AEWDGP Advanced Eight Week Dog Grooming: 176 Hours

First Two Weeks: 44 Hours

• Orientation
• Safety
• Tools and Techniques
• Maintenance of Show coat
• Nutrition
• Practice Scissor and Thinning Techniques
• Demonstrations: Artistic Styles
• Study and Interpret Breed Standards of the Toy and Terrier Groups
• Breed Standard Comparisons
• Guest Speaker: AKC Judge
• Demonstrations: Toy and Terrier Breeds
• Test

Second Two Weeks: 44 Hours

• Practice Thinning and Scissoring
• Demonstrations: Hand Scissoring
• Practice Ring Procedure
• All about Dog Shows
• Timing
• Study and Interpret Breed Standards of the Hound and Working Groups
• Demonstrations: Hound and Working Breeds
• Scissoring, finishing and thinning shear techniques
• Speed Techniques
• Test

Third Two Weeks: 44 Hours

• Nutrition
• Show Grooming for Movement
• Identifying common skin and coat problems
• Time prioritization
• Fault correction
• Attribute Enhancement
• Study and Interpret breed standards of the Sporting and Non-Sporting Groups
• Demonstrations: Sporting and Non-Sporting
• Maintenance of Show Coat
• Veterinarian Guest Lecture
• Test

Fourth Two Weeks:> 44 Hours

• The AKC Point Schedule
• Field trip to a local Dog Show
• Dog Show Handling Techniques
• Study and interpret Breed Standards of the Herding Group and Miscellaneous Class
• Demonstrations: Show Grooming
• Demonstration: Herding
• Dog Show Handling
• Successful Salon Operations
• Advanced finishing Techniques
• Video
• Field Trip to Local Dog Show
• Test

The Advanced 8 week Program includes:

• Field Trip to Local Dog Show
• Veterinarian Guest Lecture
• AKC Judge Guest Speaker
• Show Grooming

Basic Curriculum: 8 Weeks: 176 Hours

Complete 12 Week Curriculum: 264 Hours

Complete 16 Week Curriculum: 352 Hours