ESAAP Certified Students

Here is the list of our certified ESAAP students who have completed the entire training program at the Art au Poil School of Animal and Human Welfare.

This workshop is for both professionals and humans who wish to learn the basics of grooming while training animals to be in a calm, fearless and confident state while being brushed, detangled, shaved, washed, dried and then trimmed.

Dog owners are also welcome ! Don't stress about routine grooming for your dog. Learn what you can do at home safely and successfully with your pet.  

This practical workshop takes place in 3 parts of 4 days each at the school of Animal and Human Welfare l'Art au Poil.

→ ESAAP training of various stimuli in behavioral grooming : 

  • introduction to different razors
  • all about the blades
  • shaving with adapters
  • shaving with blades
  • intro to scissors
  • trim with scissors
  • washing practice (bath) in action
  • drying practice in action
  • the tools
  • the approach
  • the environment
  • the ESAAP ritual
  • the positions
  • the gestures
  • the techniques
  • micro-signals
  • ESAAP preventive programs

Art au Poil students will be happy to know that an advanced level is coming in 2022!
Learn step-by-step how to do heads, different body types, finishing techniques with razors, scissors, etc. then work on practicing with different types of scissors. All taught in respect of TCAP behavioral grooming rules, without force or restraint, low stress, forcefree, fearfree with the founders of behavioral grooming.