Essay On Grooming Dogs

Breeds you should be expected to groom during your training

During your course, you will have a wide variety of dogs that you groom. The dogs differ from each other because they are different breeds and different coat types. But don’t allow this to boggle the mind. If you learn to groom the following breeds and coat types correctly, you can pretty much manage to groom all dogs – it’s really just a slight variation on a theme.

West Highland Terrier

Border Terrier (for hand-strip)

Cocker Spaniel

Yorkshire Terrier

Cockerpoo (Mixed Breed) Shih Tzu

Miniature Schnauzer

Miniature Poodle

Bichon Frise

There is much more to the list above. It is not exhaustive. But it is a fair description of what you can expect during the practical portion of your professional dog grooming training course.

WRITTEN TRAINING (THEORY)

In addition to learning the practical skills of grooming dogs, you need to know ‘The Written’. Your instructor may order you to spend time in the classroom, or at home, studying a text book. The text-book may be thick and heavy and look intimidating. It will be packed full of information. Pages and pages of text. A bunch of illustrations full of details, small-print and Latin terminology. You’d almost think you were at Med School training to become a doctor. You’ll wonder at the relevance of ALL this information. You just want to groom dogs.

I am not about to throw you a life-preserver and declare that “this is easy stuff, don’t worry about it”. The fact is, there is so much more to dog grooming than most people expect. It is a proper profession – and with it comes an academic discipline and a history of proper learning. Don’t be frightened by this. Embrace it. Because with a good level of dedication, study and perseverance, it will become second nature to you. You’ll become an authority or expert in this niche.

Let’s look at a few of the things you can expect to learn in the Theory part of your training.

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