You Want the Best Bathing and Grooming Foundation from Industry Experts to Start Your New Career

All of the technical skills that every professional dog bather, groomer and stylist need to know will be described and explained in this course. Topics such as prepping, bathing, drying, brushing and finishing will be discussed. 

All the required technical skills will be explained such as carding, hand stripping, thinning, clipping, scissoring and dematting as well as the proper procedures for the safety of the pet and the professional when applying these technical skills.

If your dream is to become a professional dog bather and groomer, you will learn:

  • The Five Phases and the task in each phase.

  • Tasks in the prep phase that are started and completed or finished in another phase. 

  • About the technical skills required in the prep phase. 

  • Tasks in the bathing phase that started and completed or finished in another phase.

  • About the technical skills required in the bathing phase.

  • Tasks in the drying phase that are started and completed or finished in another phase. 

  • About the technical skills required in the drying phase.

  • Tasks in the brushing phase that are started and completed or finished in another phase.

  • About the technical skills required in the brushing phase.

  • Tasks in the finishing phase that are started and completed or finished in another phase.

  • About the technical skills required in the finishing phase.

  • The types of equipment must you choose from for bathing and grooming.

  • How the various designs and types of care and maintenance affect your choices.

  • How you choose skin and coat products to use on the various coat types, for different results.

  • Basic preparation you must learn to carry out for all types of grooming.

  • What specialized care of the ears, eyes, nose, and feet must be carried out during the grooming process.

  • What every groomer needs to know about bathing.

  • Every groomer needs to know about drying.

  • Brushing is one of the ultimate grooming techniques.

  • What is carding, and when is it utilized.

  • What is hand stripping, and when is it utilized.

  • What is clipping, and when is it utilized.

  • What every groomer needs to know about scissoring techniques and the types of scissors and thinners.

Course curriculum

    1. The Syllabus

    1. Course Objectives

    1. Course Terminology

    1. Unit 1 Introduction

    2. Introduction to the History of the Art of Grooming and Styling

    3. Bathing and Grooming Dogs by Coat Types

    4. Client Relations

    5. Salon Training Commands

    6. Professional's Body Position During Technical Skills

    7. Pet's Body Position During the Grooming and Styling

    8. Stacking the Dog

    9. Securing the Dog

    10. First Aid and Emergencies in the Salon

    11. Pets with Special Needs

    12. Sanitizing Your Hand Tools

    13. Preparing Your Work Station for the Pet

    14. Overview Of The Dog Before The Prep Begins

    1. Unit 2 Introduction

    2. Prepping Phase

    3. The Always Rule

    4. Eye Care - Eye Tearing

    5. Eye Care - Removing Excessive Coat

    6. Ear Care - Removing Hair from the Ear Canal

    7. Ear Care - Ear Cleaning

    8. Ear Care: Clippering the Ventilation Strip

    9. Oral Hygiene - Examining a Dog's Mouth

    10. Oral Hygiene - Brushing a Dog's Teeth Introduction

    11. Oral Hygiene - Applying Breath Freshener

    12. Expressing The Anal Glands

    13. Foot Care

    14. Sanitary Care

    15. Skin Care

    16. Bathing Phase Introduction

    17. Bathing

    18. Drying Phase Introduction

    19. Drying

    1. Unit 3 Introduction

    2. Brushing Phase (4)

    3. Shedding

    4. Holding the Skin Taut

    5. Carding

    6. Dematting

    7. Combing

    8. Chalking the Coat

    9. Hand Stripping

About this course

  • $120.00 / year
  • 53 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content