ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
MAYRA GRAJALES ICMG NCMG
Mayra Grajales is an International Certified Master Groomer with IPG (International Professional Groomers) and a National Certified Master Groomer with NDGAA (National Dog Groomers Association of America). She was born in Puerto Rico and raised between there and South Florida, where she now resides. Mayra has been professionally grooming since 2001 and has been showing dogs since 2004. She has also bred several generations of FCI Champion Pomeranians. In 2014, Mayra traveled to Alborada Terriers in Barcelona, Spain to train with renowned breeder, Judge Jesus Pastor in grooming West Highland White Terriers.
In Puerto Rico, she owned a successful grooming shop and later house call grooming business for many years servicing clients all over the island. She ran a successful house call grooming business Almana Dog Stylz in the South Florida area until she opened her current salon Almana Dog Stylz located in Plantation, Florida. The salon caters to specialized grooming techniques like Hand Stripping & Show Dog Prep.
Mayra is passionate about education in the dog grooming industry. She has worked as an instructor at Pet’s Playground Grooming School in Pompano Beach, FL and has taught several seminars in Puerto Rico and South Florida to share her knowledge with others (in English and Spanish!) She loves to continue her own education as well and regularly takes seminars and private lessons with several of the world’s top groomers.
Abbygail Walden –
Love refreshing my knowledge on this breed
Samantha Falcon –
Clear and direct instructions!
Leah Garoutte –
Great course. Thank you!
Celine Mazzella –
Great instructions and such a cute pom groom. Mayra made some excellent points on how to achieve the perfect teddy bear cut for a pom.
Samantha Pringle –
Loved it
leslie.martinez –
Great course on Pomeranian pet trims and educating owners on potential post-clipping alopecia on double-coated dogs including Poms.
Stephanie Pellitteri –
Great coarse with wonderful easy information I really enjoyed this!
Wendy Downing –
Great instructions. Cute clip for a pom.
Iris Willemse –
Mayra really teaches you the power of ‘less is more’!
Audrey Vogt –
Extremely informative. All my pom clients who get trims love this cut.
Sam J Russell –
Clear instructions & easy to follow steps. Looking forward to implementing this knowledge in my next Pom groom!
Sharon Turner –
Mayra is easy to understand and has great tips for achieving this little bears trim