DOG GROOMING (Penn Foster)
What's the difference between in-home grooming and client-home grooming? - answer
With in-home grooming, the client comes to your home. With client-home grooming, you
travel to the client's home.
Name three important qualities of an excellent groomer. - answer Any three of the
following: love and respect for animals, patience, kindness, gentleness, reliability,
dependability, honesty, dedication to career, ability to handle stress and change
Give three reasons why we groom our pets. - answer Any three of the following:
maintenance of good health, cleanliness, stimulation of hair growth, removal of dead
hair, reduction of odors, prevention of matting.
As an employee, what are three ways you can be paid for grooming? - answer By the
hour, with a salary, or on commission
Against the lay - answerAlso called against the grain or in reverse. Refers to moving
against the coat growth.
all over - answerRefers to clipping the entire body the same length, including the head,
face, and tail
bath and brush (B & B) - answerAn animal that requires only brushing, bathing, and
minor trimming
blades - answerMetal attachments for clippers. They come in a variety of sizes.
blended line - answerNo visible line between the coat lengths
blending - answerUsing thinning shears to minimize or eliminate pattern lines
breed - answerA specific type of dog
crate drying - answerA technique used to dry an animal by placing them in a crate with
a dryer attached
Elizabethan collar - answerA plastic cone used to prevent dogs from chewing on
themselves
fluff dry - answerA technique used to straighten the coat when drying
, grooming loop - answerA restraining device that's put around the animal's head and
attached to the grooming arm or tub to help secure the animal
guard coat or guard hair - answerThe stiffer, outer coat of an animal. It's water-repellent
and typically darker than the undercoat.
hard line - answerThe line that defines the topknot of the head, usually on a poodle. It
starts at the corner of the eye, extends over the ear where the ear meets the head, and
continues into the neck of the dog.
hot spot - answerA lesion of inflamed skin, often very itchy, that's caused by a bacterial
infection
kennel clip - answerA type of clip where the groomer clips the coat the same length all
over, excluding the head, face, and tail
kennel shy - answerRefers to a dog that's protective of its crate
line brushing - answerA technique where the groomer holds the hair up and brushes
down, pulling new sections of hair down into the brush with each stroke, which creates a
line down to the skin
mats or matting - answerA cluster or tangle of hair that can be very dense
outline trim - answerA technique where the groomer takes off only the ends of the coat
(also called neatening up)
pattern - answerA specific type of clip, typically defined by structural points on the body
and applied to specific breeds
preclip - answerThe steps a groomer takes to prepare an animal for bathing (also called
roughing in)
roughing in - answerThe steps a groomer takes to prepare an animal for bathing (also
called a preclip)
scissoring - answerUsing scissors to give a finished look to the coat
scruffing - answerA restraint technique, only to be used on cats, where the groomer
holds the animal's skin on the neck, behind the ears, to limit the animal's movement
scruffy - answerRefers to an outline that has a small degree of uneven hair
silver nitrate - answerA cauterizing agent found in stick or liquid form that's applied to an
animal's nail to stop bleeding if the nail is clipped too short
What's the difference between in-home grooming and client-home grooming? - answer
With in-home grooming, the client comes to your home. With client-home grooming, you
travel to the client's home.
Name three important qualities of an excellent groomer. - answer Any three of the
following: love and respect for animals, patience, kindness, gentleness, reliability,
dependability, honesty, dedication to career, ability to handle stress and change
Give three reasons why we groom our pets. - answer Any three of the following:
maintenance of good health, cleanliness, stimulation of hair growth, removal of dead
hair, reduction of odors, prevention of matting.
As an employee, what are three ways you can be paid for grooming? - answer By the
hour, with a salary, or on commission
Against the lay - answerAlso called against the grain or in reverse. Refers to moving
against the coat growth.
all over - answerRefers to clipping the entire body the same length, including the head,
face, and tail
bath and brush (B & B) - answerAn animal that requires only brushing, bathing, and
minor trimming
blades - answerMetal attachments for clippers. They come in a variety of sizes.
blended line - answerNo visible line between the coat lengths
blending - answerUsing thinning shears to minimize or eliminate pattern lines
breed - answerA specific type of dog
crate drying - answerA technique used to dry an animal by placing them in a crate with
a dryer attached
Elizabethan collar - answerA plastic cone used to prevent dogs from chewing on
themselves
fluff dry - answerA technique used to straighten the coat when drying
, grooming loop - answerA restraining device that's put around the animal's head and
attached to the grooming arm or tub to help secure the animal
guard coat or guard hair - answerThe stiffer, outer coat of an animal. It's water-repellent
and typically darker than the undercoat.
hard line - answerThe line that defines the topknot of the head, usually on a poodle. It
starts at the corner of the eye, extends over the ear where the ear meets the head, and
continues into the neck of the dog.
hot spot - answerA lesion of inflamed skin, often very itchy, that's caused by a bacterial
infection
kennel clip - answerA type of clip where the groomer clips the coat the same length all
over, excluding the head, face, and tail
kennel shy - answerRefers to a dog that's protective of its crate
line brushing - answerA technique where the groomer holds the hair up and brushes
down, pulling new sections of hair down into the brush with each stroke, which creates a
line down to the skin
mats or matting - answerA cluster or tangle of hair that can be very dense
outline trim - answerA technique where the groomer takes off only the ends of the coat
(also called neatening up)
pattern - answerA specific type of clip, typically defined by structural points on the body
and applied to specific breeds
preclip - answerThe steps a groomer takes to prepare an animal for bathing (also called
roughing in)
roughing in - answerThe steps a groomer takes to prepare an animal for bathing (also
called a preclip)
scissoring - answerUsing scissors to give a finished look to the coat
scruffing - answerA restraint technique, only to be used on cats, where the groomer
holds the animal's skin on the neck, behind the ears, to limit the animal's movement
scruffy - answerRefers to an outline that has a small degree of uneven hair
silver nitrate - answerA cauterizing agent found in stick or liquid form that's applied to an
animal's nail to stop bleeding if the nail is clipped too short
