Tools & Textbook Packages Available at Paragon

Suggested Tools for the Paragon Bather Brusher Program

Tool kit price through Paragon: $479.00 + MI sales tax and shipping cost

Suggested Tools for the Paragon Grooming & Styling Programs

Tool kit price through Paragon: $700.00 + MI sales tax and shipping cost

Suggested Tools for the Upgrade from Paragon Bather Brusher Program to Paragon Grooming & Styling Programs

Tool kit price through Paragon: $221.00 + MI sales tax and shipping cost

Required textbooks to be used throughout all the Paragon Home Study Pet Grooming Career Training Programs

Tool kit price through Paragon: $150.00 + MI sales tax and shipping cost

Canine Psychology: Cesar’s Way - Cesar Millan
Canine Anatomy: Canine Terminology - Harold Spira
Breed Standards: AKC Complete Dog Book - The American Kennel Club
Grooming: Notes from the Grooming Table - Melissa Verplank, CMG
Grooming: Theory of Five - Melissa Verplank, CMG
Canine First Aid: First Aid in the Salon - John Stazko
Paragon Pet Grooming Study Guide & Workbook - released in modules

Video Lessons

Students enrolled in the Paragon Home Study Programs have two options of how you receive you video lesson for the training programs.

1. Purchase the required DVDs individually in sets
OR
2. Purchase a 3 month membership to our streaming video on-line grooming lessons from Learn2GroomDogs.com. We will send you a list class syllabus of the required video lessons you will need to watch during each section of your training program.

Required DVDs for each of the Home Study Learning Programs*

Bather / Brusher Program

Paragon Pet Stylist DVD set: $495.00

• Introduction
• Canine Anatomy
• The Tools
• Pet Handling Basics
• Pre-assessment Evaluation: Plus Ears, Nails and Sanitation Trimming
• Bathing and Drying:
  • on a smooth or short coated dog
  • on a combination coat
  • on a double or heavy coated dog
  • on a silky coat
  • on a natural long coat
  • on a curly coat
  • on a wavy coat
  • on a wire coat
• Brushing Skills
• Structure of a Mat

Pet Groomer Program

Paragon Pet Stylist DVD set: $275.00

• First Aid & CPR
• Clipper Skills
• Attach-on Comb Trick & Tips
• Scissor Skills
• Poodle Face, Feet & Tail
• Body Contour Trim #1-Maltese Mix
• Body Contour Trim #2-Golden Retriever
• Salvage Work on Double Coated Dog
• Introducing Puppies to Professional Grooming
• Salvage Work on a Havanese

Pet Stylist Program

Paragon Pet Stylist DVD set: $310.00

• Bladed Body with a Stylized Leg
• Pet Sporting Dog Patterns
• Pet Schnauzer Trim
• Pet Cocker Trim
• Trimming Terrier Heads
• Poodle Head Styles
• Pet Bichon Trim
• Long Legged Terrier Trims
• Advanced Hand Scissoring
• Hand Stripping the Harsh Terrier Type Coats

*Please Note: We are unable to accept returns on videos and DVDs unless they are defective, in which case we will replace with the same title.