4-Day Intensive Professional Grooming Course

This course is an entry-level course for dog lovers planning to enter the Dog Grooming Industry as a professional groomer.

Run by Jill Matthews from Smooch a Pooch Grooming Salon and School, Cairns.

It’s an intensive, hands-on, fun course with a maximum of 6 students. So you will get personalised attention from Jill. All equipment and the dogs are provided - you just turn up and learn.

You will learn all the basic skills required to be able to launch a new grooming business from your home or mobile. It’s a totally hands-on workshop and you will groom 4 dogs during the course.

Skills you will learn include:

• Safety, anatomy and handling of the dogs
• Nail trimming and Ear care
• Attending to hygiene areas and delicate skin
• Brushing, combing and undercoat stripping
• Bath and blow dry to a professional standard
• 2 different clipping techniques
• Equipment selection and purchasing
• Scissoring techniques with 5 types of scissors
• How to shape and scissor the head and face
• Recognising health issues with the dogs
• How to shape paws, ears and tails to make them look cute
• Setting up your new grooming salon or trailer
• Choosing the appropriate blades and attachments for each grooming job
• Launching and marketing your new business
• What you need to do after you leave the course.

The cost of the 4 days is $2,470 which is a small investment in return for launching a new business. You will be able to start earning an income as soon as you complete the course.

The course fee includes a Safety and Operations Manual, a Certificate of Completion, lifetime access to the online training videos, and 12 months of back-up support with Jill.

Go to the Smooch a Pooch website or Google Page for more information and for bookings!

Or visit the Facebook Page for photos of all past courses and students.

Or call Jill directly at 0427 504 288