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Online Dog Grooming Course Bundle (2 Courses)

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ICOES Accredited.

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100% online, self paced.

Duration

Approx 6-8 months.

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Lifetime membership.

Learn how To Become A Dog Groomer

This best selling online dog grooming course is designed to send you off into a bright future as a dog groomer. Not only will you learn essential hands on skills and techniques such as clipping, stripping and bathing across all breed and coat types, you'll also learn how to create a business plan, how to market your new business online and build a community presence.

This online dog grooming course bundle, encompassing our ever popular Professional Dog Grooming Diploma and Pet First Aid Course, will ensure that you are equipped with essential knowledge and skills to become a professional dog groomer.

Learning dog grooming online is a unique opportunity, virtually allowing you to invite an experienced dog groomer into your living room to teach and share with you her years of experience. As well as all breed specific grooms and coat types, you'll also learn to identify a dogs body shape in order to apply a mix and match technique. This will equip you to groom and style any breed or cross breed that you encounter.

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"A really informative course that’s easy to follow and well structured. I learnt so much and always received quick support when I needed it. I’d highly recommend it to anyone starting out in grooming. Since completing the course, I’ve gone on to run my own busy salon, Ruff Cutz Pet Salon, and was honoured to win Most Outstanding Business at the 2024 Business NSW Awards, progressing through to the regional finals and now competing at state level. Don’t give up on your goals — hard work really does pay off.” Laura Kane, Trustpilot review

Bundle up and Save: What's Included?

Course 1: Professional Dog Grooming Diploma : Master grooming techniques for various breeds, understand coat types, styling, and handling techniques for a stress-free grooming experience.

Course 2: Pet First Aid Certificate: Learn essential first aid skills to handle any pet emergency, boosting your ability to care for dogs' health and well-being.

This bundle includes video tutorials, hands-on assessments, and interactive lessons. Elevate your skills and become a groomer who not only understands grooming but also has the knowledge to handle any pet emergencies. 

In addition to this comprehensive 2 Course Dog Grooming Bundle, you’ll receive our Dog Grooming Business Starter Pack—a collection of fully customisable templates designed to help you launch and manage your grooming business with ease.

Our business starter pack includes;

    • Salon Welcome Pack
    • Price List
    • Dog Health Check Report
    • Matted Coat Release Form
    • Double Coated Release Form
    • Senior Dogs Release Form
    • Client Agreement Forms
    • Image Release Form
    • Incident Report
    • Services Agreement
    • Employee Handbook
    • Plus FREE Facebook for Dog Groomers ebook

 

This is awesome! It took me so long to put these together for my business when I started. I didn't really know what I needed to include. This is going to be a HUGE benefit for new business owners, to have professional terms and boundaries right from the beginning.

Nicole Scott, Owner Pawfection Pet Services

Accreditation and Recognition

Our Professional Dog Grooming Diploma is Internationally Accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards ICOES.

These courses 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. This is an ICOES-accredited private course. It is not a nationally recognised AQF qualification.

Topics

Encompassing three industry recognised courses, this dog groomers course bundle includes 30 interactive modules and 450+ minutes of instructional videos 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

  • First aid and the law
  • The importance of your role
  • Keeping animals safe in an emergency
  • Precautions and safety
  • Accident prevention

  • First Aid Kits
  • Bandaging materials
  • Scrubs, wipes and powders
  • Ticks, tweezers and lubrications
  • Elizabeth collar

  • Initial assessment
  • Hands on assessment
  • Taking a pulse
  • Checking gums
  • Dehydration and teeth
  • Checking Eyes
  • Checking Skin
  • Checking temperature
  • Checking For pain
  • Triage and Vital Signs

  • Vomitting and diarrhoea
  • Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
  • Coughing and Breathing
  • Ears and Eyes
  • Mouths
  • Scooting Bottom
  • Scratching and Chewing
  • Limping and lethargy

  • Procedures
  • Restraint
  • CPR
  • Bleeding
  • Cleaning and Bandaging
  • Tails and Ears
  • Eyes
  • Anal Glands
  • Choking

  • Road Traffic Accidents
  • Shock
  • Fractures and Wounds
  • Town Nails
  • Burn and Spinal Injuries
  • Blockages, Bloat and Bites
  • Accidental Poisoning
  • Snake Bites
  • Eye and Ear Foreign Bodies
  • Seizures

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Meet Kylie

Student Story
I started with no grooming experience — just a love of dogs and a dream of working with them.

"At first I lacked confidence, but once I started learning and practising on my dogs, Ziggy and Simba, everything began to change.

As my skills grew, so did my belief in what was possible, and I eventually launched Kylie’s Home Dog Grooming. Now I run my own home salon, set my own hours, and do work I truly love."

Kylie Carthew-Evans
Owner, Kylie’s Home Dog Grooming

Kylie with Ziggy and Simba
Home salon setup detail
Kylie grooming work

Success Stories

From first-time beginners to confident professionals, hundreds of our students have transformed their love for animals into real careers—starting home businesses, mobile grooming services, and working in professional salons.

Julie Bezemer
Julie Bezemer
Owner Julie Bezemer Puppy Waves

Julie's business started out by just word of mouth, with people stopping to ask who groomed her dogs. Before long she had dozens of regular clients and now happily works 2 days a week in her own salon.

Nicole Scott
Nicole Scott
Owner Pawfection Pet Services

Nicole wanted a business that would fit around her new family that she could do from home. She had always loved dogs and dreamed of a career where she could work with them every day.

Sandi Ferguson
Sandi Ferguson
Owner Fergie's Dog Grooming

While studying, Sandi decided to post in her local dog park Facebook group to offer half price grooms so that she could get some models to practice on. She ended up being inundated with clients and after only a few weeks was able to charge full price.

Amanda Toohey
Amanda Toohey
Employed Groomer

Amanda used to go and watch her friend groom dogs which inspired her to study dog grooming. She helped out at her friends salon, shaving dogs pads and trimming nails and managed to secure a job at a local grooming and day care facility. Amanda has since set up her own part time business as well.

Lisa Grant
Lisa Grant
Owner Lisa's House of Dogs

After 35 years in insurance, Lisa decided to follow her dreams and start her own dog grooming business. After graduating, she converted a spare bedroom into a salon and embarked on an exciting new chapter in her life. She hasn't looked back since!

Alyson Bratt
Alyson Bratt
Owner Scrub Woofers Dog Grooming

After graduating, Alyson nervously opened her salon. She was worried she wouldn't have enough clients so kept her two part time jobs going. After just 2 weeks she quit her part time jobs because she was running out of appointments for her clients!

Brooklyn Turner
Brooklyn Turner
Owner Head Turners Sudz-n-Scissors

Having always loved dogs, Brooklyn dreamed of a career as a dog groomer. Whilst studying for year 12, she completed her Dog Grooming Diploma and set up a small salon from her parents home.  She has since gone on to specialise in Asian fusion and teddy bear styles having achieved so much at such a young age.

Brigitte Meissner
Brigitte Meissner
Owner of The Groomery

Having a background in dog behaviour and training, embarking on a career in dog grooming was a perfect match for Brigitte. After pestering everyone she knew with a dog to gain experience, Brigitte opened a small home salon. Following it's success, she is now in the process of expanding into an upmarket boarding facility as well.

Sharon McQuillan
Sharon McQuillan
Employed dog groomer

As a vet nurse, dog grooming complimented Sharons career really well and offerred her a back up career to earn extra money.  Sharon now operates a grooming business 1-2 days a week out of a local pet shop, giving her great variety in her working week.

Kelly Wright
Kelly Wright
Owner of Groomed by Kelly

Dog grooming was a career that Kelly always wanted to pursue.  While studying she practiced on friends and families dogs, setting up her mobile dog wash and grooming business before she even graduated.  Initially starting out part time, she got so busy that she now operates full time.

Jodi Gooding
Jodi Gooding
Owner Transfurmations Grooming

Having always loved dogs, grooming was the perfect career for Jodi.  She started out by creating a balinese style hut in her garage.  After doing letter drops and grooming friends and families dogs, her business has now expanded to work out of a beautiful renovated home salon.

Kurtis Doyle
Owner of Bubbles & Bones Pet Grooming

After suffering some medical issues, Kurtis needed a new career that offered him more flexibility.  He had the opportunity to purchase an established mobile business, so while studying he shadowed the previous owner, and was then ready to hit the ground running in his new mobile trailer.

Jayne Shilcof
Jayne Shilcof
Employed groomer at Holistic Touch

Having fostered and adopted many animals, Jayne felt in her happy place surrounded by dogs.  She took the plunge by enrolling to study dog grooming, finally following her passion.  Now working alongside a friend and specialising in dogs with special needs, her only regret is that at 61 she wishes she had done it sooner!

Mellissa James
Mellissa James
Owner Mells Poochie Pampers

As a mobile dog washer, Mel was receiving so many customers asking her to groom that she decided to upskill, completing her Dog Grooming Diploma. Now 6 months on she is loving her job and looking forward to establishing a home based salon in the near future.

Leanne White
Leanne White
Home Groomer

Leanne was frustrated when her beloved elderly Poodle was refused grooming. So she took it upon herself to learn. She now enjoys helping others out as her new found hobby.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

See How You Learn Dog Grooming Online

Most students complete the course in around 6 months when studying part-time.
This is a self-paced online dog grooming course, so you can study at your own speed with no deadlines. Some students finish faster, while others take longer depending on their schedule and prior experience. You’ll have lifetime access to all course materials, allowing you to revisit grooming techniques such as clipping, scissoring, breed-specific styling, and complete assessments when you’re ready.

Yes — the course includes optional practical grooming tasks you complete at your own pace.

These hands-on activities are designed to help you build confidence using real grooming techniques such as clipping, scissoring, bathing, and coat preparation. There is no requirement to complete practical tasks on a work placement, and you do not need to organise any salon training before enrolling. You can practise on your own dog or on friends’ and family dogs whenever it suits you.

The practical work is there to support your learning and help you gain real-world confidence, but you can progress through the course even if your access to dogs is limited.

Most students gain practical experience by grooming their own dogs, helping friends and family, or finding volunteer grooming opportunities in their local area.

Another popular option is advertising for free grooming models through local community groups and social media. This is often one of the best ways to gain experience while also starting to build a client base. Many of our students are surprised by how much interest they receive and quickly become inundated with model requests. In many cases, these model dogs go on to become regular paying clients once students have developed their confidence and skills.

Some students also choose to volunteer with animal shelters or rescue organisations, while others arrange to observe or shadow an experienced dog groomer in their area.

There is no requirement to organise a work placement before enrolling.

Read Sandi's story to see how she secured practical experience or Learn more about how the practical works >

Yes, our Professional Dog Grooming Diploma is accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (ICOES).

Pet Courses successfully completed a comprehensive review process to achieve ICOES accreditation, giving students confidence that the course content, structure and learning outcomes meet recognised international standards for online education.

This accreditation helps ensure you receive a high-quality learning experience designed to build real-world dog grooming skills, knowledge and confidence for working in the industry.

Please note: this course is accredited by ICOES as a private professional training program and is not a nationally recognised AQF qualification. Pet Courses is not a Registered Training Organisation (RTO).

Our course includes a range of dog grooming business templates and learning resources.

Our resources are designed to support you during your training and help you prepare for working in the industry. Resources include, blade size charts, equipment checklist and business planning tools.

Enrol this month and recieve our full Dog Grooming Business Resource Pack. Pack Includes: Matted Coat Release Form, Incident Report Form, Image Release Form, Price List Template, Canine Health Assessment Template, Dog Disease Chart, Service Agreements, Employee Handbook, Consent Forms, Salon Welcome Pack and our Facebook for Dog Groomers: Beginner’s Guide eBook.

Yes! Upon successful completion of your assessments, you will receive a Certificate of Completion for each course you finish.

Your certificates confirm that you have completed your online dog grooming training and demonstrate your knowledge and skills in dog grooming theory and practice.

There is no requirement to purchase any equipment before enrolling in this course.

The practical tasks are optional and can be completed at your own pace, typically using a basic grooming kit if you choose to practise on your own or friends’ dogs.

We recommend waiting before buying any tools, as the first module covers grooming equipment in detail and helps you understand exactly what is needed before making any investment. You’ll also gain insight from an experienced home-based groomer, who demonstrates the tools she uses in her salon and explains what she finds most useful. At the end of the module, you’ll be able to download a full equipment checklist to guide your setup.

Absolutely not! You’ll have access to your course mentor, our support team, and a community of fellow students, so you’re never far from help when you need it.

We understand that starting an online course for the first time can feel a little daunting, which is why you’ll have support available throughout your studies.

After enrolling you'll be invited to join our students only private Facebook group where you can connect with other learners, ask questions, share your progress, and stay motivated as you work through your dog grooming training.

No scary exams - ever!

Instead of formal exams, you’ll complete short assessments throughout the course as you work through each module. These include multiple-choice questions to help you review key learning points, along with short written answers where your course mentor will provide feedback and guidance. You can retake the quizzes as many times as you need, so you can learn at your own pace and build confidence as you progress.

Yes, we offer a weekly payment plan.

You can pay your course off in affordable weekly payments. Our payment plans are interest free and there are no credit checks! If you do not see a payment plan listed, please contact us to discuss our payment options.

Yes, 100% money back and no fees!

If during the first 7 days you don't think the course is what you're looking for, no worries! Simply contact us by email at admin@petcourses.com within 7 days of enrolling and you'll receive a full refund of any money paid.

Full refunds are subject to our Terms of Use and may not be available once assessments have been submitted. 

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Is There Demand for Dog Groomers in Canada?

Yes — demand for qualified dog groomers in Canada remains very strong across both urban and regional areas.

Key industry trends include:

  • over 8 million pet dogs across Canada
  • growing popularity of high-maintenance breeds (such as doodles and long-coated breeds)
  • grooming salons often booked out weeks in advance
  • shortages of trained groomers in regional and rural communities
  • rising demand for mobile and at-home grooming services

Industry feedback and employment trends consistently show a shortage of skilled professionals, particularly outside major cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary.

This shortage means qualified groomers often benefit from strong job security, flexible employment options, and opportunities to start their own businesses.

Pet Ownership and Spending Trends

Pet ownership in Canada continues to grow, with companion animals considered an important part of the family in many households.

Recent industry reporting shows:

  • the Canadian pet care industry is worth billions annually
  • spending on grooming, veterinary care, and premium pet products continues to increase
  • grooming is one of the fastest-growing services within the pet care sector

Dog owners typically invest in:

  • regular grooming and coat maintenance
  • veterinary care and preventative health
  • high-quality nutrition and supplements
  • training and behavioural support

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What Does a Dog Groomer Do?

Dog groomers are responsible for the health, hygiene, and appearance of dogs.

Daily tasks include:

  • bathing and drying dogs
  • clipping, scissoring, and styling coats
  • nail trimming and ear cleaning
  • brushing and de-matting coats
  • assessing skin and coat condition
  • communicating with pet owners about grooming needs

Successful groomers also require:

  • strong animal handling skills
  • patience and confidence with anxious dogs
  • attention to detail
  • excellent customer service and communication skills

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Industry Outlook

Employment opportunities in dog grooming continue to grow across Canada, particularly in:

  • major metropolitan areas
  • regional and rural communities with groomer shortages
  • mobile and independent grooming services

Many grooming businesses report:

  • difficulty finding qualified staff
  • strong client demand and ongoing waitlists
  • increasing preference for flexible and mobile grooming options

The industry is expected to remain strong and service-driven due to continued growth in pet ownership and rising spending on companion animal care.