CSWPGP Complete 16 Week Pet Grooming: 352 Clk Hrs
Students will observe up to Fifty Breeds
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
Students have a one half hour lunch break.
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