The Teddy Bear Trim
Short Salon Style
Ready to Fall in Love with the Teddy Bear Trim?
There's a moment in every groomer's journey when the teddy trim stops feeling like guesswork and starts feeling like art. When your hands know exactly what to do, your finishes turn heads, and you actually look forward to shaping that soft, rounded, cuddly look on a fresh coat.
This Teddy Bear Trim Course is where that journey begins. You'll discover how to prep a clean, mat-free coat, choose the perfect length for any dog, set an even plush body, shape sturdy column-full legs and neat round teddy feet, and sculpt the soft round face, each lesson opening up a new skill and sparking ideas you can't wait to try on your next dog.
Step by step, at your own pace, you'll build the kind of confidence and control that makes you hungry to learn more, refine more, and perfect every teddy trim you create, all delivered online so you can study in the comfort of your own home and in your own time.
Because the more you learn, the more you'll love what you create.
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It's Time to Enjoy Every Teddy Trim You Create
With step-by-step guidance and a supportive community, you've found the perfect place to slow down, master the teddy bear look, and take pride in every soft, rounded, cuddly finish.
INTRODUCING...
The Teddy Bear Trim
Short Salon Style
IT STARTS WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS.
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Learn how to tune out the noise and focus on the connection between you, your clippers, your scissors, and the dog in front of you. We'll teach you how to:
- Prep and set up for a calm, confident groom
- Set an even, plush body and shape sturdy teddy legs and feet
- Sculpt the soft round face and blend every line for a flawless teddy finish
It's time to grow your skills like never before.
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MODULE #1
Bath & Coat Prep
Every teddy trim starts with the right prep. Learn how the coat is bathed, conditioned and fully dried, and why it must be brushed completely knot-free before any trimming plus how to decide whether to clip the coat before the bath or after..
MODULE #2
Characteristics of a Teddy Trim
Learn what makes a trim read as a teddy the round face, plush even body, sturdy column-full legs and soft blended edges and how to choose the right length for any coat type and lifestyle.
MODULE #3
Clipping the Body
Set an even, plush body length with your clipper and guard comb, working in long, smooth strokes with the coat, then start blending that length into the legs with no patchy spots or steps.
MODULE #4
Shaping Round Teddy Legs & Feet
Clip the legs to length, scissor neat round teddy feet, and shape each leg into a soft, even cylinder left a touch fuller than the body for that sturdy, column-full teddy look
MODULE #5
Scissoring a Tail
Comb out and scissor a soft, rounded teddy tail that balances the trim, kept fuller than the body, with no hard lines, blended smoothly so it matches the plush, cuddly look all over.
MODULE #6
Grooming a Round Teddy Head
Master the round teddy head is almost all scissor work. Shape a full, circular face and rounded muzzle with soft cheeks, keeping the head softly domed and hair safely away from the eyes.
I'M MEL
Most would describe me as a wife, a small business owner, and a crazy dog lady. But in reality, I'm so much more than that and so are you.
I started out as a dog bather in 1999 with nothing but a love for dogs and the craft. Over 25 years later, I've become a Master Groomer, an international champion, and the founder of Melanie Newman Salon Essentials proof that with passion and persistence, you can build something extraordinary.
Now I want to help you do the same. Join me on a journey to master your craft, grow your confidence, and become the groomer you've always known you could be.
IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR YOU?
 Have you ever finished a teddy trim and felt like it just didn't turn out the way you pictured? The body's a little patchy, the legs don't match, the face isn't quite round and you're not sure where it went wrong?
If so, then this Teddy Bear Trim Short Salon Style course is definitely for you.
We'll strip it all back to the fundamentals coat prep, clipping, scissoring and shaping and build the trim up step by step. Once you understand how each stage works and why, you'll learn to create that soft, round, plush teddy look with the control and confidence that makes it feel effortless.
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GET STARTED TODAY!
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