Q&A: Want to do dog grooming,Does anyone have comments on online courses. They supply DVDs & books.Practice SPCA?
Question by Julie A M: Want to do dog grooming,Does anyone have comments on online courses. They supply DVDs & books.Practice SPCA?
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Answer by SusieQ I used to be a dog groomer. The best thing for you to do is to go to some groom shops and let the groomers know that you would like to be an apprentice groomer and learn how to groom. In all honesty, watching a DVD or reading a book isn’t going to teach you. It takes real live practice. Once you do learn, it would be awesome of you to get practice with the animals at the SPCA and make them look cute so they can get adopted. Best of luck!
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I started by being a brusher & bather in a shop. Gradually learned the different cuts for different breeds & was in training for 3 months before I was allowed to do a dog from start to finish.
I was started out shaving poodle feet & B&B. Then the Poodle face & dogs stomachs. Gradually learned all the basics & learned the different breed clips. There is lots to learn & lots of practice before on can say they are an accomplished groomer & can groom any breed with what ever clip. Lots & lots of practice.
Books & dvd’s can be ok as references, but you’ll never make it as a groomer without hands on instruction. Many groomers will take on a student, but be sure it is someone you can really work with and learn from. Know that you will start as a bather/brusher and work your way up. That, or look in the back of the dog magazines and on the internet for grooming schools.
I used books for reference to clipping patterns when I first began. I had 10 yrs in the ring with my champion longhaired dachshunds beforehand though. I was experienced in dog obedience training, thinning, nails but had no idea of how to use a clipper. A friend showed me that and it took a long year of calling friends to bring their pets to me first. The 3 things a book,dvd,online won’t give you experience with is 1. You have a moving target. Sometimes uncontrollable. This part doesn’t depend on size. I’ve had shitzu’s that would try to kill me instead of being groomed. Fight or flight instinct in some animals is so strong that a groomer can be seriously hurt…and we all have been. 2. You can seriously injure this moving target. Tongues pop out of a closed mouth, knicks to an eyeball, nails too short, clipper abrasion, dogs flying out of tubs and off grooming tables, cowering in crates and biting should you reach in, stress from high blood pressure can kill them instantly, dog fights, loose dogs backing out of collars Until you have hands on experience for at least a year bathing, brushing and detangling, I wouldn’t begin a course. You might find it isn’t a rosy occupation and hate it. 90% of dogs don’t like it and aren’t trained for it. 3. If you go to Groomers.com and read the daily log chat, you will get a better understanding of the problems with groomer/clients. I have been in the business for 10 yrs. What the books don’t tell you is that clients treat their dogs as a human family member, the dogs might be class obedience trained but have little respect for humans. This is my largest and most frustrating obstacle. People see brushing and detangling as hurting their pets, when in fact, not detangling will bring a pet to you that you will have to cause pain to, stress immencely, make it want to bite you to stop. When you graciously try to explain it to them, they take it very personally as you are challenging their ability to properly care for the pet. It is a very involved, very stressful profession. You need alot of moxie, patience, physical strength, dog and people skills other than learning to groom a pet. I have a town full of people that love how I handle their animals, care for them as friends and clients and have found it to be very rewarding and will continue as long as my old body will hold up for the work. My very best of luck, c
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I started by being a brusher & bather in a shop. Gradually learned the different cuts for different breeds & was in training for 3 months before I was allowed to do a dog from start to finish.
I was started out shaving poodle feet & B&B. Then the Poodle face & dogs stomachs. Gradually learned all the basics & learned the different breed clips. There is lots to learn & lots of practice before on can say they are an accomplished groomer & can groom any breed with what ever clip. Lots & lots of practice.
Try http://www.pennfoster.edu
I’m taking one of their courses, and it’s awesome. A friend of mine is taking their dog grooming course – and they love it!
Books & dvd’s can be ok as references, but you’ll never make it as a groomer without hands on instruction. Many groomers will take on a student, but be sure it is someone you can really work with and learn from. Know that you will start as a bather/brusher and work your way up. That, or look in the back of the dog magazines and on the internet for grooming schools.
I would never take a dog to someone who never had hands on experience I went to the NY School of Dog Grooming
I used books for reference to clipping patterns when I first began. I had 10 yrs in the ring with my champion longhaired dachshunds beforehand though.
I was experienced in dog obedience training, thinning, nails but had no idea of how to use a clipper. A friend showed me that and it took a long year of calling friends to bring their pets to me first.
The 3 things a book,dvd,online won’t give you experience with is
1. You have a moving target. Sometimes uncontrollable. This part doesn’t depend on size. I’ve had shitzu’s that would try to kill me instead of being groomed. Fight or flight instinct in some animals is so strong that a groomer can be seriously hurt…and we all have been.
2. You can seriously injure this moving target. Tongues pop out of a closed mouth, knicks to an eyeball, nails too short, clipper abrasion, dogs flying out of tubs and off grooming tables,
cowering in crates and biting should you reach in, stress from high blood pressure can kill them instantly, dog fights, loose dogs backing out of collars
Until you have hands on experience for at least a year bathing, brushing and detangling, I wouldn’t begin a course. You might find it isn’t a rosy occupation and hate it. 90% of dogs don’t like it and aren’t trained for it.
3. If you go to Groomers.com and read the daily log chat, you will get a better understanding of
the problems with groomer/clients. I have been in the business for 10 yrs. What the books don’t tell you is that clients treat their dogs as a human family member, the dogs might be class obedience trained but have little respect for
humans. This is my largest and most frustrating obstacle. People see brushing and detangling as hurting their pets, when in fact, not detangling will bring a pet to you that you will have to cause pain to, stress immencely, make it want to bite you to stop. When you graciously try to explain it to them, they take it very personally as you are challenging their ability to properly care for the pet.
It is a very involved, very stressful profession. You need alot of moxie, patience, physical strength, dog and people skills other than learning to groom a pet.
I have a town full of people that love how I handle their animals,
care for them as friends and clients and have found it to be very rewarding and will continue as long as my old body will hold up for the work.
My very best of luck,
c