Course Overview

Our Professional Dog Grooming Course is a comprehensive 20-day, hands-on training programme designed for those looking to build strong practical grooming skills in a real salon environment.

This in-house certified course focuses on developing confidence, technique, and safe working practices, making it ideal for beginners or those wanting to enhance their existing grooming ability without committing to a regulated qualification.

What You’ll Learn

Throughout the course, you will gain essential, job-ready grooming skills with a strong focus

on safety, technique, and handling.

Key areas include:

• How to safely prepare, handle, and bathe dogs

• A range of drying techniques for different coat types and undercoats

• Safe trimming of hygiene areas

• Nail clipping introduction and practical experience

• Creating and maintaining a clean, safe, and efficient grooming workspace

• Carrying out pet trims on a variety of breeds

• Head styling techniques, including:

  • Round heads (e.g. Bichon-style)

  • Rectangle heads (e.g. Schnauzer-style)

  • Spaniel heads

  • Clean face techniques

• Handling and grooming difficult dogs, including:

  • Young puppies

  • Senior dogs

  • Nervous or temperamental dogs

• Specialist coat care techniques, including hand stripping

• Introduction to breed standard cuts