The Wash Table
All 20 courses
Twenty courses, in teaching order. Start at Course 1. Each course lists its lessons in order, and each lesson states its limits plainly.
Grooming at Home, From the Start
What home grooming covers, the space, the kit, the schedule, and how to read the dog in front of you.
Course 02 · FoundationsReading the Coat
Coat types, undercoat, and how to check condition before choosing any routine.
Course 03 · FoundationsBrushing and Combing
Brushes, combs, section work, and routines a dog can accept.
Course 04 · Everyday tasksBathing
Preparation, shampoo choice, washing order, rinsing, and what to check on the skin.
Course 05 · Everyday tasksDrying
Towel drying, high-velocity dryers, and drying each coat fully and safely.
Course 06 · Everyday tasksClippers: An Introduction
What clippers do, how blades and guards work, and the honest limits of learning from text.
Course 07 · Everyday tasksScissors: An Introduction
Straight, thinning and curved scissors, safe holding, small trims, and when to stop.
Course 08 · Everyday tasksBlades, Guards and Tool Care
Blade numbers, guard lengths, cleaning, oiling, storage, and when a tool is done.
Course 09 · Everyday tasksNails
The quick, light and dark nails, grinders, and what to do when the quick is cut.
Course 10 · Everyday tasksEars
Checking, cleaning the outer ear, drying, and the signs that belong to a vet.
Course 11 · Everyday tasksFace, Eyes and Paws
Eyes, muzzles, paw pads, sanitary trims, and keeping short work calm.
Course 12 · Everyday tasksTeeth and Mouth
Brushing only. What to check, what chews can and cannot do, and why scaling is veterinary care.
Course 13 · ProblemsMatting and Tangles
How mats form, the brush-out, split, cut-out or refer decision, and prevention.
Course 14 · ProblemsShedding and Undercoat
Normal shedding, blowing coat, deshedding tools, and when shedding needs a vet.
Course 15 · Coat groupsDouble Coats
The yearly cycle, brushing without breaking guard hairs, and why clipping is usually wrong.
Course 16 · Coat groupsCurly and Doodle Coats
Why these coats mat fast, brushing routines, bathing, drying, and keeping them between grooms.
Course 17 · Coat groupsLong and Silky Coats
Daily and weekly routines, brushing without breakage, feathering, and burrs.
Course 18 · Coat groupsShort and Smooth Coats
The routine short coats still need, skin checks, shedding, and tool choices.
Course 19 · Coat groupsWiry, Terrier and Mixed Coats
Wiry coats, hand-stripping as a specialist job, terrier patterns, and mixed coats.
Course 20 · Help and next stepsTroubleshooting and Getting Help
When a session goes wrong, the stop-and-refer list, finding a groomer, and how training and voluntary certification work.