Dog grooming courses by A1 Grooming
Is our dog grooming course right for you?
Before places are offered onto our dog grooming courses, we ask that potential students use one of the following options to see if a restraint free dog grooming course and A1 Grooming are the right fit.
There are a couple of ways we do this:
- Free half a day – Meet Tim K. Master groomer & founder of A1 Grooming Ltd and Neil H. – your course mentor and discuss your dream of becoming a groomer & see how we do things the A1 way.
- £80 for a day with us grooming and taking part. (the £80 charge is to pay for insurances for the day and is deducted from the course fee. This is not refundable).
This is offered, so that you can experience if Grooming the A1 way is the right choice for you.
You will be allowed to take part in the grooming of dogs and to spend a day with Tim K, the business founder of A1 Grooming Ltd and Tk-9.com.
You will experience first-hand, his approach and ethos to restraint free and chemical free grooming that has become so successful and sought after.
This gives you the perfect opportunity to discuss what the right way forward into the industry would be for you.
Please take a look at our typical courses and their duration below (please note that these are just a guide).
5 day course - £600
Ideal for beginners with no or little experience as well as those with experience.
We will teach you how to provide a full grooming service on several different breeds and coat types. Introduce more clipper and scissor techniques and explain how to customise a cut.
This course covers 5 days of dedicated practical work and easy to read and follow self-reading activities that will give you the theory knowledge.
Upon completion of the course, we may offer 3 days of work as a paid groomer with A1 Grooming Ltd. This has been very helpful for those to get real hands on confidence to getting started with their dream of being a groomer.
Additional days can be added at the daily rate of £125 if required.
- Correct handling and care for the dog
- How to groom without restraints
- Understand how to use natural ingredients for better results
- To learn to use clippers and scissors to give a complete styled groom to the dog
- Learn to carry out a basic health check
- Learn to use natural ingredients to bring out the best in coats without use of chemicals
- Correct handling of the dog
- Learn to clean and pluck ears, Trim nails and clear anal glands
- Coat management and removal of matted and knotted hair
- The right equipment and how to maintain them
- Drying process – the safe way
- Theory material and supporting information
10 day course - £1250
Ideal for beginners with little or no experience and for those who wish to develop their knowledge for grooming styles and technique.
We will teach you how to provide a full grooming service on several different breeds and coat types. Introduce more clipper and scissor techniques and explain how to customise a cut.
This course covers 10 days of dedicated practical work and easy to read and follow self-reading activities that will give you the theory knowledge.
Upon completion of the course, we may offer up to 5 days of work as a paid groomer with A1 Grooming Ltd. This has been very helpful for those to get real hands on confidence to getting started with their dream of being a groomer.
Additional days can be added at the daily rate of £125 if required.
- Correct handling and care for the dog
- How to groom without restraints
- Understand how to use natural ingredients for better results
- To learn to use clippers and scissors to give a complete styled groom to the dog
- Learn to carry out a basic health check
- Learn to use natural ingredients to bring out the best in coats without use of chemicals
- Correct handling of the dog
- Learn to clean and pluck ears, Trim nails and clear anal glands
- Coat management and removal of matted and knotted hair
- The right equipment and how to maintain them
- Drying process – the safe way
- Theory material and supporting information
20 day course - £2500
This course is for those who want to start a grooming business of their own.
We will teach you how to provide a full grooming service on several different breeds and coat types. Introduce more clipper and scissor techniques and explain how to customise a cut.
This course includes the Health and safety, legal information and business modules required to setting up your own business.
This course covers 20 days of dedicated practical work and easy to read and follow self-reading activities that will give you the theory knowledge.
Upon completion of the course, we may offer up to 2 weeks of work as a paid groomer with A1 Grooming Ltd. This has been very helpful for those to get real hands on confidence to getting started with their dream of being a groomer.
Additional days can be added at the daily rate of £125 if required.
- Correct handling and care for the dog
- How to groom without restraints
- Understand how to use natural ingredients for better results
- To learn to use clippers and scissors to give a complete styled groom to the dog
- Learn to carry out a basic health check
- Learn to use natural ingredients to bring out the best in coats without use of chemicals
- Correct handling of the dog
- Learn to clean and pluck ears, Trim nails and clear anal glands
- Coat management and removal of matted and knotted hair
- The right equipment and how to maintain them
- Drying process – the safe way
- Theory material and supporting information
- Business marketing and start up advice
- Web marketing and social media
- Accounting principles
- Build your own comprehensive breed styles portfolio
Thinking of becoming a dog groomer? Learn how to groom with Tim K. – Founder of A1 Grooming Ltd and TK-9.com. Delivering professional dog grooming courses throughout the UK.
Learning to become a dog groomer is now very possible whether or not you want to simply know how to groom your own pets, to work as a professional groomer in a salon or boutique to owning your own business.
Our dog grooming courses are bespoke designed around each of our students on a one to one basis from dog grooming for beginners to the experienced dog groomer.
The duration of our dog training courses are flexible and based around you, allowing you to go at your own speed and existing commitments. We have a number of dog grooming tuition centres located throughout the UK. We currently deliver our courses at our HQ in Birmingham – with more venues to be added soon.
All equipment is supplied including a provisional uniform. We offer you a professional, clean, real dog grooming environment where you will not only learn to groom dogs but you will also get to see the “business side” of a successful dog grooming business.
Due to the high demand for dog grooming courses places, we now ask that all students begin the application process by simply clicking the button below. Upon receiving your completed application (typically takes 5 minutes to complete), we will be in contact to notify you if your application has been successful.
If you are hoping to complete our dog grooming courses to become a professional dog groomer – we ask you to take into consideration the commitment that this will require.
Grooming for Owners. Dog grooming courses for beginners.
This course is designed to give you the skills involved to safely and correctly manage your own dog grooming needs. From daily maintenance to styling. To ensure you are aware of the dogs needs and to develop confidence to make sure you can groom them without stress and without restraint.
This is a practical based course with minimal theory modules.
Duration typically 5 days.
Professional dog grooming courses. No previous experience.
This course is ideal for an entry into the grooming profession. It will cover the main principles of grooming both theoretical and practical.
A wide range of dog breeds will be provided for you to groom under supervision. Varying from Toy breeds to the gentle giant breeds.
Practical and Theory tests will be required.
Duration typically 10 days.
Professional dog grooming course. With experience.
In the Pet industry, Dog grooming is a highly saturated industry. Currently there is no Legal legislation to state that one needs a qualification to become a groomer. This simply means that a majority of groomers open over-night. The more responsible individual will seek some sort of knowledge – from online courses to paying for either a private tutorship or NVQ or C&G.
The understanding of what grooming a dog entails is typically described as a prescribed service – no different to the set of procedures one would do when having your teeth cleaned. This is unfortunately a seriously wrong understanding.
Within the UK, A1 Grooming Ltd has grown dramatically in demand. The founder Tim K. applies Dog behaviour principles with his unique handling and communication through touch in order to be able to Groom without restraints, muzzles or straps. He simply grooms with the dog that free stands on the table.
The grooming supplies such as his handmade shampoos, conditioners and sprays are also what defines the A1 Grooming service – chemical and palm free products enrich the coat and skin leaving it not only looking natural but also feeling and smelling amazing.
Then there is the attention to detail with regards to the groom. Bespoke styling and a vast array of techniques are used to produce the finished styling.
To date, his business boasts a customer list of over 15,000 customers who travel from all over the UK for the A1 Grooming service. With this high demand, A1 Grooming Ltd has started to provide tutorship and dog grooming courses for those wanting to learn to groom their own dogs, to those wanting to be a part time recreational groomer, to those wanting to be full time groomers with their own businesses.
Business opportunities for select individuals to become an A1 grooming partner are now being sought. Courses and mentorship by Tim K. personally are available for those wanting to become a business owner and groomer.
“I am always looking for talented, ambitious and highly motivated individuals who can join our family of groomers and represent A1 Grooming in their location. my vision is to provide our A1 grooming services throughout the UK – being able to provide customers with the choice of restraint free grooming to the highest level.”