World Groom XVIII is an online grooming event for pet professionals eager to continue their education. This unique event will feature our most popular pet and salon-focused grooming seminars. This 3-day event will include grooming demos and informative workshops to help even the most educated groomers grow in their roles at the salon.
All content is available to view until November 28, 2024.
Saturday, 3PM-7PM ET
Geriatric Dog Grooming Certificate Course – Mindy Dinwiddie
Have you noticed that your customer base is aging rapidly? Are the cute little puppies you once groomed getting older and requiring more care? Providing the best possible care for these beloved pets is essential. This four-hour certificate class will teach you everything you need to know, including how to communicate with clients, what products to use, and the diseases senior dogs may face. Mindy will go over everything you need to know giving you the tools to become a skilled senior dog groomer who is in high demand for compassionate care. Upon completion, you will receive a certificate to proudly exhibit your dedication to the well-being of your clients’ elderly dogs.
Saturday, 7:15PM-9:15PM ET
Barkleigh Pet Professional First Aid & CPR Certificate Course – Kelsey Ann Sexton
As a pet care professional, you want to be equipped with the skills to handle medical emergencies that arise while a pet is in your care. Whether a pet becomes ill, injured, or needs help in a disaster, this course will teach you how to respond.
In this two-hour interactive course, you will learn emergency care, how to stock a first aid kit, perform CPR, respond to breathing and heart emergencies (including choking), and disaster procedures, with some of these exercises being demonstrated on a live dog. This unique course is customized for pet care professionals and you will learn how to respond to emergencies specific to your industry. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a frameable certificate stating that you are certified in dog and cat First Aid & CPR.
Sunday, 12PM-1PM ET
Dropcoat of the Day – Elli Bultemeier
Join Elli as she guides you through essential clipper and scissor techniques designed to save time while making your drop coat grooms look fabulous. In this class, we’ll show you how to turn dull, lifeless cuts into adorable styles that leave pet parents amazed. You’ll also learn how to create those perfectly round, irresistible faces that are trending all over the internet. Let’s elevate your grooming game and ensure that your clients leave happy and always wanting more!
Sunday, 2PM-3PM ET
Elevating the Everyday Groom – Rachel Colant
Wondering how to elevate your basic haircuts into adorable, Instagramable grooms? Want to get your clients on board with trying new styles that excite and inspire you? In this seminar, Rachel will share her tips and simple tweaks that you can apply on any coat type to add flair and set your everyday grooms apart without slowing down your workflow. She will discuss how to communicate with clients in a way that inspires trust and confidence and gives you the freedom to do more of the grooms that you love, demonstrating the techniques to get you there.
Sunday, 4PM-5PM ET
Perfecting Your Grooming, One Leg At A Time – Ashley LaVonne Pacini
Legs are one of the most difficult parts to achieve on a dog and can potentially impact your overall groom negatively. In this hour-long demonstration, Ashley will share how, through refined clipper and scissor work, you can achieve the perfect column leg on any breed with any coat type.
Monday, 12PM-1PM ET
Doodle You Need A Makeover? – Chris Anthony
Whether a doodle on your schedule makes you cry, or they’re your bread & butter dog, groomer division over these breeds continues while pet numbers only increase. Join Chris for this one-hour class where we’ll go over tips and tricks to up your doodle game and watch video footage of 3 different doodles, all with different coat types and trims. We’ll also discuss the client communication issues that may, in fact, be the real reason for the doodle “issues” in the grooming community.
Monday, 2PM-3PM ET
From Mundane to Magical – Charles & Stefanie Swasho
Join Stefanie and Charles to learn how to turn your everyday ordinary pet trim into a work of MAGIC! They will be breaking down Tools, Clipper Work, Shear techniques and so much more. So if you’re ready to add some flare to that everyday trim, make sure to catch this session!
Monday, 4PM-6PM ET
Difficult Dog Certificate Course – Melissa Jepson
In today’s increasingly litigious society, it’s more important than ever to understand how to safely handle as many different types of dogs as possible. So what do we do when we feel our safety is compromised? In this comprehensive four-hour class, Melissa will show you in real time how to quickly, compassionately, and efficiently handle the difficult behavioral problems we face every day.