5 & 10 Day Courses
Introduction to Dog Grooming (What is it)
Learn the difference between Pet Stylists, Dog Groomers and Mobile Dog Washers
What career choices are available and how to get involved
Assessing your dog
Basic Pet health checks
Understanding Pet Behaviour
Making your dogs experience at the salon enjoyable
Pet Handling
Preparing a dog
Pre bath routines
Different bathing techniques
Identifying skin conditions
What shampoos to use (and not to use)
Why is it important to Bath correctly
Dry correctly
Groom out correctly
Identifying and use of hand tools
Maintenance and repair (to save you money)
Dematting Techniques
Nail Trimming
Trimming face and feet
Blow Drying
Pre Clipping
Basic Clips
Clip-offs
Clipper techniques
Making bows
Customer Service
How to plan your salon day
Salon Safety
OH&S Procedures
Industry contacts and associations
Starting Out
We are not stating that you will learn all these in 5 – 10 days .These are merely some of the things to draw from in creating a course to suit you
5 & 10 Week Course
All previous plus:
Scissor styling
Advanced Clips
Creative colour styling
Using metal snap-on combs
Advanced Scissoring
How to speed groom without compromising quality
Time Management
Pricing
Computer Records
Disclaimers
How to set-up your client base for repeat work
After 10 weeks you will be confidently finishing a minimum of 4 dogs per day which will set you on the road to running your own successful business.
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