Grooming Course for Dogs
Our grooming course for dogs offers a comprehensive learning experience designed for aspiring pet groomers and dog enthusiasts. This online diploma covers essential modules such as Pet First Aid, teaching you how to respond in emergencies, and Pet Nutrition, providing insights into the best dietary practices for dogs. You’ll also explore Pet Psychology, which will help you understand canine behavior, emotions, and personality traits, all crucial for providing compassionate care.
Additionally, the course delves into Canine Communication, equipping you with the knowledge to interpret dog body language, signals, and vocalizations, making the grooming process smoother and less stressful for both you and the pet. The practical aspect of our Dog Grooming module will teach you professional techniques to maintain a dog’s coat, nails, and hygiene. You’ll learn proper brushing, bathing, trimming, and styling techniques to enhance a dog’s health and appearance.
By the end of this course, you’ll be fully equipped with the knowledge and skills to provide exceptional care and grooming services, making this the ultimate grooming course for dogs. Whether you’re pursuing a career in pet grooming or enhancing your personal skills, this diploma will set you up for success.
What you will learn
- Why pet grooming is important, what equipment you need and your personality when dealing with animals.
- Get to understand the history behind pet grooming.
- Understand the anatomy of dogs, basic health, parasites and maintaining health.
- The importance of a pre-grooming health assessment and keeping clients updated on their pet's health.
- Learn about the various skin and health disorders, along with the best way to groom a dog.
- Get valuable information on starting your own pet grooming business from identifying if it is the right choice for you to creating a business plan and more.
- Learn how to train dogs to enjoy a bath, steps leading up to a bath and bathing a fearful dog.
- Know how to set up your grooming area, workstation requirements, tools you will need, lighting and airflow.
- Gain an understanding of when a dog should be referred to a vet.
- Get clued up about the best way to bath a dog from the clothes you should be wearing to getting the dog in the bath.
- Acquire skill in the best way to dry a dog. Get an understanding on why shaking is so important, identify the best methods from air and towel drying to drying between the pads on the paws and more.
- Understand detailed grooming, such as nail clipping, eyes, ears, teeth and feet.
- Get a good understanding why you need to keep your workstation neat and tidy and why appearance is so important.
- Become competent in the various grooming emergencies from untangling knots to working with rescue dogs to emergencies and more.
- Know the law. Know what is expected of you as a business owner in the dog grooming industry from first aid to basic health and safety.
Module 1: Introduction
Module 2 : History of Dog Grooming
Module 3 : Anatomy and Health, Parasites, Infections & Zoonotic diseases in dogs
Module 4 : Pre-grooming Health Assessment
Module 5 : Coat and Skin Disorders and How to Groom a Dog
Module 6 : Getting Started
Module 7 : Animal Training, Dealing with Difficult Dogs & Training for Grooming
Module 8 : Prepping the Work Area
Module 9 : Pre-bath Preparation
Module 10 : How to Bath a Dog
Module 11 : Drying a Dog
Module 12 : Detail Grooming (Clipping, Scissoring, Eyes, Ears, Teeth, Feet, Bottoms)
Module 13 : Cleaning Your Working Environment
Module 14 : Grooming Specialities
Module 15: Law in the Workplace, First Aid and Emergency Care
Benefits
- Enjoy the convenience of superior online support throughout your studies
- Using any smart device, as long as it is connected to the internet
- From anywhere, on the bus on your way home from a full day at work or when you get home and you are relaxing on the sofa.
- Study and still work a full day with ease.
- Learn at your own pace and in your own time. You can take a week to complete the course or a month or more, this is down to your personal preference and time you have available.
- Fast track your career in the pet grooming industry.
- Boost your chances of opening your own successful grooming business.
- Informative step by step video guides.
How long will I have access to the course material?
Typically, you will have access to the course material for Life-time except for a few that have one year access validity. Please refer to the course description or contact us for more information.
Will I receive a certificate upon completion of the course?
Yes, upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion. The certificate will indicate that you have successfully completed the course.
Are there any requirements to take the course?
There are no formal requirements for taking our courses.Any interested individual can take them
Is there a time limit for completing the course?
Typically, there is no time limit for completing the course. All our courses are completely self-paced allowing you to study at your own pace.
Is there a test at the end of the course?
Yes you need to take a simple assessment at the end of the course to avail the completion certificate
What happens if I fail the test?
We can reset the test any number of times you want.
Is there a sample Certificate to preview?
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