Dublin School of Grooming

Aim:

To give the student the confidence, skills and ability to groom all common breeds to ‘absolute’ breed standard and to open and run a successful dog grooming business. The course also aims to fast track the student to achieving the high level of grooming skill required to pass the City & Guilds (7750) Advanced Certificate in Dog Grooming.

Content – Theory

Breed recognition, anatomy and physiology, recognition of skin diseases & parasites, recognition of infectious diseases, dog psychology, methods of getting & retaining customers, customer care, customer records, telephone skills, parlor design & set up, business set up & management, VAT, basic accountancy procedures and information on suppliers.

Content - Practical

Initial assessment of coat type & condition, brushing out, de-matting, pre-bath clips for all relevant breeds, pre-bath scissoring for all relevant breeds, hand stripping, bathing, drying, correct handling of dogs, correct use & maintenance of all equipment, nail trimming, ear cleaning & plucking, blending & thinning techniques, finishing trims for all common breeds to breed standard, scissor trims for bichons & poodles and correcting breed standard imperfections.

Please note, the last 5 days of this course is devoted to developing the student’s sense of proportion, balance and angulation. Developing this ‘groomers eye’ is a core grooming skill and distinguishes an excellent groomer from a good groomer.

Duration:

10 weeks (50days)

Exams

1 theory – written
5 practical – 1) dematting 2) brushing out, bathing & drying 3) pre-bath clipping & scissoring 4) finishing trims 5) scissoring techniques. Students are also continuously assessed during the course.

Assesment System :

Exams – 60%
Continuous Assessment – 40%

Grading :

0-40 Fail (no cert.), 41-75 Pass, 76-100 Distinction

Certification :

On successful completion of the course students are awarded an appropriate certificate.

Course Fee:

€4,825.00

Further information on this course is available at http://www.learndoggrooming.ie/adv-certificate.html