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Throughout the course the standard of teaching was excellent & to a high standard, the techniques & speed of teaching suited me perfectly. I groomed a wide range of dogs & different coats, I absolutely feel that I can clip & scissor dogs on my own. The equipment used was explained very well & everything I will need was there. I have been given a solid starting point from which hopefully I can make a successful business from. The accommodation was brilliant, no complaints about the food all very nice. I feel I have enough knowledge & confidence to either open my own salon or work for a dog groomer! Although the course is hard work & I am a bit knackered, I enjoyed every minute, I would not change a thing!!!!

Both the standard of teaching & the level to which we were taught were excellent. I am confident with the techniques & the speed of teaching; I covered a wide range of breed styles & coats & feel confident I did not miss out on anything. I am very much ready to clip & scissor. Everything was first class. Everything I learned was invaluable & exceeded my expectations. The accommodation was first class although I have eaten far too much. I did lack confidence in my own ability before I started but surprisingly for me I now feel confident in myself. Thank you. Thank you, the whole experience has been amazing & a thank you to Jasmine for making us welcome & Les for the funny jokes!!! Thanks again you are all stars & it was amazing.

I really enjoyed the course and I am so pleased I chose to train with Posh Pets Spain because I feel I have learnt so much from the intense training, it is not for the light hearted but I loved the hands on training which the way I learn far more easily is. I have the dog’s chest bones etched in my mind, from the mistake I made. I have seen a dog which came straight from the groomers and its paws were disgusting! (They were definitely not taught by you, Rachel ). Les was a great help and it was great to see it’s not just an all female environment; it’s a dog loving environment that is more important. It was great to work with Mandy, there are very few people with such a lovely aura, and Jasmine is a lovely girl and I hope she passes her bike test. My plans are all the same and I am hurrying slowly. First year Gracious Groomer will be mobile, second year our first shop and I have the location in mind, we will keep the van to pick up our regular customers and take them to shop.
Thanks again Rachel, you have helped all of my family on our way to a dream we all have. I will keep you up dated with our progress.

Take Care
Mandy and Luke(Gracious Groomers) x

Hope you are all well and your new students are enjoying their time at Posh Pets. I wanted to tell you that I came to Spain to do the Groomers Course as I wanted to get away from my chores and commitments at home so that I could give this my full attention. Also I wanted to have a bit of a holiday as well as learn a new skill. I was able to do just that. The training was brilliant, the accommodation was homely and comfortable, and the food was good....a bit too good as I am struggling to fit into my clothes lol!! I loved the pool area and especially enjoyed my treatments from Mandy.... I not only came home Mega chilled! but I also gained a Diploma!!! I can't believe I've been back nearly 2 weeks, how busy I have been...I've sorted out my business loan that should be through any day now, I will then able to order my equipment from the supplier who you recommended, their prices are brilliant. I've also got a plumber sorted to plumb in my bath, I've decided to go with your idea of having a large shower tray so I can do big and small dogs. Can't wait to get started. I have 3 customers already waiting!! Once again thank you for everything, thank Les for the lovely beetroot salad and freshly squeezed orange juice in the morning and thank you to Jaz for the colourful conversation at dinner time (keep up the dancing Jaz) I have to say I fell in love with Bonny (she was my favourite) but love to all the animals XXX I will keep you updated. Oh by the way thank you for returning my bag. Love to ALL

I found the standard of teaching & all the information very overwhelming in the beginning but it all came together in the end. Very good teaching!! I am confident with the grooming techniques I have learnt & was very impressed with the in depth teaching. I was very happy with the range of pets we used, I know I will have to refer back to my notes to remember techniques but with my photos & notes I am confident & cannot wait to get started. I am very happy to use all the grooming equipment I have been shown, Rachel was very helpful & offered me lots of useful tips & advice. The onsite accommodation was lovely; I loved the dogs outside my room & the cats out on the Terrace, I felt very at home, I was made to feel very welcome especially by Jasmine. I enjoyed the meals.......very good cooks! Before I came to do this 10 day Groomers Course I had barely any grooming experience, I now feel very pleased with everything I have learnt. It has been an intensive course & I have struggled at times with my confidence. I strive for perfect results each time but what I have learnt in 10 days is amazing & I know I am capable of becoming a good Dog Groomer in time. I am pleased with everything but I could not have done it without the help of an excellent trainer. Thank you so much Rachel for your patience & kindness. It has been so lovely to meet you. Xxxxx

I found the standard of teaching Excellent, the grooming techniques were daunting at first but my confidence grew daily. We had a wide range of breeds but I would have liked to have squeezed in a Schnauzer or a Bichon Frise. I will definitely be able to clip & scissor pets on my own though now I have completed the course. I am confident with the variety of grooming tools & equipment used. I have learnt a lot of useful tips from Rachel & some very good business advise which I will definitely put into place. The accommodation was very comfortable, very clean & homely. Good home cooked meals, loved the grapefruits & freshly squeezed oranges from the orchard in the mornings!!! The salon is beautiful, very impressed. You are a hard working family. I was able to relax in my free time & digest the information; I got more than I needed from the course, not just grooming techniques but lots of business ideas. The Course gives you every bit of information you need to become a Dog Groomer, it does exactly what it says. I have everything I needed out of the Course, thank you Rachel. X

The standard of teaching was excellent which has given me the confidence to start my own business, the speed of tuition was good as the “ hands on “ approach is a much better way of learning grooming techniques & it gave me a lot of confidence. I was happy with the variety of dogs/breeds used for training, I have now good grounding in nearly all the grooming techniques required, I am confident to clip & scissor pets in my own environment & I am confident in using all the equipment correctly. I am in the process of starting my own business & without the in depth knowledge & know how I received on the course I would not have been able to get started.
The accommodation was good with an excellent shower room, the food was fabulous & I am still trying to get the weight off I put on during my three weeks. No improvements Excellent. I must admit that I was a bit apprehensive when I started & wondered what I had done after the first day but that soon changed with Rachel’s help, advice & cajoling I was enjoying every minute. By the end I knew I had done the right thing & now looking forward to starting my business “Absolutely Pawfect”. A Big thank you to Mandy as well. I am so pleased I chose Posh Pets Spain as my place of training. I know I have received the best grounding I could have for my future, a big thank you to Les who showed me how to handle cats correctly, Mandy for all her help & thanks Rachel & Jasmine you were so good to me & made my stay really enjoyable. Love to all the dogs & cats.

I found the standard of teaching very high, it was excellent. I am confident in grooming & clipping techniques. The speed of teaching was good. I am now confident in using the wide variety of grooming tools & equipment. There was a very good mixture of breeds for training & I do not feel I have missed anything, I am raring to go!!! I have now a business structure in mind with your help. I feel that I have learnt an awful lot even more than I had ever imagined I could, I hope I remember it all!!!
My aim is to keep up the high standards set by Posh Pets Spain – Doggroomingcourses.net.

I found the course great & the standard of teaching was fantastic, I was very surprised. I feel that I am confident now with grooming techniques. It was good also the patience you had with me, I think if it was someone who had not got patience I would not have succeeded. I was happy with the range of pets & I do not think anything was missed, I am now ready to clip & scissor myself. I feel confident with all the variety of tools that we used, I just need to get more confident with the nail clippers using them on black nails. I have a business structure set up now already. I think everything was great, I am pleased and confident and also pleased at what I have achieved. I think I will do great with it all. THANK YOU. I would just like to say thank you for helping me, I never expected as much help as I got. The course and being a groomer is not as easy as I thought it would be. This is not an easy profession to be in.

The teaching on this course was excellent and I was taught to a good standard, after completion of the course I felt confident, I enjoyed the fact that we started practising on day one. The range of pets was excellent, I feel I can work on any breed now with confidence, I can scissor & clip with no problems. We were shown how to use all the tools necessary with lots of practise & with all types of equipment. After completing this course I was more than happy to start on my own having learnt so much.
I have more than achieved my goal, I enjoyed the course very much, everyone was very helpful, it was a great environment to train in, and in fact I did not want it to end!!
The course has completely changed my life, I really enjoy my work in dog grooming, it is a real pleasure, even the difficult ones, it is always a challenge. Thank you

Hi Rachel, I'm doing really well, I have almost 200 hundred customers and getting more everyday. Thanks for all your help whilst I was staying with you, you taught me everything I needed to know xxxx ( snippet of email sent March 2011)

The standard of teaching was excellent, just what I wanted. I really needed hands on experience rather than taking notes/ theory. I feel confidentnow grooming dogs but I know that my confidence will grow more with experience, The speed of teaching was great, I wanted to get stuck into it straight away which is what happened. I am definitely happy with the range of breeds and also I am very glad I had the chance to groom cats, I would never have done that in England if I had not have experienced it. I am eager to get back home & get stuck in. I was shown how to use the equipment well, I still do not feel completely happy with nail clippers but that is because of my own nervousness. I have learnt what I needed to learn & a lot more than I expected!!! I was very happy with the accommodation, I loved the interior; the food here was incredible.....I feel very confident & eager to get started with my business. Thank you so much for teaching me everything, I have learnt so much and more. I cannot imagine how terrible I would have been if I had gone elsewhere!

We are now back in sizzling Dubai and it is great to see all the animals again. Poor little Max was put straight onto the grooming table and I had to clip off most of his fur (except his head and tail) because he was completely matted after not having been brushed for six weeks but I was so confident.
I just want to say once again a big 'thank you' for all your hospitality and training.  I really enjoyed myself and learnt an awful lot. Thanks once again for everything.
Kind regards

I am so excited I am getting really busy now; you told me I was born to be a dog groomer. I love it. Thank you so much

I took a years grooming course at college but I felt I only gained basic grooming experience, there were too many students per dog and never gained the confidence that you have given me. Your ten day10 intense course has set me off in the right direction I am now working from home in my converted garage and I can now work round my little boy, you have given me the confidence that I needed. Thank you

You have given me inspiration, you work so hard and have accomplished so much I hope that I when I set up in the UK I will take a leaf out of your book. Many thanks for all your understanding and patience – you are a star.

You have been so kind and helpful madam. You have shown me how to understand dogs and how to handle them kindly. My family are very proud of me and we are now set up in New Delhi with a beautiful Dog Parlour I am already very busy as this is so new for India. Your home is very beautiful too and my accommodation with you was very comfortable – I love your swimming pool. You showed me much kindness I hope that one day I will be able to come over to Spain once again. Thank you for all your teaching.

Dear Rachel, just to say thanks from the bottom of my heart, you taught me how to deal with customers as well as with the dogs – it is true it is the owners that are hard work. The “Dog Bible” that you have given me has been a great support for reference, I am scissoring many poodles now in Milan as there are many here and I did say to you that I would never be able to do it. You were right the 10 day course was just enough. I have been helping at our local rescue centre as you suggested which has given me much confidence and satisfaction. Thank you – you are a great inspiration and teacher. All the best for the future from a very satisfied customer!!

Rachel as you well know before I came to you and completed the course I had never held a pair of scissors and was terrified, now Sam and myself 12 months down the line have our own grooming business with over 200 clients and we have a 3 week waiting list. We are now looking at expanding. We could not have done this without you and your continued support. Thank you so much.

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