Pet Grooming Advanced

The Advanced Pet Grooming course will teach you grooming techniques for dogs, cats and small pets. You will find that learning about grooming pets can be a very enjoyable and rewarding.

The Advanced Pet Grooming course provides an excellent basis on which to learn about the finer, more advanced aspects of the subject. It explains the different grooming styles suitable for the more challenging breeds for example the poodle. It will provide you with the essential knowledge that you need to care for clients pets in a responsible safe conscious way.

About Pet Grooming Advanced

Learn about things that will help you build a strong bond with your customers, so that they will continue to return to you throughout the life of the pet. This pet focused course also covers useful methods on how a dog groomer can expand their range of services for more family pets.

The Pet Grooming Advanced course will also assist you build a professional portfolio of Factsheets that you will find a very useful tool, which you can use within your business or just to give to friends and family that need your advice.

This Pet Grooming course is ideal for people who have taken the Dog Grooming Professional Course and those who already have some pet grooming experience, whether they are a groomer, considering a career working as a dog groomer, breeder or just want to gain a more advanced understanding and knowledge of grooming.

Syllabus

Lesson One - Skin Anatomy and Common Diseases

Anatomy
Skin Functions
Skin Structure
Skin Glands
Hair

Common Diseases
Allergies
Bacterial Skin Disease
Hormonal Skin Disease
Fungal Skin Disease
Nutritional Skin Disease
Tumours
Congenital Skin Disease

Outcomes

• Have a clear knowledge of skin anatomy
• Know the important functions of skin
• Identify the different skin glands
• Know the different types of hair and understand the functions of hair
• Identify the different types of skin disease, understand them and know their treatments

Lesson Two - Parasites

Fleas
Lice
Walking Dandruff
Scabies
Mange
Ear Mites
Ticks

Outcomes

• Have a clear knowledge of the common external parasites
• Identify the different skin parasites
• Know the different treatments that can be used for fleas
• Identify the signs of parasite infection

Lesson Three – Dentistry

Anatomy
Diseases
Preventive Care
Scraping
Brushing
Diet

Outcomes

• Have a clear knowledge of the dental anatomy pets
• Know the important functions of the teeth
• Identify the different ways to prevent dental disease
• Know the two scale and brush a pet teeth
• Have a clear knowledge of the common dental diseases found in pets

Lesson Four - Puppies

Why A Puppy Grooming Is So Important
Owners Grooming Training Program
Salons Grooming Training Program
Bathing Puppies
Puppy Clip
Useful Advice A Groomer Can Give To A New Puppy Owner

Outcomes

• Know the important reasons for grooming puppies
• Identify the different ways the owner can train a puppy to be groomed
• Know how to start a salons grooming puppy training program
• Learn the correct way to bath, dry and groom a puppy
• Understand the meaning of a puppy clip
• Have an idea for how a groomer can bond and earn money from a new puppy owner

Lesson Five - Ageing Dogs

• Why Grooming A Senior Pet Is So Important
• Things To Look For
• Lumps And Bumps
• Bathing Older Dogs
• Useful Advice A Groomer Can Give To A Senior Pet Owner

Outcomes

• Know the importance of grooming ageing dogs
• Have a clear knowledge of the steps that a dog grooming needs to take to keep a senior dog comfortable and safe.
• Identify the different ways to help keep a senior dog healthy
• Know the reasons why to clip old dogs nails
• Have a clear knowledge of the different trims that can improve an old dogs life.

Lesson Six - Cat Grooming

• Why And When
• Breeds
• Grooming
• Clipping
• Bathing
• Dry Baths
• Soft Paws
• Cat Grooming Services

Outcomes

• Identify the different types of coat on long haired cats.
• Understand why and when cats need to be groomed
• Have a clear knowledge of the how to bath, groom, and lion clip properly and safely.
• Understand the different cat grooming services that can be offered
• Have a clear knowledge of the common dental diseases found in pets

Lesson 7 - Small Animal Grooming

Why Groom Small Pets?
Rabbits
Long Haired Breeds
Handling
Grooming
Baths
Scent Glands
Mats

Guinea Pigs
Breeds
Handling
Grooming
Baths
Scent Glands
Trimming
Fly Strike

Outcomes

• Understand why small pets need to be groomed
• Have a clear knowledge of the correct and safe way of bathing, grooming and trimming small pets
• Know the importance of handling small pets correctly
• Identify the different breeds of long haired guinea pigs and rabbits
• Understand fly strike how to prevent it and what to do about it.
• Know how to clean small pets scent glands

Lesson Eight - Poodle

Poodle history
Preparation
Face
Beards and moustaches
Throat
Top knots
Ears
Body
Feet and cuffs
Tail
Banding

Outcomes

• Have a clear knowledge and be able to identify how to trim a poodles coat into different styles including ears, body, beards, tails, and moustaches
• Understand how to clip poodles feet
• Understand what banding is, why its done and how to do it.
• Know the different treatments that can be used for fleas
• Learn how give a poodle a nicely shaped top knot

Lesson Nine - Bichon Frise

• Bichon Frise History
• Preparation
• Fluff Drying
• Note On Techniques
• Head
• Ears
• Muzzle
• Crest And Neck
• Body
• Front Legs
• Back Legs
• Feet
• Tail

Outcomes

• Have a clear knowledge of how to trim a Bichon Frise’s coat into a style
• Understand how to clip Bichon Frise’s feet
• Understand what fluff drying is, why it is done and how to do it
• Learn how to give a Bichon Frise a nicely rounded head

Lesson Ten - Yorkshire Terrier

• Yorkshire Terrier History
• Reverse Sneezing And Collapsing Trachea
• Preparation
• Making Grooming Bows
• Natural Long Coat
• Grooming A Long Coat
• The Clipped Short Coat
• The Puppy Clip
• The Modified Schnauzer Clip
• The Modified Westie Head
• Top-knoted Head

Outcomes

• Understand how to clip a Yorkshire Terrier's coat and face, into 2 different styles
• Understand what Reverse Sneezing and Collapsing Trachea is, what it sounds like and what to do about do it
• Have a clear knowledge of the Yorkshire Terrier's history
• Know how to make grooming bows
• Understand how to groom a perfect Natural Long Coated Yorkshire Terrier

Lesson Eleven – Schnauzer

• Schnauzer History
• Grooming
• Stripping Off
Hand stripping
Stripping Session Patterns
Rolling

• Clipping
Body
Chest, Thoat and Cheeks
Head and Ears
Eyebrows and Beard
Back Legs
Front Legs
Feet
Tummy, Tail and Rear.

Outcomes

• Know how to groom the Schnauzer's head and face correctly
• Have a clear knowledge of the Schnauzer's history
• Understand how to clip a Schnauzer's coat.
• Understand how to hand strip and roll a coat
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of stripping a coat

Lesson Twelve - West Highland White Terrier

• West Highland White Terrier History
• Preparation
• Grooming
• The West Highland Terrier Trim
Body
Stomach
Tail
Front Legs
Rear Legs
Feet
Throat and Chest
Head
Ears

• Dog Massage

Outcomes

• Understand how to do the West Highland Terrier Trim
• Identify the different ways of clipping a West Highland White Terrier
• Have a clear knowledge of the West Highland White Terrier's history
• Know how to preform dog massage and understand its advantages

Lesson Thirteen - English Springer Spaniel

• English Springer Spaniel History
• Working Springer Spaniels
• Preparation
• Body
• Clipping
• Raking
• Furnishings
• Head
• Ears
• Tail
• Feet
• Finishing
• Docking

Outcomes

• Understand how to clip a English Springer Spaniel
• Identify the different ways the Springer Spaniel is used to benefit people
• Have a clear knowledge of the English Springer Spaniel's history
• Know how raking why and how it is done
• Understand the technique of bulk thinning

Qualifications

On completion of your course, you will receive the dual award:

Award 1 is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Pet Grooming Advanced Diploma

Pet Grooming Advanced Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, to view a sample of the college’s award, please click here.

Award 2 is issued by our Awarding Body: Level 4 Pet Grooming Advanced Award

At the end of this course successful learners will also receive a Level 4 NCFE Award Certificate of Achievement. Our course has been accredited under our NCFE IIQ Licence and the course measurable learning outcomes have been benchmarked at Level 4 (using Ofqual’s Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) level descriptors) to allow you to consider the depth of study, difficulty, and level of achievement involved.

This award has been designed by Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements. Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.

To view a sample of the NCFE Certificate of Achievement, please click here.

To view a sample of the NCFE Candidate Unit Summary, please click here.

What is NCFE

NCFE is the UK's longest established awarding body, recognised as a highly professional and responsive organisation, committed to maintaining excellent customer service and a friendly approach.

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that the college has been inspected and approved by an independent and experienced education professional and is quality audited biannually by NCFE. The centre delivering the programmes has been licensed by NCFE on the basis of its own quality systems. At the end of an accredited course, successful learners will also receive an NCFE Award certificate of achievement.

For more information on this award, click here

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Options

In order to offer our students the most convenient and flexible distance learning courses, Stonebridge Associated College offers you the option to study for your course via two methods:

• 1. Via the traditional paper-based method.
• 2. Through the online method via ElearnUK.

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Stonebridge Prices

Studying by Post. If you would like to pay by instalments, we do offer an affordable interest free payment plan scheme which allows you to spread the cost of your course over a number of months. However, to use this option you will need to study for your course using the traditional paper-based method. For more information on our payment plans please visit our website at www.stonebridge.uk.com

The reason why the course fee is less if you choose to study online, is because with online study there are no costs associated with postage and printing etc. and thus we are able to offer the course at a reduced rate.

The total amount payable over the term's period, is no more than the total cash price of the course.
(APR = 0%). Written quotations are available on request.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 130 hrs.