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Book ~ Notes from the Grooming Table - "An All Breed Guide for the Professional Pet Groomer and Stylist"

Simply put, there is no book like this on the market. Melissa Verplank, Certified Master Stylist, former member of GroomTeam USA, contest grooming judge, industry speaker and Director of The Paragon School of Pet Grooming has teamed up with nationally recognized wildlife artist, Lisa VanSweden, to create this comprehensive grooming guide. The focus of 'Notes' is basic pet trimming using typical pet grooming techniques. The illustrations are clear, concise and up-to-date for pet grooming styles, and it features more than 150 breed profiles. Included are step-by-step instructions and hundreds of detailed illustrations to help you groom any breed of dog at a glance.

About the Cardinal Crystal Awards

Every year at the International Grooming Show, Intergroom, Cardinal Laboratories announces the winners of the Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement Awards.

Established in 1988 to recognize and publicize the outstanding achievements of dog groomers, grooming judges and grooming journalists, and to promote professionalism in the grooming industry, the Cardinal Crystal Awards are the benchmark of success in the grooming industry.

The solid crystal obelisk presented to the winners is 12 inches. The Cardinal Crystal Awards provide a vehicle for grooming industry members to recognize the exceptional accomplishments of their peers. Nominations are made by professional groomers on the basis of strict criteria of excellence for each category: American Groomer of the Year; International Groomer of the Year; Grooming Contest Judge of the Year; Outstanding Grooming Journalist of the Year; The David G. Salzberg Award and the Congeniality Award.