Connecticut School of Dog Grooming
117 Washington Ave.
North Haven, Connecticut 06473

The Connecticut School of Dog Grooming is located in the North Haven Shopping Center, in North Haven, Connecticut. The school's facility and classroom is equipped with modern equipment, including six grooming stations in the classroom area. Students enrolled at the Connecticut School of Dog Grooming receive a solid foundation of knowledge and the skills for a successful career in the dog grooming field.

The Connecticut School of Dog Grooming offers courses in introduction to dog grooming, proper use and care of equipment, bathing and grooming techniques, advanced moneymakers, styling techniques, professional scissoring, advanced use of snap-on combs, and business management. The school also offers a mobile grooming internship, field trips, and supplemental textbooks/videos. With this course of study, students participate in classes such as heritage of dog grooming, breed recognition, dog anatomy, behavioral therapy, introduction to grooming tools, sanitation/sterilization/care of equipment, the six basics, rough cut, bath, final cut and an assortment of other classes to ensure students acquire the art of dog grooming.

Quick Facts

• Connecticut School of Dog Grooming grants current students and graduates job placement assistance for a lifetime.



• Connecticut School of Dog Grooming has class sizes of six, so students benefit from individual attention from the instructor.



• Jenny Aurora, former director of a dog grooming school in New York City, is the expert instructor at the Connecticut School of Dog Grooming. She is distinguished in her field and even trained author, Sam Kohl, who wrote "The All Breed Dog Grooming Guide." Many of Jenny Aurora's students are successful groomers and business owners.



• In addition to the 200 hours of career courses in dog grooming, students acquire hands-on experience through the mobile grooming internship. The mobile grooming internship takes place on the mobile grooming van "The Dogfather," and operates throughout Southern Connecticut. The internship allows students to spend their days visiting clients and grooming dogs right in the client's driveways.



• The Connecticut School of Dog Grooming's graduates currently have more than 20 dog grooming websites.



• Many graduates of the Connecticut School of Dog Grooming have lucrative and rewarding careers in animal shelters, boarding kennels, veterinary hospitals, grooming salons, mobile grooming vans, mobile grooming trailers, breeding kennels, home grooming, and pet shops. Graduates can also become grooming instructors, start their own grooming businesses or do it yourself dog wash facilities.