wendy I had no prior experience or knowledge of dog grooming! clipping techniques.

I commenced my training on 8 October 2001 and today, just over twelve months, operate and own a highly profitable business and very successful home business. This, in my opinion, is largely due to the superior training techniques acquired through Wendy's 13 years of grooming experience.

Wendy offered excellent support throughout the course of my training and this continued well after completion of the course. I am still able to contact Wendy today for reliable advice and support.

I believe the knowledge and expertise that are passed on by Wendy to prospective trainees within the field of dog grooming are of a superior quality. I highly recommend her as a professional and supportive teacher in this field.

Sharlene Brewer
Owner/Proprietor
Show-Offs Dog Salon

To Whom It May Concern:
I recently completed a two week intensive dog grooming course with Wendy Reid in January 2003.

As I was unable to find a course that adequately covered all areas of professional grooming in my home state of Victoria, and as no professional courses were conducted in either South Australia or New South Wales, I travelled to Western Australia to complete the required training, where I lived in with Wendy at her home/grooming salon in Mandurah.

The training was extremely thorough, covering both theory and daily hands-on grooming techniques.

Wendy's teaching was of a very high standard, supported by years of experience and a considerable knowledge of dog breeds and their relative grooming requirements.

At the end of an intensive two weeks I have returned to Melbourne confident of my skills and able to offer a far more professional service than any existing groomer currently operating in Melbourne.
I have been back in Melbourne one week now and have been offered a full-time grooming position with a reputable dog accessories supplier. I have declined this offer however, to operate my business independently from home and have already had enormous enquiry.

I would highly recommend not only Wendy Reid as a superior dog groomer but also as a leading teacher in this field to anyone who wants to operate a professional dog grooming business.
Yours sincerely,

Alison Kennett
20 January 2003

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