dog grooming equipment and tools?
Question by Roz: dog grooming equipment and tools?
I am wanting got start a new career in dog grooming. I know an company near me is offering a course which is 24 days and gets you training in what you need to know for £3800 plus £500 for registration for exams with NPTC and you get a few things with that. But I am wondering when i become qualified would whoever I work for provide the tools or would I need to buy my own? Where would be the best place to buy them from and how much should i expect to pay?
Any help would be grateful
Best answer:
Answer by mauveme49
The price of that course is scandalous. You will learn nothing in 24 days. Go to a grooming salon and ask if you could apprentice with them. Tell them you will do it for nothing or very little, You will learn much more. We taught groomers basic clipping in a 16 week course for a third of that.
There is a college near me that offers grooming courses that are several months long. And that just covers basic poodle grooming.
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completely depends!! If you go in working with or for someone they may provide you with the tools at least temporarily. But I would prefer to purchase my own. I live in the US and dont know if it would be worth it to order something online and have it shipped all the way there as I dont know the prices on equipment there or what stores are available there. If you are going to a training class your should be working with different brands and equipment and should be able to at least make an assumption as to what brands you like. If you were to buy your own equipment for a full running groomer shop(on your own), expect to pay well into the thousands and more.
And 24 days will get you nothing, you will be better off learning on your own through a groomer apprenticeship. also, buy or borrow a book(i believe it was published by andis) that has every dog breed popular and rare and how to clip, cut, strip, bathe, etc and study over that. The price you are paying for that class is way too much.
Do you have SUCKER painted on your forehead???
PAYING for that crap is STUPID!
“…Companies provide….” USELESS EXPENSIVE JUNK…in the guise of classes!!!
Ever heard the word SCAM????
APPRENTICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EARN while you learn instead of getting screwed!!!!!!!!!!!!!
& you find out what a HORRIBLE hard dirty DANGEROUS job it really is before you waste a fortune.
Even one decent clipper will run well over $ 200,PLUS all the blades at $ 50 plus each & you’ll need 2 clippers !
TABLE,arm noose brushes combs nail-whackers several scissors
on & on & on