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Professional Dog Grooming Diploma
Qualification
ICOES Accredited Professional Dog Grooming Diploma
Delivery
100% online, self paced learning
Duration
Approx. 6 months (part time)
Course Access
Lifetime membership
Top-Rated Dog Grooming Course
Discover our best-selling Professional Dog Grooming Diploma, crafted for those who are passionate about dogs and wish to transform their love into a fulfilling career.
This course, led by an experienced professional groomer, covers all the practical skills and techniques necessary for success in the grooming industry. From bathing, nail trimming, and scissoring to behaviour, handling, and first aid, our curriculum provides the latest and most relevant grooming practices. Explore the course modules for more details.
You will become proficient in grooming all dog breeds by concentrating on four key areas: head, body, legs/feet, and tail. Our comprehensive approach ensures a thorough understanding of each dog's unique shape, including breed standards, coat type, anatomy, and lifestyle. By skillfully blending various grooming techniques, you will tailor your methods to each individual dog, achieving well-rounded and effective grooming results.
I recently completed the Professional Dog Grooming Course through Pet Courses. I found it very informative, I learnt a lot and the course was well set out. Any time I had any questions, I received feedback promptly. I highly recommend to anyone starting out in grooming.
Laura Kane, Trustpilot review
100% Online - No Deadlines
One of the standout features of this course is its online format, allowing you to study at your own pace with no strict deadlines. Recognising that everyone has different schedules, we offer 24/7 access to in-depth lessons, video tutorials, and expertly designed assessments, all mentored by our expert groomer, Hannah Grice.
This dog grooming course is perfect for learners of all ages, with no prior experience needed. We believe that with the right training and dedication, anyone can excel as a dog groomer and make a mark in this rewarding field. Want to learn more? Check out our Course Demo
Career Opportunities include;
- Professional Dog Groomer
- Mobile Dog Groomer
- Salon Owner/Manager
- Pet Spa Specialist
- Veterinary Groomer
- Show Groomer
- Freelance Groomer
- Animal Shelter Groomer
- Pet Grooming Blogger/Vlogger
Accreditation and Recognition
Our Professional Dog Grooming Diploma is Internationally Accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards ICOES.
The course went through a rigorous evaluation and audit to gain accreditation. Having ICOES accreditation guarantees that you will receive a high standard of content that has undergone evaluation by an independent organisation, ensuring it's quality and credibility.
I love dogs and always wanted to be a groomer!
"I started out by grooming friends and families dogs and now have my own beautiful grooming salon at home."
Topics
This course includes 12 interactive modules, carefully designed to teach you how to become a confident, professional dog groomer.
- Career options - mobile dog grooming, working from home, salons and franchising
- Combs and brushes
- Shedding aids
- Clippers, blades and guard combs
- Nails and teeth
- Shampoos, conditioners and deodorants
- Grooming tables
- Hydrobaths and bathing equipment
- The ANKC breed groups
- Dog training - the alpha theory and positive dog training
- Canine communication and calming signals
- Dealing with an aggressive or fearful dog
- Canine body language
- Essential canine first aid
- Canine anatomy
- Handling fleas, ticks, mites and ringworm
- Managing roundworm, tapeworm and heartworm
- Important canine disease awareness
- Bacterial and viral infections
- Skin disorders
- Essential health check
- A visual assessment
- Checking for pain
- Skin and coat inspection
- Eyes and ears
- Checking dogs teeth
- Nail maintenance
- Prepare corded, double, silky, smooth, wire and wool coats for the bath
- Hygiene and care procedures
- Nail clipping
- Teeth cleaning
- Pad trimming
- Ear plucking and cleansing
- Owner expectations and needs
- Styling to match the breed
- Coat type and behaviour
- Accentuate the dogs natural look
- Understanding dog shape
- Styling mixed breed dogs
- Drying methods - blasting, stretch, fluff and smooth drying techniques
- Styling spherical head shapes such as the Bichon Frise, Dandie Dinmont, Shih Tzu and West Highland Terrier
- Eyebrows and beards
- Long and short legged Terriers
- Topknots
- Scissoring skills and safety
- Styling with feathering, stretch drying and fluff drying
- Tail shape
- Clipping and when to clip
- Grooming puppies
- Hand stripping and plucking
- Carding
- Creating the style - blending, feet, legs, body, ears, head, muzzle and throat
- Elaborate styling
- Fluff drying
- The Poodle pet clip
- Styling poodle cross breeds - Cavoodles, Groodles
- Grooming the short haired Terrier
- Airedale
- Australian
- Silky Australian
- Bedlington
- Border
- Cairn
- Dandie Dinmont
- Irish
- Kerry Blue
- Norfolk and Norwich
- Parsons Russell
- Scottish
- Soft-coated Wheaten
- West Highland
- Yorkshire
- Schnauzer
- Drop coat breeds
- Natural coat toy breeds
- Retrievers medium to long haired
- Styling setters and spaniels
- Wirehaired breeds
- Grooming long and thick coats
- Hound grooming
- Telephone skills
- Converting customers
- Communication ABC's
- How to create a customer base
- Dealing with difficult customers
- Choosing the right business
- Customer contracts
- Appointment cards
- The importance of diary management
- Personal software packages
- Setting up your finances
- Setting prices, taking payment and accounting
- Health and safety
- Insurance cover
- Creating your customer experience
- Choosing your business name
- Creating your business plan
- Carry out market research
- Online marketing - social media, websites and blogging
- Service related marketing
- Professional development
- Equipment checklist
- Blade size chart
- Printable five freedoms chart
- Printable canine disease reference chart
- Dog health assessment template
- Business plan template
- Income projection template
Course Mentor
Hannah Grice is the owner and head groomer of her own boutique grooming business, The Dog House, which she initially started from her garage until outgrowing the space and moving to a commercial property.
Hannah has an extensive list of credentials as a renowned groomer and trainer having won awards in both grooming and obedience competitions with her beloved Poodles, Ivy and Raven.
Top Student Reviews
Kayla
This course was easy to follow and I loved the information provided. The assessments were well planned out and were questions that related to the course information read well! This course provided me with a lot of necessary information and I loved it!
Nathaly
“I truly enjoyed this course” all the information provided were fantastic and the instructors were wonderful and knowledgeable.
Rajinder
You provide best service to his students and tutor hannah is very kind and helpful
Chen
This course is quite useful for the development of my new career. I received a lot of helpful knowledge of dog grooming. I definitely will recommend my friends to study this course if they are interested in Pet grooming. Appreciate for Hannah Grice.
Mellissa
Great corse, easy to understand and I like that there is no time limit to complete the corse.
Kazumela
thanks and it was good and useful for my business.
Samantha
Was very happy with the course. Very informative and I have felt I learnt a lot. All of the information provided was easy to read and understand.
Sherina
This course was very easy to understand and gave me all the basic tools I needed to become a dog groomer.
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