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Delores Lillge's background in the pet industry
is wide and varied. Her interest in
animals reaches back over 30 years. She
has been professionally involved in some facet
of the pet grooming industry since 1975 including
business ownership, training all-breed
obedience, handling and showing.
She is the founder of the State of
Wisconsin Professional Dog Groomers' Association
as well as the originator of Midwest student
grooming competitions, in which WSPPG students
are undefeated.
As founder of WSPPG, Lillge designed the
progressive performance based curriculum
utilized today. In conjunction with the
curriculum development, she wrote Grooming
You Can Count On (used for training at WSPPG
and considered by many as their trade "Bible.")
Lillge also implemented an Instructors' Training
Program which offers continuing education for
Instructors enabling them to become certified at
various levels of their teaching skills.
This augmentation assures students that they are
not only being taught by Master Groomers but by
competent Educators as well.
With over 30 years experience in the industry,
Delores Lillge has also developed and offered
short courses and workshops for business
managers and prospective owners. These
courses include retailing, licensing, business
start-up , laws and regulation, creating a
business plan, cash flow projecting, marketing,
etc. She is also available for Pet
Industry consultations through her firm,
"Solutions."
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