About DGSA
About Dog Grooming Skills Academy
Dog Grooming School Overview
The Dog Grooming Skills Academy has been designed to offer hands on dog grooming classes that students will use in a career as a professional dog groomer.
Dog Grooming Skills Academy is a Henderson Nevada based vocational school that focuses exclusively on training future dog groomers.
DGSA school’s emphasis is a in person, hands on closely monitored training by experienced professional dog grooming instructors.
NO modules in the course are taught using distance or online education.
Dog Grooming Skills Academy is open to all persons who meet entrance requirements, regardless of age, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or gender orientation or expression.
Who's Dog Grooming Skills Academy
Tiara Stewart
Instructor
Tiara has lived in Henderson, Nevada most of her life. She has been professionally grooming dogs for the past
fourteen years at the Tails A Waggin Pet Salon and is the
manager of the salon. She has studied with various show
groomers in the past and has gained an excellent
reputation with the community.
Laura Dalin
Instructor
Laura has been professionally grooming dogs for the past
fourteen years She previously owned her own shop in
Ohio, before moving to Nevada. She has earned her AKC
Grooming Certificate and loves to make the dogs feel
special and pampered. She is proficient in grooming all
dog breeds but especially loves working with creative hair
color dying
Terrie Reed
Instructor
Terrie has lived most of her life in Northern California but
also lived in Montana before settling in Las Vegas,
Nevada. Terrie has been professionally grooming dogs for
about twenty-five years and loves her career as a dog
groomer. She expresses her love of her career everyday
as she smiles, pampers and communicates with her dog
clients.
Sheena Galang
Administrative Assistant and Professional Groomer
Sheena grew up in Oahu, Hawaii and moved to
Henderson, Nevada about twenty one years ago. She has
always loved animals and decided to work as a bather at a
local pet salon about ten years ago. She was fortunate to
be mentored by a pet stylist to become a professional
groomer. She has been grooming dogs for about six
years. She is ambitious and works diligently to improve
her skills everyday. She is a key employee who works
directly with our students paying close attention to their
individual needs
Nina Malone
Director
Throughout her life Nina has always had multiple family
dogs. She has been a home breeder for WireHair Fox
Terriers and French bulldogs. After her retirement from a
career as an administrator for the Los Angeles Community
College District, she transitioned her great love for pets to
a new career in the dog grooming industry. Her many
years working for the California community college system
has given her the ability to dovetail her strong
management background with her great love for dogs as
the Director of DGSA.