City & Guilds Certificate for Dog Grooming Assistants

You complete 6 core units:

• Basic trim of a dog

• Bathing and cleaning dogs

• Cleaning and maintaining equipment used for grooming or removing hair from animals

• Controlling and restraining animals

• Drying dogs and preparing their coat for styling

• Preparing and grooming dogs prior to bathing

You also choose optional units to give you at least 5 additional credits, from:

(Each optional unit has a credit value between 2 and 5 credits.)

• Carrying out reception duties

• Handling payments from clients

• Maintaining the cleanliness and bio security of the animal care working environment

• Moving animals between locations

• Welcoming, receiving and caring for visitors to sites

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