The Bearded Pooch Academy

02/06/2025

👩‍🎓📚 New Tutor Announcement 📚 👩‍🎓

A lot of you will know Jodie very well - she has been with us since 2021 grooming at Enderby and most recently working at Ullesthorpe as well. Not only has she been splitting her time between the 2 salons but also working hard on a completing a few different courses that have taken her interest. The most recent one being the iPET Network Level 3 Award in Education & Training for Animal & Veterinary Professionals.

This now means she is an official Tutor of . Jodie primarily will be assisting with our Fast Track students with the view to teaching a few of the iPET courses she has completed recently and teach other students!

This is not an easy course to complete especially not alongside full time grooming, family life, competition grooming & learning the tutoring ropes - a huge achievement and so very proud of 🙌

Please join us in co n congratulating Jodie on this massive achievement and cannot wait to expand our course selection in the Academy!

For any other budding tutors or those thinking of taking on an apprentice please message us for more information on completing this course

30/05/2025

3 Diploma Students collected their certificates this last week! This is a huge achievement and a lot of work goes into achieving this. These students are now recognised in the industry as “Qualified Dog Groomers”. Unfortunately our industry is completely unregulated and you can just wake up and decide to start grooming dogs without any qualifications - scary!

However Karen, Evie and Di have all invested into becoming qualified to achieve the qualification they feel is needed in this industry - please join us in congratulating them!

Karen and Evie at Shining Paws and our very our Dianne - Di has been with us since the start of our Enderby salon and we are all so proud of our Auntie Di Di! ❤️❤️❤️

06/05/2025

Super proud of on collection of her certificate last week! You continue to strive for better and so proud of what you have already achieved!

16/03/2025

**40% off dog grooms**

We have 5 students currently working their way to achieving the iPET diploma and we need model dogs for them to groom! Any breed or crossbreed and any style! They will be with us from 9-2ish for full grooms or 2.30/3pm for a bath/tidy or bath/de-shed and will have a break with lots of attention during their time with us.

Spaces are on Tues/weds/thurs - any breed is accepted with a massive 40% saving! You could even use this opportunity to give them an “in between groom” during this horrid weather and save you bathing them!

Message us to get booked in! 🐶 ✂️ 🛁

11/03/2025

Who picked up one of our leaflets from Crufts?? Are you a groomer without the official qualification and interested in our fast track course to become qualified? We include canine first aid and 3 days practical training at our academy in Leicester! Message us to get registered or feel free to ask further questions!

05/03/2025

Super proud of 2 more students completing their diplomas in the last couple weeks!! So proud of what they have already achieved with their businesses in the grooming world and excited to see what their next steps will be…

and - huge congratulations to you both ###

10/02/2025

Have you got your taster day booked? Is dog grooming your next career move?

03/02/2025

Did you know we have 2 tutors now at ?

We have Gemma and Jodie - between us we have over 30 years in the grooming industry. We have seen a lot of changes in not only techniques but styles and trends! Gemma is also winner of the iPET Tutor of the year 2024 and runner up for 2025.

We pride ourselves in being able to talk from experience in the grooming world as well as having the facilities to show you during your training with us - from demonstrations through to hands-on training. All supported with the theoretical understanding in a structured but fun environment.

Message us to discuss what could lead to your next adventure into the grooming world 🐶 ✂️ 🐩

29/01/2025

Another iPET Level 3 Diploma student collecting their certificate and goodies today! Super proud moment when they come to collect something they’ve worked so hard towards and now have a whole new career ahead of them! Well done Shauni!

22/01/2025

07/01/2025

Honoured to be nominated 2 years in a row for tutor of the year! Thank you 🙏🏻

Myself and will be attending the awards ceremony next weekend 19th/20th Jan - regardless of the outcome we look forward to networking with the other training providers of the !

09/12/2024

CONGRATULATIONS

Amongst the craziness of Christmas grooms we have had 2 students finish and collect their diploma certificates!

Both these students are now classed as qualified groomers which is a massive achievement for both of these! Huge congratulations on completing your iPET Level 3 Diploma in Dog Grooming & Salon Management!

We have 1 space remaining for our January start dates in 2025 - message or call us for more information on our courses