ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Sarah Drouin, owner and head groomer of Plush is a National Certified Master Groomer through The National Dog Groomers Association of America. She is also Pet Tech CPR Certified and is an Award Winning Stylist that competes in grooming contests all around the world. With over 14 years of experience to offer, Sarah travels the world educating other groomers with the high standards and skills she has learned along her journey as a Master Stylist but also is continuously learning and refining her craft to ensure her clients get nothing but the best. Sarah’s background and expertise in dog behavior allows her to connect with clients and build a bond with them. This advances her ability to not only do her job effectively but more important, safely! It is essential to have a connection & provide a safe place for dogs to transform into Plush Puppies. Her high standards for safety, quality, and knowledge will always stand priority and is what sets Plush apart from the rest.
Not only is she an award-winning groomer, Sarah helps each individual dog work through trauma. Before grooming, Sarah had a background in dog training and also has trained under Cesar Milan to further her dog handling and psychology knowledge and skills. She has learned the subtle yet powerful physical and psychological language of canines and how to use it to build balanced relationships. Sarah focuses on addressing and resolving problem behaviors, achieving calm submission, and incorporating that into the salon with grooming. Her goal is to now share with other groomers how to have the same success for dogs in their salon. Understanding where the dog belongs in the pack helps having the knowledge of how to encourage healing. Grooming is essential to the well being of the dog, and through her understanding of dog behavior Sarah is able to incorporate methods to make grooming a positive and pleasant experience. Sarah respects and honors the dog, the end result is the dog’s trust, respect, and love.
Stevie Belleperche –
Love to see a creative fun groom! So many tips and tricks for a Yorkie that I can’t wait to try, really appreciate how detailed and well explained the entire video is.
Jacey Warren –
Yorkies have always been my weakness & this course really helped me understand the hair type. I can’t wait to apply this knowledge on my next yorkie
Courtney Patrick –
I really like this course. It’s a shorter course and super easy to follow. I think we all struggle with Yorkie hair. This helped a lot. 🙂
Juanewolf –
Awesome course
Erin Schmiedt –
Great class! I learned some really helpful tricks for getting coat off a bony spine, outlining the body, and adding some creative flair to Yorkie head shapes. Huge thanks to the instructor for such a fun and informative session!
dmandy78 –
Love your style of teaching!
deniz_koparan –
Thank you for this great course . Please more like this course with realistic dogs
Alexandra Jobin –
It’s SO funny to me that one of the first things she said was that a dog will get tired. When I started my grooming career, a senior groomer told me the same thing “with the exception of Yorkies”. Thanks for the blast to the past lol.
Also thank you for reminding me to take time to step back and that thinner work isn’t the enemy. So many people in this career pretend like integrity is a time wasted and doesn’t matter. This is just a reminder to stay aligned with my goals. Thank you.
alex ory –
I’ve never been confident on how to approach Yorkies with this kind of coat, and now I’m actually looking forward to the one on my books tomorrow to apply what I learned. Helped me realize I need to see this type of hair for what it is instead of stressing over trying to make it look like something it’s not.
brazdeikytee –
Nice work 🙂