Client Review on Dog-n-suds

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Not so long ago I attended Dog-N-Suds Grooming School. Unfortunately, my studyings lasted just for a day. I was quite confused when I was only briefly shown how to clip dog’s nails and was given two Bichon dogs right after that. I have two dogs myself, but I knew nothing about the proper way of bathing, blade sizes, how to hold clippers, etc. It was stated in application that there would be 4 hours of theory, 4 hours of observation, and 8 hours of classroom instruction, so I was sure I’ll have some knowledge before practice. No surprise I was a nervous wreck when instructor quickly moved ahead to brushing and clipping the dogs, using different blades(at that time I had no idea which of them are used for what) and I had to repeat it on Bichon dog. What is more, I haven’t been told about razor burn, slicker burn, or clipper burn. I was struggling and doing my best not to harm the dog. After that we were quickly demonstrated how to give a bath, although I wasn’t sure whether I used enough soap or washed the face correctly, as we weren’t told about it. The instructor then demonstrated a how to give a bath very quickly. I then gave my Bichon a bath, not exactly sure what I was doing--was I using enough soap, was I washing the face correctly. The instructor was hard to reach because she was across the school (some 50 feet across the school ("house")) helping the other students. She checked on me once or twice, even though it was my first grooming. The class was interrupted due to instructor’s friend who came by to bathe his dog. After that I was given larger dog, so needless to say without any guidance I had even more problems with bathing and drying. It wasn’t my best experience, not to mention lack of clean towels(I had to use the wet ones from the floor) and tenant upstairs of the school house. I am worried about student who are not instructed in classroom properly even on their first day. I contacted another dog grooming school in Medina where I was able to enroll. It was a completely different experience, as each week started with full day of in-class instructions, the rest of the week we were given hands-on guidance. The instructor was always available for questions and always made sure whether I perform properly and there were no other people living in the school. I am grateful for the other instructor!I hold no grudge against Phyllis. I just want to share my experience was at Dog-N-Suds, as I want to let people know how it was from my point.