Animal Groomer


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You must be a minimum of 16 years of age.

A practical knowledge of dogs and experience of handling them will be an advantage when applying for a college course.

There are several places to look for job vacancies as a dog grooming assistant, including:


What does this role involve

As a dog groomer you will have the knowledge to carry out basic health checks, identify parasites and signs of infection, bath, dry and style all dogs to ‘breed standard’ or customer specification.


You will discuss with the owner the dog’s history such as its temperament, health, medical history and age. You will then discuss what grooming the dog requires; this could range from a bath and tidy up, to a full clip or hand strip and can include nail clipping and cleaning ears.


There are standard breed requirements which you work to, particularly if you are preparing dogs prior to a show, however some owners will prefer their dogs groomed to more of a pet style; this is all part of the variety of the job.


You will also advise owners on grooming requirements and coat care of their dogs in between grooms.

Taken from : https://www.caw.ac.uk/careers/dog-groomer/

How to become

You can get into this job through:

  • a college course

  • an apprenticeship (You could get into this job through an intermediate apprenticeship as an animal care and welfare assistant).

  • working towards this role

  • specialist courses run by private training organisations


You could take a course in dog grooming like:

  • Level 2 Certificate for Dog Grooming Assistants

  • Level 3 Certificate in Introductory Dog Grooming

  • Level 3 Diploma for Dog Grooming

  • These are offered by colleges and private training centres.




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