Dog cleaning keeps your pet healthy, fresh, and comfortable. Regular bathing, brushing, and ear care remove dirt, reduce odours, prevent infections, and support skin health for happier, well-groomed dogs.
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Level 2
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1 hour, 21 minutes 
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The Dog Cleaning course introduces essential grooming practices including bathing, shampoo, coat care, brushing, flea control, and overall hygiene. Learners gain practical knowledge to maintain a healthy, clean, and comfortable dog while preventing odor control issues and ensuring routine care that supports long-term pet wellness and appearance improvement for beginners and professionals alike.
The curriculum covers Module 01 General Considerations of Bathing and Dying, Module 02 Getting Your Dog to Love Bath Time, Module 03 Bathing Process, and Module 04 Drying Your Dog. Students learn structured grooming techniques, effective bathing, proper shampoo use, brushing methods, hygiene maintenance, and odor control for improved coat care results.
Module 05 covers eyes, ears, teeth and nail care including ear cleaning and nail trimming for complete hygiene. Module 06 teaches cleaning and disinfecting grooming area and equipment. The course ensures strong grooming skills, flea control awareness, coat care improvement, and odor control management for professional-level dog cleaning expertise development.
Learners take a multiple-choice exam that is automatically marked. The exam evaluates their understanding of the course content, and learners must achieve at least 60% to pass. Successful learners receive a CPD-certified certificate.
After completing the Dog Cleaning course assessment, you will be eligible to receive a CPD-accredited certificate worth £9 from One Education to demonstrate your achievement.
The certificate is also available as a printed hard copy delivered by post for £15.
Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed Certificate
Learners also have the option to order a Quality Licence Scheme (QLS) Endorsed Certificate as additional proof of achievement. The QLS Endorsed Certificate can be delivered by post for £69, with an additional £10 postage charge for international students.
This course has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.
Why Study This Dog Cleaning course online? This course helps learners understand proper hygiene and grooming practices for dogs, including bathing techniques, coat care, and maintaining overall cleanliness. It focuses on promoting animal comfort and health through routine care.
It also builds awareness of safe handling, skin health, and identifying common hygiene-related issues. Ideal for pet owners and animal care professionals, it supports responsible pet maintenance and improves the wellbeing and appearance of dogs.
The Dog Cleaning Course has a total study time of 1 hour, 21 minutes. Learners can complete the course at a flexible, self-paced schedule, allowing them to explore essential dog hygiene and grooming practices in a way that fits comfortably around their availability and learning needs.
The Dog Cleaning course is suitable for learners interested in pet care, grooming, and maintaining canine hygiene. No prior qualifications are required, though basic knowledge of animal handling is helpful. Participants need internet access and a device for online study. An interest in dog wellbeing, cleanliness, and responsible pet care is essential.
It is a basic training course that teaches how to safely and hygienically clean dogs, including grooming and general pet care practices.
It is suitable for pet owners, dog groomers, pet sitters, kennel staff, and anyone working with dogs.
You will learn bathing techniques, coat care, hygiene practices, safe handling, and basic grooming tools.
No, it is designed for beginners and everyday pet care learners.
It helps maintain skin health, prevents infections, reduces odours, and improves overall pet wellbeing.
It provides basic knowledge, but professional grooming roles may require additional accredited training and experience.
| Module 01: General Considerations of Bathing and Dying | |||
| General Considerations of Bathing and Dying | 00:11:00 | ||
| Module 02: Getting Your Dog to Love Bath Time | |||
| Getting Your Dog to Love Bath Time | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 03: Bathing Process | |||
| Bathing Process | 00:12:00 | ||
| Module 04: Drying Your Dog | |||
| Drying Your Dog | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 05: Eyes, Ears, Teeth and Nail Care | |||
| Eyes, Ears, Teeth and Nail Care | 00:16:00 | ||
| Module 06: Cleaning and Disinfecting the Grooming Area and Equipment | |||
| Cleaning and Disinfecting the Grooming Area and Equipment | 00:12:00 | ||
| Final Exam | |||
| Final Exam – Dog Cleaning | 00:20:00 | ||
| Order Your Certificate | |||
| Order Your Certificate QLS | 00:00:00 | ||
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