This free online course will teach you the basics of dog grooming and how to start a dog grooming business. Did you know that the earliest evidence of dog grooming as a practice was in the Elizabethan period? This course will teach you the history of dog grooming, its importance and the risks of not grooming your dog. Learn about the tools used to brush your dogs, how to use them and how to make your dog enjoy the process. In addition, discover how to deal with grooming emergencies, the popular myths about dogs and how to start a dog grooming business.
| Course Category | Dog Groomer, Agriculture & Veterinary |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Discuss the history and purpose of dog grooming • Explain pre-grooming assessments • Summarise the basic needs for a grooming place • Identify the basic grooming tools and recall how to use them • State the techniques of brushing, combing and making your dog enjoy the grooming • Recall how to deal with grooming emergencies • Analyse some popular myths about dogs • Outline the pros and cons of starting a dog grooming business • Recall how to develop a dog grooming business and make it a successful one • Describe how to muzzle a dog with a leash |
| Course Code | 4794 |
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