- Title of Program
- All Breed Dog Grooming and Shop Management
- Total Hours of Program
- 450 hours
- Career Course Days
- Monday through Friday 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
- 30 hours per week for 15 weeks.
- Career Course Evenings
- Monday and Tuesday 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Wednesday and Thursday 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- 15 hours per week, 30 weeks of instruction.
This program is designed for the person wishing to become a professional pet groomer in
the pet industry. The course covers all breeds of dog and cat grooming. There will be daily practical
work and classwork along with homework.
| Curriculum |
Clock Hours |
| * Clock hours are an instructional unit of time consisting of a minimum of 50 minutes and
a maximum of 60 minutes. |
| Basic combing, brushing, dematting, bathing
and drying of dogs |
125 |
| Nail clipping, ear cleaning, style, balance and scissoring |
75 |
| Poodles and Non–Sporting breeds, Mixed breeds;
Clipping and scissoring of various styles and patterns,
a heavy emphasis will be placed on hand scissoring
and pattern setting throughout the course |
85 |
| Sporting Breeds (Spaniels, Retrievers, Setters)
Clipping, pattern setting, use of thinning shears |
47 |
| Long Coated Breeds (Lhasa, Yorkshire Terrier, Afghan Hound, Old English Sheepdog and Shih tzu);
Dematting, use of proper brushes and combs. Clipping
and hand scissoring of these breeds according to the AKC
Standard and pet trims. |
30 |
| Terriers; Clipping, pattern setting, use of thinning shears, scissoring |
52 |
| Cat Grooming; Brushing, bathing, dematting, handling, control, coat care |
6 |
| Practical Work (supervised grooming of pets) Course Total |
420 |
| Classwork (Lessons and Homework) |
Clock Hours |
| * All facets of instruction and testing are geared toward preparing the student for Master Groomer Certification. |
| Introduction to Pet Grooming
Equipment cost, use and maintenance
Product Uses and Health Hazards
Shop Sanitation, Job search and placement assistance |
10 |
| Anatomy, Nutrition,
Skin function, Skin care, Coat care, and
Nutrition as it pertains to skin and coat |
3 |
| Shop Management, Marketing Techniques, Continuing Education
Requirements for Certification by the National Dog Groomers
Association of America, Simple Recordkeeping and Smart Business Procedures
Style, Balance, Scissoring and fault Correcting,
Professional Demonstrations on Various Subjects including an
Extensive Text Library Available to All Students |
4 |
- AKC Standards and Breed Recognition
- Identification of Breeds, and Specific Breed Standards
History, Origin, Faults of Individual Breeds
- AKC Group recognition Grooming
requirements of each breed
|
1 |
- Cat Grooming
- Breed Recognition
- Handling
|
2 |