Dog Grooming School

Dog Diversity Professional Dog Grooming Training School offers one-on-one* expert dog grooming training with qualified, professional dog grooming instructors.
This course has been developed to give students the 'basics' in professional dog grooming. This salon-based, hands-on course, is ideal for students who wish to enter the dog grooming world.
At the completion of the course, students will have a basic understanding of the following topics:
Canine anatomy
How to successfully handle dogs
Canine stress: what to watch out for; sensitive grooming areas
Set-up equipment
Maintenance of equipment
Preparation procedures - pre-bathing
Body-, face-, tail-, feet- and ear-clipping
Blade uses and clipping techniques
Safe nail-clipping
Ear-plucking
Breed identification and style clips
Grooming out and de-matting techniques
Clipping and scissoring techniques
Bathing and drying techniques
Customer service - understanding the clients' needs
Time saving ideas
Shampoo and canine skin education
Sophisticated scissoring skills
Handling difficult dogs
Canine first aid
OH&S issues
Colouring and dye-ing of coats
Start-up help: Business registration, Insurance and Industry contacts

As well as the skills you will take away with you, Dog Diversity provides you with:

Two DIY dog grooming DVDs
'The Theory of Five' by Melissa Verplank - a step-by-step book on the basics of grooming
A Dog Diversity in-house manual. This manual contains all our current contacts for products and support as well as useful tips and guides for setting up a salon or mobile van. A training manual that provides you with information on running a successful dog grooming business.
Over $250 worth of take-home tools