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INTRODUCTION TO DOG GROOMING

A. HERITAGE OF DOG GROOMING (2 hours)

1. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
   1 A. FROM WORKERS TO COMPANIONS
   
2. EVOLUTION OF DOG GROOMING
   2A. IMPROVE WORKING EFFICIENCY
   2B. ATTRACTIVENESS
   
3. GROOMING TECHNIQUES
   
4. PET SALONS
   4A. 1940'S TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM

B. BREED RECOGNITION (4 hours)

1. GROUP CLASSIFICATION
   1A. SPORTING GROUP
   1B. HOUND GROUP
   1C. WORKING GROUP
   1D. TOY GROUP
   1E. HERDING GROUP
   1F. NON-SPORTING GROUP
   
2. CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH GROUP
   2A. BREED STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
   2B. PHYSICAL TRAITS
   2C. PERSONALITY TRAITS

C. DOG ANATOMY (2 hours)

1. DEMONSTRATION AND ANATOMICAL TERMS NECESSARY
2. FOR GROOMERS
3. ANATOMICAL REFERENCES FOR DETERMINING HAIRCUT STYLE
4. GLOSSARY OF TERMINOLOGY
   4A. INTRODUCTION TO GROOMING VOCABULARY
   4B. APPROPRIATE TERM RECOGNITION/USE

D. BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (6 hours)

1. 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)

1. ELECTRONIC HAIR CLIPPER
2. COMBS (SNAP ON, FLEA AND STYLING)
3. NAIL CLIPPERS
4. CLIPPER BLADES
5. SCISSORS
6. SLICKERS
7. DE-MATTER
8. EAR POWDER & KWIK STOP
9. 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)

1. IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN EQUIPMENT
   A. PREVENTION OF PARASITE TRANSFERENCE
   B. PROLONGS LENGTH OF EQUIPMENT LIFE
   
2. 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
   
3. DEMONSTRATION OF EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
   A. SCISSOR CARE
   B. COMBS/BLADES
   C. CLIPPER BLADES
   

BATHING & GROOMING TECHNIQUES

A. THE SIX BASICS (6 hours)

1. STOMACH- SHAVE SANITARY AREA
2. RECTUM- SHAVE RECTAL AREA
3. EARS- HAIR REMOVAL
4. PADS- SHAVE HAIR BETWEEN PADS OF FEET
5. NAILS- CLIP NAILS WITH PROPER NAIL CLIPPER
6. DEMATTING- IMPORTANCE OF PROPER BRUSHING AND DEMATTING TECHNIQUES

B. ROUGH CUT (8 hours)

1. PRE-CUT IN ACCORDANCE TO BREED

C. BATH (6 hours)

1. ASSESSMENT OF PROPER SHAMPOO
2. TWO SHAMPOOS/RINSE/DRY

D. FINAL CUT (24 hours)

1. FINISHING CUT
2. FINISHING TECHNIQUES
3. BOWS/BANDANAS
4. COLOGNE

E. SCISSOR/CLIPPER BASICS (2 hours)

1. DOS AND DON'TS

F. IDENTIFICATION OF SKIN DISORDER (2 hours)

1. EXAM
2. HOT SPOTS
3. MANGE
4. PARASITES( IE: FLEAS, TICKS)

G. EAR CARE (1 hours)

1. ASSESSMENT OF EAR CONDITION (IE: INFECTED OR NOT)
2. PROPER USE OF EAR CLEANSERS AND POWDERS
3. HAIR REMOVAL

H. NAIL TRIMMING (1 hour)

1. HOW OFTEN
2. SIDE EFFECTS OF NAIL NEGLECT
3. DEMONSTRATION OF NAIL CLIPPING

I. BRUSHING TECHNIQUES ( 2 hour)

1. IMPORTANCE OF PROPER BRUSHING
2. AVOIDANCE OF BRUSH BURNS
3. PROPER TECHNIQUES

J. DRYING ( 4 hours)

1. TECHNIQUES
   1A. FLUFF DRYING
   1B. CAGE DRYING
   1C. FORCE DRYING
2. DOS AND DON'TS OF DRYING

K. DENTAL CARE (2 hours)

1. MOUTH ASSESSMENT
   1A. BREATH, DECAY, MOUTH INFECTION, TARTAR, SORENESS
   1B. REFERRAL TO VET FOR MEDICAL CARE

L. FLEA AND TICK (6 hours)

1. SPOTTING: HOW TO AND WHERE TO LOOK ON THE DOG
2. PROPER PROCEDURE FOR ELIMINATION
3. PREVENTION
   3A. SHAMPOOS, COLLARS, MEDICATION

M. BASIC FIRST AID FOR DOGS ( 6hours)

1. RESCUE BREATHING (MOUTH TO NOSE)
2. STOP BLEEDING FOR NAILS AND MINOR CUTS
3. SIGNS OF STRESS IN A DOG

N. GROOMING EVALUATION (6 hours)

1. 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)

1. THE MOBILE SUCCESS FORMULA
2. MONEY MATTERS
3. VAN OR TRAILER
4. TELEPHONE CONSIDERATIONS
5. MOBILE ROUTE PLANNING
6. STATE & TOWN REGULATIONS
7. NAMING YOUR BUSINESS
8. MARKETING PLANS
9. VEHICLE GRAPHICS
10. SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT
11. CARE & MAINTENANCE OF GROOMING VEHICLE
12. THE MOBILE GROOMING WEBSITE
13. MOBILE GROOMING PRICING
14. MAKING MOBILE APPOINTMENTS

FIELD TRIPS (8 hours)

1. 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.
2. GROOMING EXPOS (HERSHEY, PA)
3. WESTMINSTER (NEW YORK CITY)
4. GROOMING VANS (Mobile Intership)
5. NEW ENGLAND PET GROOMING PROFESSIONAL SHOW, (RHODE ISLAND)
6. INTERGROOM, (NEW JERSEY)

SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTBOOKS / VIDEOS

1. FROM PROBLEMS TO PROFITS
2. AKC BREED I.D. SERIES VIDEO
3. GROOMING VIDEO SERIES
4. ALL ABOUT DOG SHOWS BOOK
5. BOARDING AND KENNEL MANAGEMENT
6. GROOMING VANS VIDEO
7. MOBILE GROOMING WORKSHOP BOOK
8. THE ALL-BREEDD DOG GROOMING GUIDE
9. WESTMINSTER DOG SHOWS VIDEO

Learn to Groom!

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