Miniature Poodle German Trim

By The Minutes

Every minute of the German Trim broken down for the contest ring!

When grooming a Miniature Poodle in a grooming contest, you have only 1 hour and 45 minutes. To help you master the German Trim for a contest specifically, Nadia has demonstrated how much time she spends trimming every aspect of the German Trim, minute-by-minute!

YOUR OUTCOME: You will walk away from this course with an actionable plan for trimming the German Trim on a Miniature Poodle in the contest ring!

You will learn how Nadia trims the following, and how long she spends on each :

  • How to time EVERY PART of the German Trim
  • What to trim before and after the Comfort Break
  • Clipper work of the face, neck, ears, back of the tail
  • Trimming in the front angulation
  • Trimming in the rear angulation
  • Trimming the front legs
  • Trimming the back legs
  • Trimming the topline, underline, chest
  • Trimming the neck and crest
  • Trimming the topknot
  • Trimming the tail
  • Finishing products
  • Finish trimming and Nadia's incredible finish work!
  • and much more!

If you are ready to take on the German Trim on a Miniature Poodle with confidence and skill, this course is for you!

Toy Poodle or Standard Poodle? Use this guide to calculate each step for your designated time in the contest ring, or in unsanctioned classes with different time limits.

Not a contest groomer? Learn the German Trim for the salon or at home!

Learn at your own pace...

When you enroll in the course, you get instant access to all of the materials. You can always come back to the course and re-access your materials - rewatch, review, and rewind as many times as you need. The content is yours, for life!


Nadia Bongelli has been grooming pets for over 10 years and competing since 2012. Her accolades include Barkleigh Honors Up and Coming Groomer of the Year in 2016, Best All Around International Groomer at Integroom 2017, Rising Star of the Year Award at Intergroom 2016, Canadian and American BIS Awards and numerous Open Level placements in Canada and in the United States. Nadia's proudest moment was winning the Super Jackpot at Superzoo in 2022 with her Bedlington Terrier. She is also Nationally Certified Master Grooming with the National Dog Groomers Association of America, Inc. She is a member of the Canadian Groom Team travel team and is an active member in the grooming community as a fun and engaging speaker and teacher.

Nadia purchased first well bred dog, a Standard Poodle, in 2013 and hired a professional handler. Since then she has owned several purebred dogs and began to show them herself, and had finished over 10 CKC Champions, including client dogs along with her own. She established her kennel, Eon Bedlington Terriers in 2021 and is actively working towards creating her own breeding program.

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Course Curriculum

Note: We are pleased to now offer subtitles in our videos! This course will feature automatically-generated subtitles in English as well as...

Chinese Simplified (中文, 简体), Dutch (Belgium) & (Nederlands), French (Français), German (Deutsch), Hindi (हिन्दी), Italian (Italiano), Japanese (日本語), Korean (한국어), Portuguese (Português - Brazil) & (Português - Portugal), Russian (Русский), Spanish (Español), Turkish (Türkçe), Ukrainian (українська). 

  Introduction
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  Step 1: Clipper Work
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  Step 2: Trimming the Rear Angulation
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  Step 3: Trimming the Front Angulation
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  Step 4: Trimming the Body, Connecting Front and Rear, Finishing Work
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  Step 6: Getting Ready for the Comfort Break
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  The Comfort Break
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  Step 7: Finishing Rear Legs, Trimming the Front Legs
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  Step 8: Trimming the Head and Crest
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  Step 9: The Final Finishes and Styling Products
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  Summary
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