
The Pet Salon Academy
Houston’s Top Pet Grooming School
The Pet Salon Academy is Houston’s Finest Grooming School, taking place at a full service pet salon with over 8,000 active clients.
Our President & Lead Instructor, Donna Williams, has 25+ years of grooming experience. In addition to successfully building a thriving pet salon brand that’s become a Houston household name.
Donna believes all students must have the desire to pursue a higher quality of grooming, while maintaining the highest level of safety and care for each dog. That’s why all students are trained and guided using a hands-on training approach. Creating the most efficient way for each student to have the skill and confidence to immediately begin a career as a professional groomer or business owner.
Training classes are held at The Dog House Pet Salon, which has two locations:
- 5917 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77057
- 6434 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007
The Pet Salon Academy offers 3 types of training programs:
- PET BATHER
- BASIC
- PET GROOMER.

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Houston’s Professional Dog Grooming Program
Dog Grooming Class Breakdown
The BATHER Program
(4 week course / 160 class hours)-
Professional Study Material
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Anatomy
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Skin disorders
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Treatment for eyes and ears
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Proper anal gland expression
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Proper bathing and blow-drying
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Proper dematting
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Proper ear cleaning
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Proper toe nail clipping
The GROOMER Program
(12 week program / 480)-
Professional Study Material
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Anatomy
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Skin disorders
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Treatment for eyes and ears
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Proper anal gland expression
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Proper bathing and blow-drying
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Proper dematting
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Proper ear cleaning
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Proper toe nail clipping
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All about blades
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Clipper maintenance
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Grooming with blades
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Grooming with snap-on combs
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Advanced scissoring techniques
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Open book test on all breeds
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Grooming position raining
The BASIC Program
(8 week course / 320 class hours)-
Professional Study Material
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Anatomy
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Skin disorders
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Treatment for eyes and ears
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Proper anal gland expression
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Proper bathing and blow-drying
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Proper dematting
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Proper ear cleaning
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Proper toe nail clipping
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Grooming with blades
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Basic scissoring techniques
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