Distance Learning: Level 3

Welcome to Paragon’s Pet Stylist Program!

In Level-3, you will learn AKC breed history, theory, and identification. You will learn grooming techniques on breeds commonly found in the grooming salon, as well as corrective grooming and basic hand stripping techniques, continuing education, and client communications. Each lesson in Level 3 is organized with a Study Guide, online content to review, reference to required reading, video demonstrations, illustrations, review quizzes, a final online test and five practical assignments for which you will upload photos of your work.

Included with this program: Access to the Level 3 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 3: Intro

Lessons

• L3 Overview and Timeline – Must Read/Sign to Begin Preview
• Your New Career as a Professional Pet Groomer & Stylist
• Photo Submission Guide
• How to Become a “Professional”

Section 1: Breed History & Identification

Lessons

• 1.1: Study Guide
• 1.2: Review – Sporting
• 1.3: Test: Sporting Group
• 1.4: Review – Hound
• 1.5: Test: Hound Group
• 1.6: Review – Working
• 1.7: Test: Working Group
• 1.8: Review – Terrier
• 1.9: Test: Terrier Group
• 1.10: Review – Toy
• 1.11: Test: Toy Group
• 1.12: Review – Non-Sporting
• 1.13: Test: Non-Sporting Group
• 1.14: Review – Herding
• 1.15: Test: Herding Group
• 1.16: Review – Miscellaneous
• 1.17: Test: Miscellaneous Group
• 1.18: Video Lesson
• 1.19: Test: Sporting Springer Spaniel
• 1.20: Video Lesson
• 1.21: Test: Long-Legged Terrier – Welsh
• 1.22: Video Lesson
• 1.23: Test: Short-Legged Terrier – West
• 1.24: Video Lesson
• 1.25: Test: Cocker Spaniel
• 1.26: Video Lesson
• 1.27: Test: Poodle
• 1.28: Video Lesson
• 1.29: Test: Bichon Frise

Section 2: Corrective Grooming Techniques

Lessons

• 2.1: Study Guide
• 2.2: Review
• 2.3: Test: Corrective Grooming Techniques

Section 3: Hand Stripping Techniques

Lessons

• 3.1: Study Guide
• 3.2: Video Lesson & Review
• 3.3: Test: Hand Stripping Techniques

Section 4: Continuing Education

Lessons

• 4.1: Study Guide
• 4.2: Review
• 4.3: Test: Continuing Education

Section 5: Client Communications

Lessons

• 5.1: Study Guide
• 5.2: Review
• 5.3: Test: Client Communications

L-3 Tracker Journal

Lessons

• Submit Your Tracker Journal
• Survey Questions

Other Lessons

6.1: Time to Practice: Long Legged Terrier

6.2: Time to Practice: Short Legged Terrier

In this lesson, you will practice the skills you’ve been reading about. You will need to groom a Short Legged Terrier for this assignment. Please first read our Photo Guidelines and…

6.3: Time to Practice: Sporting Breed

In this lesson, you will practice the skills you’ve been reading about. You will need to groom a Sporting Breed for this assignment. Please first read our Photo Guidelines and make…

6.4: Time to Practice: Bichon Frise

In this lesson, you will practice the skills you’ve been reading about. You will need to groom a Bichon Frise for this assignment. Please first read our Photo Guidelines and make…

6.5: Time to Practice – Poodle

In this lesson, you will practice the skills you’ve been reading about. You will need to groom a Poodle for this assignment. Please first read our Photo Guidelines and make Journal…