Professional Dog Grooming Training Courses, London, from The Paw Pad Grooming Academy based in the North West of England.

dog being bathed

Learn from the expert team at The Paw Pad Dog Grooming Academy if you live and work in London. The team at the Paw Pad help you become a confident, professional pet groomer.  Based in Cheshire in the North West and serve all of the UK. 

A new career in canine coat care shows your pet how much you love them and also gives you the tools to set up your own businesses.

Never groomed a dog or pet before but would love to learn?

Don’t worry as Paw Pad’s team of experienced trainers will give you all the confidence, tips and skills you need. London is the nation’s capital, and has many different boroughs.

You could become the expert in your area or part of London.

The Paw Pad Grooming Courses will give you the professional qualifications you need.

Select from Level 2 and Level 3 courses, with a duration of 10, 15 or 20 days.

Dog Grooming Courses and Prices

Level 2

Dog Grooming Diploma
£ 2,097
10 Days
  • No Experience Required
  • Confidence Building
  • Hands-on Grooming Every Day
  • Skills and Business Advice
  • Dog Handling
  • Dog Health
  • Grooming Equipment
  • 3 Dog Styles
  • 17 Grooming Techniques
  • Private Study Group

Level 3

Extended Dog Grooming Diploma
£ 2,697
15 Days
  • No Experience Required
  • Super Confidence Building
  • Hands-on Grooming Every Day
  • Skills and Business Advice
  • Dog Handling
  • Dog Health
  • Grooming Equipment
  • 5 Dog Styles
  • 34 Grooming Techniques
  • Private Study Group
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Level 3 Extended

Extended Dog Grooming Diploma
£ 3,297
20 Days
  • No Experience Required
  • Super Confidence Building
  • Hands-on Grooming Every Day
  • Skills and Business Advice
  • Dog Handling
  • Dog Health
  • Grooming Equipment
  • 5 Dog Styles
  • 34 Grooming Techniques
  • Private Study Group

The Paw Pad Dog Grooming Academy was established in 2007.

Paw Pad provides one of the best learning environments around, including all the equipment and real dog models from the start for their students.

Learning such a skill as dog grooming is a vocational skill and definitely needs hands-on experience.
Students attend from all over the UK including from London, Greater London and the South East. The reason Paw Pad has so many satisfied students is the relaxed learning environment.

The Paw Pad team understands this might be a big decision for you. It might also mean a change of career for you or a way to earn a living around family commitments.

The course includes fully trained dog groomers to support and supervise you at each session. Each course covers key points and prepares you for being a professional dog groomer in London. We limit class sizes too so students have a great learning experience.

The Paw Pad team including Ali, Abi, Any and Alistair … it’s all the As for our A team! … will help with every element of dog grooming. Our courses give you the professional skills for great results.

Meet The Team

Alistair - owner of the Pawpad Dog Grooming holding black dog
Alistair - Owner
Amy Elliott-Smith, owner of the paw pad
Amy - Founder
dog groomer trainer Abi
Abi - Trainer
our dog grooming tutor Ali
Ali - Trainer

I recently completed my level 3 dog grooming course and the team were fantastic. The trainers and owner were extremely welcoming and made me feel comfortable from the beginning. The level of training provided was excellent and the support is still there when you finish the course. On day 1 you are given health and safety briefing for your own safety and the dogs, this is carried on throughout the course as health and safety for all parties is their main priority. They are all amazing at what they do and their love for the dogs is unreal ♥️ I would highly recommend a course or a dog groom here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our courses run throughout the year with flexible start dates depending on the number of confirmed students.
We advise note taking where possible. We provide you with an information sheet for each breed and you can make notes on these. We can also check your notes so they are accurate.
As with any form of learning, it is best to acquire the knowledge in weekly stints and as close together as possible. The problem with having large gaps between learning weeks is that you can forget information.
We begin at 10am and finish between 4pm and 5pm each day.

We understand this is an investment for our students, so we ask for a non-refundable deposit in the first instance.

You can then pay off the remaining balance in as many instalments as you wish.

The FULL balance must be paid completely 7 days before the course starts.