Professional Pet Stylist

Professional Pet Stylist

This course is designed to build confidence through knowledge and technical skills to launch you into the Pet Industry as a Professional Pet Stylist upon graduation. Students will be taught everything offered in the Professional Dog Bather course, AND learn proper use of grooming tools to perform skilled techniques in clipping, thinning shear use, scissoring, and de-shedding. Students will learn the AKC Breed Groups and Body Patterns as wells as how to groom mixed breeds while applying creativity, balance, symmetry and proper expression to all.

Includes Professional Bather Milestones 1 – 7

Milestone 8

  • Pet Grooming Introduction & Procedures

  • How to Read & Understand Sam Kohl

  • Skin Structures & Conditions

  • Reading & Understanding AKC & the Definition of Work

Milestone 9

  • Pet Stylist Health

  • Canine Anatomy

  • Basic Grooming Techniques using Snap-on Comb Attachments

Milestone 10

  • Basic Styles and Patterns

  • Basic Scissoring Techniques

Milestone 11

  • Salon Environment & Salon Safety

  • Introduction To Mobile Pet Grooming

  • Pets Safety

  • Career Development – Introduction to Career Paths

  • Resume Writing

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