CSWPGP Complete 16 Week Pet Grooming: 352 Clk Hrs

First Four Weeks: 88 Hours

• Orientation
• Safety
• Equipment
• Proper Handling
• Restraint Techniques
• Demonstration: Toy Breed
• Special Care of the Young & Old
• Bathing and Drying Techniques
• Conditioning the Coat
• Ear Maintenance
• Nails: Cutting and Grinding
• Blow Drying Techniques
• Begin Clipper Techniques
• Begin "Ruff Cuts"
• Study and Interpret Breed Standards of the Toy and Terrier Groups
• Demonstration: Terrier Breed
• Work Ethic
• Test

Second Four Weeks: 88 Hours

• Beginning Thinning Shear Techniques
• Dematting and Shed-outs
• Proper use of Magnet Stripper and Rake
• Demonstrations: Sporting and Non-Sporting
• Study and Interpret Breed Standards of the Sporting and Non-Sporting Groups
• Q&A with AKC Judge
• Prioritizing Time and Speed Techniques
• Shop Management and Operations
• Test

Third Four Weeks: 88 Hours

• Mixed Breed Magic
• Practice Scissor Techniques
• Heads and Enhancing Expression
• Study and Interpret Breed Standards of the Hound and Working Groups
• Some Rare Breeds
• Cat Bathing, Drying and Grooming
• Demonstrations: Hound and Working Breeds
• Veterinarian Lecture (see vet curriculum)
• Test

Fourth Four Weeks: 88 Hours

• Demonstration: Grooming the Poodle for Show
• Guest Lecturer
• Finishing Techniques
• Scissoring and Thinning Systematically
• Demonstration: Herding Breed
• Study and Interpret Breed Standards of The Miscellaneous Class and the Herding Group
• Video
• Field trip to Local Dog Show
• Test

Sixteen week program includes:

• Field Trip to a local Dog Show
• Guest Lecturers
• Some Show Grooming

Basic Curriculum: 8 Weeks: 176 Hours

Complete 12 Week Curriculum: 264 Hours

Advanced Curriculum: 8 Weeks: 176 Hours