Dog Grooming Professional

Looking after people's pets is one of the most rewarding and fast-growing occupations in the UK today. Our Dog Grooming course will offer you a fulfilling way of learning everything you need to enhance your pet care knowledge base for use in the dog grooming business.

Dog grooming encompasses everything involved in caring for a dog’s hygiene, cleaning and physical appearance. The necessary frequency of dog grooming is dependent on the breed, age and health of the dog, but grooming is sure to help keep a dog healthy and comfortable.

Our Dog Grooming course is suitable for anyone, whether you are considering a career as a dog groomer or you want to gain more knowledge of dog grooming. Our Dog Grooming course will provide you with the essential information that you need to care for clients’ and/or your own pets in a responsible, welfare-conscious way.

Learn all you need to start and run your own business. Our Dog Grooming course covers dog grooming and business skills. It also helps you become more security minded, to keep records and to take appropriate action in emergencies. After taking our Dog Grooming training course, you could start and run your own dog grooming business, or even a retail business selling dog clothing or products for dogs’ coats.

This Dog Grooming course has been mapped to the Lantra, Animal Care and Welfare, National Occupational Standards. The units are indicated within the course syllabus in bold text next to the learning outcomes.

FREE Wahl Multicut Electric Pet Clipper Kit With DVD with this Dog Grooming course (R.R.P £27.55). This is a mains operated clipper, completely versatile classic design with good balance. It has an adjustable taper arm for variable cutting lengths, high precision, rustproof, chrome plated blades.

Syllabus

Dog Grooming Course Syllabus

1. Welcome and Safety

• Introduction and course structure
• Benefits of this course and getting the most out of this course
• Your safety
• Pet safety

2. Business basics

• Business Plan, Insurance and Finance
• Law and Regulations
• First Impressions
• Advertising

3. Getting started

• Location
• Equipment
• Organisation
• Attire

4. Anatomy and health

• Anatomy
• Common skin diseases and parasites
• First aid
• Grooming injuries

5. Pre-bath

• Getting ready
• Selecting shampoos and conditioners
• Handling and restraint
• Pre-bath brushing
• Pre-bath clipping

6. Bathing

• Protection
• Wet down
• Soap up and work in
• Rinse and condition

7. Drying

• Towel
• High velocity
• Stretch
• Kennel
• Blanket

8. Ears, eyes, teeth, feet and bum

• Ears and eyes
• Teeth
• Claws
• Anal glands
• Hygiene clip

9. Smooth and medium coats

• Breeds
• Equipment
• Grooming smooth coats
• Grooming medium coats

10. Long coat

• Breeds
• Equipment
• Grooming

12.Curly coat

• Breeds
• Equipment
• Grooming

Qualifications

On completion of your course, you will receive the dual award:

Award 1 is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Dog Grooming Professional Diploma

Award 2 is issued by our Awarding Body: Level 3 Dog Grooming Professional Award

At the end of this course successful learners will also receive a Level 3 NCFE Award Certificate of Achievement. Our course has been accredited under our NCFE IIQ Licence and the course measurable learning outcomes have been benchmarked at Level 3 (using Ofqual's Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) level descriptors) to allow you to consider the depth of study, difficulty, and level of achievement involved.

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this Dog Grooming course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.