Distance Learning: Level 2

Welcome to Paragon’s Pet Groomer Program

In Level-2, you will learn how to properly groom typical dogs encountered in a typical grooming shop. Focus is on low maintenance clipper trims, basic head styling, and foundation scissoring skills. Pet handling skills are demonstrated to help you win the trust and cooperation of a pet in a professional setting. Each lesson in Level 2 is organized with a Study Guide, online content to review, reference to required reading, video demonstrations, illustrations, review quizzes, a final online test and three practical assignments for which you will upload photos of your work.

Included with this program: Access to the Level 2 portal which includes reading material, videos, and testing. You will also receive a grooming Tracking Journal and are permitted access to the private Facebook group: Students and Graduates of The Paragon School of Pet Grooming, as well as training support through the Paragon Call Center or online.

Modules

Level 2: Intro

Lessons

• L2 Overview and Timeline – Must Read/Sign to Begin Preview
• Photo Submission Guide
• How to Become a “Professional”
• Your Career as a Professional Pet Groomer & Stylist

Section 1: Nutrition & Basic First Aid

Lessons

• 1.1 Study Guide
• 1.2: Review
• 1.3: Test: Dog Nutrition
• 1.4: Video & Review: Pet Health
• 1.5: Test: Canine First Aid & CPR

Section 2: Clippering & Scissoring Skills

Lessons

• 2.1: Study Guide
• 2.2: Video Lesson & Review
• 2.3: Video Lesson & Review
• 2.4: Video Lesson & Review
• 2.5: Video Lesson & Review
• 2.6: Video Lesson & Review
• 2.7: Video Lesson & Review
• 2.8: Test: Scissor Skills
• 2.9: Test: Clipper Skills
• 2.10: Time to Practice – Bladed All Trim on Two Dogs
• 2.11: Time to Practice: Guarded All Trim on Two Dogs

Section 3: Theory of 5 - Body, Head, Ear, Feet, Tail

Lessons

• 3.1: Study Guide
• 3.2: Review – Bath & Brush
• 3.3: Review – Drying & Brush Out Tips
• 3.4: Review – All Over Trim
• 3.5: Review – Bladed Body with Stylized Legs
• 3.6: Review – Sporting Dog or Short Legged Terrier Type Trim
• 3.7: Review – Hand Scissored & Miscellaneous Trims
• 3.8: Test: Theory of 5 – Body Styles
• 3.9: Review – Natural & Rectangular Head Styles
• 3.10: Review – Clipped Close with a Topknot
• 3.11: Review – Round & Drop Coated Head Styles
• 3.12: Review – Hand Scissoring a Round Head Curly Coated Dog
• 3.13: Review – Harsh Coated Terrier Round Heads & Topknots
• 3.14: Test: Theory of 5 – Head Styles
• 3.15: Review – Ear Styles
• 3.16: Test: Theory of 5 – Ear Styles
• 3.17: Review – Natural & Bladed Feet Styles
• 3.18: Review – Rounded, Beveled, and Poodle Feet
• 3.19: Test: Theory of 5 – Feet Styles
• 3.20: Review – Tail Styles
• 3.21: Test: Theory of 5 – Tail Styles
• 3.22: Time to Practice: Bladed or Guarded Body/Stylized Legs – 2 Dogs

Section 4: External & Internal Parasites

Lessons

• 4.1: Study Guide
• 4.2: Review
• 4.3: Test: External & Internal Parasites

Section 5: Preventative Vaccines, Disease, and Common Illness

Lessons

• 5.1: Study Guide
• 5.2: Review
• 5.3: Test: Preventative Vaccines, Disease, and Common Illness

L-2 Tracker Journal

Lessons

• Submit Your Tracker Journal
• Survey Questions