Pet Grooming

Pet grooming is an amusing and gratifying career for those having love and care for animals. Pet groomers are those professionals who specialize in grooming or maintaining a pet’s appearance. They take special care of animals and look after their hygiene and appearance by variety of grooming techniques. Being a pet groomer provide valuable service to the pet owners.

Pet groomers mainly groom cats and dogs; some even groom other animals like rabbits and horses. As pet owners are more focusing on their pets care and maintenance the demand for Pet groomers is increasing.

Key to Success

To be successful in Pet Grooming you should have/ develop:

Inherent and genuine liking and love for animals
Be able to handle nervous, aggressive, or fidgety animals
A good eye for detail
An artistic eye to visualize and create a look for the pets, keeping close to the standards of pet shows.

Scope and opportunities

Workers in this employment group may be self-employed or work for places such as :

Breeding and boarding kennels
zoos, laboratories, retail pet shops
dog training schools pet grooming establishments
Experienced Groomers can be a supervisor or a manager

Lifestyle & Social Status

Must be prepared to work till late in the evening and even on weekends.
It can be 24/7 job
Its indoor as well as outdoor job

Job Profile

Pet Groomer:

Groomers maintain the pet’s appearances. Their work may also include brush-out followed by a first clipping of hair or fur using electric clippers, combs, and grooming shears.
Groomer maintains the nails, cleans the ears, bathes, and blow-dries the animal, and ends with a final clipping and styling. Massaging and perfuming is enjoyed by pet groomers.
Pet groomers work with a variety of breeds and sizes. Scheduling appointments, discussing pets’ grooming needs with clients, and collect general information on the pets’ health and behavior is general work.

Skill set

Self motivation
Persistence
patience
genuine care for animals

Work Value

Dedication
Commitment
responsibility

Current Job Scenario

Pet groomers earn depending on their work, business and customer service skills, and the number of pets they can groom in a day. Self-employed groomers can charge on hourly basis and according to the size or breed of the animal being groomed.

Initially, Pet groomers can earn around Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000 PM and can earn more working in abroad.

Top Recruiters

Pet shops and Salons run privately

Course Synopsis

Course Options	Course in animal handling
Academic Eligibility	10+2 in any stream
Fees	Rs.80,000 to Rs. 1,00,000
Overall expenditure in Metro and Tier 1	Rs. 2lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs
Overall expenditure in Tier-1	Rs. 2lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs
Overall expenditure in Tier-2	Rs. 1.25lakhs to Rs. 1.75lakhs
Duration	2 Months to 1 Year
Mode	Regular