ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Tess Anastasia Oliver is an award-winning dog groomer based out of Miami with certifications in Non-Sporting and Long-Legged Terriers. With over 12 years working in the grooming industry and 7 years as a business owner, she is an excellent source of knowledge in both styling and entrepreneurship.
Tess specializes in personality trims, modified show-to-pet trims, and Asian Fusion style trims. Throughout her career, she has continued to expand her knowledge and education by taking advantage of numerous seminars, webinars, certificate courses, and group lessons, as well as frequent private lessons with industry leaders like Pina Pinkusevich, Lindsey Dicken, & Mackensie Murphy to perfect specific trims and techniques. She especially enjoys taking lessons from different experts on the same trim, taking critiques and advice from every one she meets and mashing it all into her own unique perspective.
Over the years, Tess has shown Shetland Sheepdogs as well as Bedlington Terriers for the AKC, and can provide show grooming for both breeds as well as Golden Retrievers. Today, she competes in grooming contests with her retired Multi-Group Placing Grand Champion Bedlington Terrier and keeps her show Golden Retriever clients groomed for their respective handlers.
Tess is the proud owner of Best In Show Pet Spa and with a full client list on recurring 1-6 week schedules, and a 4-year-long waitlist with hundreds of households, it is no surprise that Tess is one of the most sought-after mobile groomers in the Miami area. #305tillIdie
Alexandra Blake-Sanderlin –
Lots of great minor adjustments for a cute doodle groom.
erinneuner –
I enjoyed the corrective grooming on this dog, it was helpful and I appreciated the technique to leave a soft finish throughout
skye_rickey –
Great course on corrective grooming. I love the way she explained how she assessed the dog to give a more balanced haircut. Lots of helpful tips!
Kelsey Keyes –
Now I need slayers
Groom Haüs –
Don’t forget to check the Discounts page for a Niira coupon code!
Sarah Smith –
Key take aways- foldy hold(our shop calls them the spit catchers) have an ACTUAL name…the flue. Thanks Tess! ⭐️🌈
Also, just really great tips for those of us who DO groom lots of doods and want to get that sweet Teddy cut. It’s nice to just get other perspectives.
Ren Jenkins –
Loved all the little tips and her way of explaining things was very clear!
Francesca Bassett –
I watched the newest video with him a year later and I have to say these are both super informative and shows that you can make a cute look out of any doodle hair! I’ve elevated my grooming with these courses and am happy to say I will be taking more! I especially loved the attention to detail without killing all your time.
jessica.rahja –
The first thing I love is the reminder that grooming is not a race, take your time on the difficult areas, breathe. OMG what a great course! If I could give 10 stars I would!
Nicole Jenkins –
Great
grace axcelson –
i really learned a lot from this course!! lots of great tips demonstrated in a way i could process. the pup model was too cute:) i docked one star because there were a couple times the camera didnt have a great angle of what was going on. i was excited to see how tess went about trimming the inner back leg/tuck up as i tend to struggle with that, but the shot was blocked pretty much the whole time. overall awesome course tho!
madilyn_radcliff –
Great! Immediately helped me level up a couple grooms that I’ve been doing for a long time. Easy changes that were super quick to implement
Chelsea Chesna –
Helped me understand how to angle my shears to create a round look from all angles on the dog, and where to skim off while clipping the body to make him look extra fluffy. I also found it helpful seeing how she held the dogs ears to crate the front and back bevel there.
Celine Mazzella –
Love this course! Tess is so easy to understand and has a great sense of humor. This course really helped me understand how to elevate my doodle grooms.
Kamryn Kovach –
This helped me SO much!!
Maria Ribot –
Me encantó una forma fácil y precisa para mi doodle.
Taigan Pollard –
Super great course, learned a lot of great tips, especially for the face!
katie –
really good quick and concise course, the part with the face is very helpful for the doodles with straighter hair on the muzzle
Krisan Webb –
Amazing! I loved the section about the face!! I learned a lot! Thank you!
andrea_howard –
As a new groomer I learned a few scissoring skills! Most helpful video thus far!
Kristin Rittenour –
I was watching this and working on a big doodle. He turned out fabulous!
Douglas Vohnoutka –
Great basic doodle groom mixed with a little corrective grooming. I had to laugh when she called his pin bone the butt bone, and again when he farted right at the end.
Lori Nace –
Grooming for 30+ years but love learning new skills
ari.zepeda –
As a new groomer, this video is extremely helpful! I love the pointers on how I should be angling my shears 🙂
leslie.martinez –
Wonderful course on doodles with great tips on proportions and mixed coat types.
Karolina Grembecka –
Lovely, quick doodle webinar! I appreciate that the bathing process was included (also that it was in a WNT van 🤩). Lots of great tips and tricks. And the ending was hilarious 😆
Emily Ann Peddle –
Loved the part about creating a false tail! I never thought about that for doodles with a lower set tail. Very helpful.
christine.mactavish –
Great course! I loved her steps with everything. I especially loved the way she showed us how she looked at the dog to give it balance, make it the most flattering it could be, where it needed it and how to do it. Thank you!
Melinda Conner-Himes –
I love the way she talk you through scissoring the head. Thanks
Carissa Fleming –
Great course, Tess did a great job explaining each step and gave practical tips for grooming every day salon doodles with a more challenging coat type
Christie Chanthongthip –
Definitely learned a lot about how to balance a dog out and how to give it the shape that is the most flattering to the dog. She also did great at making it fun ❤️ if I could give more stars I would !!
jinx.jasmin –
It was great seeing every part of the process and learning the reason behind why Tess was taking each step! Such a good teacher!
sfreitagrt –
Made me feel more confident in grooming doodles and I loved the fact that she gave tips to make the dogs conformation look better.
kristen.pedelty –
Easy to follow and helpful tips for proportions on doodles!
haley.dishman –
Loved how much I learned in this course! Also definitely going to be buying some of those curved shears ✂️🙌🏻
valles.ariel –
Where can I buy the shears you used on the face? What are they called!?
Groom Haüs –
She used Niira shears in this course – https://www.niiragrooming.com/
valles.ariel –
Definitely worth watching especially doing the face!
amber.lesovoy –
Fantastic course. I have a ton of doodle clients and this really changed the way I will be approaching faces, in particular from now on. And all education aside, I was very very impressed with the amazing handling skills and sweet manner of talking to the dog that Tess has. Beautiful to see.
splattrn32 –
I feel this was a great video. Particle application and tips. Great job stating what she was doing and looking for as well as products or size combs using for clipping. I would say at times the video was blurry and or she was in the way of the camera. I would recommend and will come back to this video.
Lindsay Greene –
Practical and useful doodle tips with explanations every groomer can use on the daily. Very cute groom! Thank you 🙏🏻❤️🐶
maddiemoiselleeee –
Doodles are always complicated because their hair is never right and the owner always wants that fluffy look even when the doodle has straight patches. It’s nice to see how to combat that
Cristiane Lopes –
Very nice course!!!
Brianna Peterman –
It looks like I need a better variety of shears. Beautiful work! I’ve never seen a false tail done before, I will definitely be trying this trick.
emily.lucente –
Another great course! Thank you for the tips- everyone wants a round teddy. Doodle and it’s not always the easiest!
I’m also feeling these curved thinners! I think I need some of these shears.
Question- what length blade for shaving lips and fold of lower lip?
Groom Haüs –
30 blade was used
Kathy Awalt –
Really enjoyed watching this course. Lots of helpful tips. May have to invest in the magical Pina shears 🥰
Groom Haüs –
Check the discounts area on Member Dashboard!
Diana Elizabeth –
I’ve been struggling a lot with doodle faces, I definitely learned a lot in this course. Great video!
cara Mccarthy –
Great course! Especially if you have a lot of doodle clients like me. Will definitely be using this course as a guide
Marciearnold123 –
Yes yes yes. Everybody to needs watch this its a must. Great job.
Jayne Gallagher –
Another triumph!