Course Description

This course provides the practical application of technical skills learned in the online program Bathing, Grooming, and Styling Man’s Best Friend. Students gain hands-on training in bathing, brushing, drying, and related coat-care techniques for multiple coat types while reinforcing safety, sanitation, and salon management protocols.

Students enrolling in this course independently will pay the listed individual tuition rate. Students enrolling through the Diploma Program receive the bundled tuition rate published in the Tuition & Fees section.

Course Objectives

Students will master the following technical procedures:

• Care of the ears, eyes, nose, and feet

• Bathing techniques

• Drying techniques

• Brushing methods

• Carding

• Hand stripping

• Clippering

• Scissoring

• Thinning

Students will also learn the following salon procedures:

• Safe and gentle handling of pets during all technical procedures

• Salon organization and sanitation

• Proper salon operating procedures