We're not sure about you - but most new groomers really struggle with this.  How do you interpret the breed standard?  It sounds like some foreign language when you read it early on in your career!  And then to apply it to a real live dog - how the heck do you do that?!

Renowned Bichon stylist Lindsey Dicken, drops by just before a major grooming competition to film with us.  She has two of her Bichon Frise contest dogs with her.  In this short lesson, Lindsey walks you through the written AKC breed standard.  She uses two of her competition dogs as examples - reading directly from the  AKC Complete Dog Book.    

Find out why Lindsey chooses NOT to enter one of the dogs in the breed class, choosing instead to modify the trim and place him in the Freestyle or Mixed/Miscellaneous classes instead.

Approximate total running time:  13 minutes   

In this video you will learn:

• how to see proportions in a dog.
• how to evaluate substance on a dog.
• what you can do to accentuate the expression.
• why you should strive to groom every dog like a show dog.
• the #1 thing to look for when seeking a contest or certification testing dog.

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