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INTRODUCTION TO
DOG GROOMING
A. HERITAGE OF DOG GROOMING (2 hours) 
- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
1 A.
FROM WORKERS TO COMPANIONS
- EVOLUTION OF DOG GROOMING
2A. IMPROVE WORKING EFFICIENCY
2B. ATTRACTIVENESS
- GROOMING TECHNIQUES
- PET SALONS
4A. 1940'S TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM
B. BREED RECOGNITION (4 hours)
- GROUP CLASSIFICATION

1A. SPORTING GROUP
1B. HOUND GROUP
1C. WORKING GROUP
1D. TOY GROUP
1E. HERDING GROUP
1F. NON-SPORTING GROUP
- CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH GROUP
2A. BREED STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
2B. PHYSICAL TRAITS
2C. PERSONALITY TRAITS
C. DOG ANATOMY (2 hours)
- DEMONSTRATION AND ANATOMICAL TERMS NECESSARY

- FOR GROOMERS
- ANATOMICAL REFERENCES FOR DETERMINING HAIRCUT STYLE
- GLOSSARY OF TERMINOLOGY
4A. INTRODUCTION TO GROOMING VOCABULARY
4B.
APPROPRIATE TERM RECOGNITION/USE
D. BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (6 hours)
- HANDLING/CONTROL
A."RECEIVING" A
DOG (IE. WELCOME, APPROACH.) B.PLACING
AND SECURING DOG ON GROOMING TABLE
C.INITIATING
GROOMING
1C. DETERMINING LEVEL OF AGGRESSION
2C. MUZZLE REQUIREMENTS
IF NECESSARY
3C. ASSESSING DOG BODY LANGUAGE (IE: FACIALE XPRESSION
MUSCLE TENSION, TEETH SHOWING,GROWLING OR WHINING)
4C. BITE
PREVENTION TECHNIQUES
5C. KENNEL SHYNESS - HOW TO HANDLE
PROPER USE AND CARE OF EQUIPMENT
A. INTRODUCTION TO GROOMING TOOLS ( 2 hours) 
- ELECTRONIC HAIR CLIPPER
- COMBS (SNAP ON, FLEA AND STYLING)
- NAIL CLIPPERS
- CLIPPER BLADES
- SCISSORS
- SLICKERS
- DE-MATTER
- EAR POWDER & KWIK STOP
- Rubber Curry
B. REFERENCE TEXTBOOK: THE ALL BREED DOG
GROOMING GUIDE,
SAM KOHL AARONCO HICKSVILLE, NY 11801 WWW.AARONCOPET.COM
B. SANITATION/STERILIZATION/CARE OF EQUIPMENT ( 6hours)
- IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN EQUIPMENT

A. PREVENTION OF PARASITE
TRANSFERENCE
B. PROLONGS LENGTH OF EQUIPMENT LIFE
- STERILIZATION PRODUCTS
A. BARBICIDE DISINFECTANT FUNGICIDE & VERMICIDE
B. KOOL-LUBE(OSTER)
COOLANT, LUBRICANT, AND CLEANER FOR CLIPPER BLADES
C. EXTEND-A
LIFE CLIPPER BLADE CLEANER
D. AIR BLOWER FOR CLIPPER
- DEMONSTRATION OF EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
A. SCISSOR CARE
B. COMBS/BLADES
C. CLIPPER BLADES
BATHING & GROOMING
TECHNIQUES
A. THE SIX BASICS (6 hours)
- STOMACH- SHAVE SANITARY AREA

- RECTUM- SHAVE RECTAL AREA
- EARS- HAIR REMOVAL
- PADS- SHAVE HAIR BETWEEN PADS OF FEET
- NAILS- CLIP NAILS WITH PROPER NAIL CLIPPER
- DEMATTING- IMPORTANCE OF PROPER BRUSHING AND DEMATTING
TECHNIQUES
B. ROUGH CUT (8 hours)
- PRE-CUT IN ACCORDANCE TO BREED
C. BATH (6 hours)
- ASSESSMENT OF PROPER SHAMPOO
- TWO SHAMPOOS/RINSE/DRY
D. FINAL CUT (24 hours)
- FINISHING CUT
- FINISHING TECHNIQUES
- BOWS/BANDANAS
- COLOGNE
E. SCISSOR/CLIPPER BASICS (2 hours)
- DOS AND DON'TS
F. IDENTIFICATION OF SKIN DISORDER (2 hours)
- EXAM
- HOT SPOTS
- MANGE
- PARASITES( IE: FLEAS, TICKS)
G. EAR CARE (1 hours)
- ASSESSMENT OF EAR CONDITION (IE: INFECTED OR NOT)
- PROPER USE OF EAR CLEANSERS AND POWDERS
- HAIR REMOVAL
H. NAIL TRIMMING (1 hour) 
- HOW OFTEN
- SIDE EFFECTS OF NAIL NEGLECT
- DEMONSTRATION OF NAIL CLIPPING
I. BRUSHING TECHNIQUES ( 2 hour)
- IMPORTANCE OF PROPER BRUSHING
- AVOIDANCE OF BRUSH BURNS
- PROPER TECHNIQUES
J. DRYING ( 4 hours)
- TECHNIQUES
1A. FLUFF DRYING
1B. CAGE DRYING
1C. FORCE DRYING
- DOS AND DON'TS OF DRYING
K. DENTAL CARE (2 hours) 
- MOUTH ASSESSMENT
1A. BREATH, DECAY, MOUTH INFECTION,
TARTAR, SORENESS
1B. REFERRAL TO VET FOR MEDICAL CARE
L. FLEA AND TICK (6 hours)
- SPOTTING: HOW TO AND WHERE TO LOOK ON THE DOG
- PROPER PROCEDURE FOR ELIMINATION
- PREVENTION
3A. SHAMPOOS, COLLARS, MEDICATION
M. BASIC FIRST AID FOR DOGS ( 6hours) 
- RESCUE BREATHING (MOUTH TO NOSE)
- STOP BLEEDING FOR NAILS AND MINOR CUTS
- SIGNS OF STRESS IN A DOG
N. GROOMING EVALUATION (6 hours)
- FINAL STEP BY STEP EVALUATION OF GROOMING COMPETENCE
1A.
STUDENT WILL BE ASKED TO GROOM A DOG ON THEIR OWN FROM
START TO FINISH AND BE EVALUATED FOR EACH STEP OF THE
PROCESS
OF GROOMING THAT INDIVIDUAL DOG
ADVANCED MONEYMAKERS
A. SPEED GROOMING (3 hours)
B. HOW TO DO 10 DOGS IN A DAY (4 hours)
C. TIMES TO GROOM EACH BREED (4 hours)
D. EXTRA CHARGES FOR EXTRA
TIME (6 hours)
E. SCISSOR SHORTCUTS (8 hours)
F. TIME SAVING EQUIPMENT (4 hours)
STYLING TECHNIQUES 
A. MULTIPLE HAIRCUTS PER BREED (15 hours)
B. BLENDING (1 hour)
C. CAMOUFLAGING OVERWEIGHT DOGS (2 hours)
D. HIDING FLAWS IN BREED CHARACTERISTICS (2 hours)
PROFESSIONAL SCISSORING
A. SCISSORING TO BODY CONTOURS (6 hours)
B. SHOW CLIPS (8 hours)
ADVANCED USE OF SNAP-ON COMBS
A. HAIR LENGTH COMPARISON TO METAL BLADES (2 hours)
B. SETTING HEIGHTS FOR FINAL SCISSORING (1hour)
C. ADVANTAGES & SAFETY FEATURES (1 hour)
D. Using combs with cliper-vac systems (1 hour)
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COURSE
ALL STUDENTS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN,AND GIVEN FREE
LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP IN AN ON-LINE WEBSITE BASED TOOL, OFFERED BY
THE FAMOUS, WEALTHY GROOMER ORGANIZATION. THIS WEBSITE,
WWW.GROOMERSMARKETINGCOURSE.COM, IS A COMPLETE ONLINE
MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND BUSINESS TOOL WHICH YOU CAN USE,
NOT ONLY TO HELP YOU SET UP YOUR OWN BUSINESS, BUT TO RUN AND
MARKET YOUR BUSINESS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. HIGHLIGHTS ARE BELOW.
ONLINE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING ($150 VALUE)
- UNIQUE SELLING APPROACH
- HOW TO USE TESTIMONIALS
- NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING, HOW TO STAND OUT
- HOW TO GET, “FREE”, NEWSPAPER & TV ADVERTISING
- WEBSITES THAT WORK FOR YOU
- HOW TO USE EMAIL EFFECTIVELY
- NEWSLETTERS YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR BUSINESS
- YELLOW PAGES ADVERTISING
- PRESS RELEASES YOU CAN DOWNLOAD
- SIGNS YOU CAN USE
- HOW TO USE DIRECT MAIL TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
- NO-COST AND LOW-COST STRATEGIES
- HOW TO USE THE PHRASE, “THANK YOU”, TO SPRINGBOARD YOUR BUSINESS
- REFERRALS, HOW THEY CAN DOUBLE OR TRIPLE YOUR CUSTOMER BASE
- TOTAL CUSTOMER VALUE-LEARN HOW THE, “BACK END” CAN BRING PROFITS
- HOW TO, “THINK FOR SUCCESS”

MARKETING AND BUSINESS SEMINAR ($50 VALUE) (2 HOURS)
YOU WILL BE ENROLLED IN A MARKETING AND BUSINESS WORKSHOP AT OUR SCHOOL. THIS WILL BE LIVE TRAINING, ON-SITE, BY THE WEALTHY GROOMERS THEMSELVES, ERIC AND RACHAEL.
6 BONUS GIFTS ($537 VALUE)
QUICK START STRATEGIES—3 DISC CD SET
WEBSITE FOR RESULTS MANUAL—30 PAGE MANUAL
MARKETING PLAN—SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE
BUSINESS PLAN—OUTLINE FOR SUCCESS
FREE MARKETING CONSULTATION—WHENEVER YOU NEED IT
CUSTOM WEBSITE DISCOUNT— $100 OFF WEBSITE DESIGN & SETUP
MOBILE GROOMING INTERNSHIP (9 HOURS)
- THE MOBILE SUCCESS FORMULA
- MONEY MATTERS
- VAN OR TRAILER
- TELEPHONE CONSIDERATIONS
- MOBILE ROUTE PLANNING
- STATE & TOWN REGULATIONS
- NAMING YOUR BUSINESS
- MARKETING PLANS
- VEHICLE GRAPHICS
- SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT
- CARE & MAINTENANCE OF GROOMING VEHICLE
- THE MOBILE GROOMING WEBSITE
- MOBILE GROOMING PRICING
- MAKING MOBILE APPOINTMENTS
FIELD TRIPS (8 hours)
- SUCCESSFUL SHOPS
DURING THESE VISITS, WE WILL DISCUSS THE LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF
VARIOUS SHOPS. ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO PROFESSIONAL
IMAGING, & ORGANIZATION OF SHOPS. PERMITS, LICENSING, & ZONING
ISSUES WILL BE DISCUSSED. REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES WILL BE
SHARED BY GRADUATES AND BUSINESS OWNERS. THE TOUR GUIDE
AND MODERATOR WILL BE JENNY AURORA, DIRECTOR.
- GROOMING EXPOS (HERSHEY, PA)
- WESTMINSTER (NEW YORK CITY)
- GROOMING VANS (Mobile Intership)
- NEW ENGLAND PET GROOMING PROFESSIONAL SHOW, (RHODE ISLAND)
- INTERGROOM, (NEW JERSEY)

SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTBOOKS / VIDEOS
- FROM PROBLEMS TO PROFITS
- AKC BREED I.D. SERIES VIDEO
- GROOMING VIDEO SERIES
- ALL ABOUT DOG SHOWS BOOK
- BOARDING AND KENNEL MANAGEMENT
- GROOMING VANS VIDEO
- MOBILE GROOMING WORKSHOP BOOK
- THE ALL-BREEDD DOG GROOMING GUIDE
- WESTMINSTER DOG SHOWS VIDEO


Learn to Groom!

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