SUSAN SHOLAR, CAH, ACPR 
CO-owner and Head Instructor 
AKC Judge
Retired Certified Professional Handler

The American Kennel Club has now approved Ms. Susan D. Sholar, Head Instructor at the California School of Dog Grooming as a licensed AKC judge.  Ms. Sholar had recently resigned her membership as a Certified Professional Handler, in order to submit her application to the AKC judge’s committee.

Ms. Sholar has been approved to judge 12 breeds within the following 5 groups:  Hound Group, Working Group,  Toy Group,  Non-Sporting Group and  Herding Group

This approval provides the school with  an AKC judge as their Head Instructor, as well as instructors who are professional all breed handlers. 

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Also:
Companion Animal Hygienist 
Certified Animal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 
California Basic Educational Skill Test (CBEST) Certification #10094694 

Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs - State Instructor Certification #113523
Retired CPH

Member of the Los Angeles Dog Judges Educational  Association 

Member of the National Dog Groomers Association of America 

  E-mail: Susan Sholar

      Her educational background is in Business Law.  Sholar was a veterinary technician in the state of Hawaii and has been showing and grooming dogs for the past 30 years and is now a retired certified professional handler.  She received a recognition award for her excellent skills in the care and handling of animals by Hawaii's Governor Aryoshi.

        Ms. Sholar has also been recognized for her accomplishments in numerous National Dog Publications.  Since 1980, she has been the owner of Sholyn Kennels in Encinitas, California. Acknowledging her education and years of experience in her field, the State of California, Council for Private, Post secondary and Vocational Education has issued her teaching credentials for Pet Care and Pet Grooming.

           Ms. Sholar is a breeder of the Alaskan Malamute Dog and in 1989 and 1990 had the number one Alaskan Malamute in the United States.  She is also the breeder of one of the top ranked Shih Tzus in the United States.  Ms. Sholar’s expertise in caring for, breeding, grooming and training dogs has earned her a respected name throughout the world. 

Mrs. Shirley Sanders began her career with animals in Utah, where she was employed as a veterinarian technician.  She then worked as an assistant director of an animal shelter and finally as a manager of a boarding and grooming kennel in Utah, before moving to California. 
 
 Mrs. Sanders has been showing and breeding dogs for over 25 years.  She shows all sporting breeds and has owned and bred American Cocker Spaniels, English Setters, Boston Terriers and the Brittany.

With her excellent grooming skills and experience, she has owned and managed grooming shops for many years in California.

Now changing her career from grooming to instructor to join our staff, Mrs. Sanders continues her professional handling career to this day at dog shows throughout the United States, Canada and Taiwan. 

Official picture taken at Westminster

Shirley and Toby at CSDG enjoying their cake.

Agnes Nishi was invited by Shirley Sanders to attend Westminster with her. What an opportunity for this student.

Kerry has been working in the pet care industry for 26 years.  She started to groom pets in 1973 and in 1981, purchased her first grooming shop in Placentia, California, where she produced the highest number of winners in the World Wide Pet Supply Association history of grooming competitions. 

She also produced one of the top ten international groomers in the world, who won a placement on the 1994, U.S. Groom Team.  This employee placed first in the competition and brought home the Gold!! 

Kerry sold her first grooming shop in 1996 and opened a second grooming shop in Chino Hills, California, which she presently owns.  Over the years Kerry has been a private consultant, speaker and grooming instructor for numerous individuals and clubs.

Her outstanding talents in professional pet grooming, competition grooming and creative design skills, enhances our expert teaching faculty and solid curriculum already set in place with  our 2 present instructors and Head Instructor, Susan Sholar, CAH, ACPR who is an American Kennel Club Judge. 

The California School of Dog Grooming continues to honor its commitment to the pet care industry by producing proficient professional pet groomers 

Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs Teaching Certification # PENDING

Lenard Clayton is a wonderful all breed professional handler and groomer. He is motivated and eager to learn all aspects of the pet care industry. Lenard apprenticed under some of the top professional handlers in the country. Mr. Clayton apprenticed under Mr. Woodie Wardel, one of the top terrier handlers and groomer in the United States from 1995 to 1997. In 1997 to 1998, Lenard apprenticed under Mr. Andy Litten one of the top group place winners at Westminster Kennel Club, New York City.

Mr. Clayton has been an AKC professional handler for over six years. He also show rare breeds as well. He is one of most promising all breed American Kennel Club and Rare Breed handlers of the future.

Lenard's primary breeds are terriers. He is a breeder of the American Staffordshire Terriers and also specializes in German Wirehaired Pointers. Continuing his devotion to the pet care industry, Lenard is a conformation instructor and trainer.