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but far from “basic”...
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Get total confidence in your grooming with this foundational certificate course.

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All the basics,
but far from “basic”...

Get total confidence in your grooming with this foundational certificate course.

Sign me up baby!

Is this you, Shmoop?

  • …you’ve been grooming for a little while, and feel lost when it comes to basics or where to start? 

  •  …you’re a pet parent who wants to give your floof baby profesh-level baths and haircuts at home, but are intimidated by the ‘how?’

  •  …you’re a bather, a dog-lover, or answer the phones at a salon, and are ready to take the leap to the grooming table and start the career you dream of?

  • … you’re weighed down by how long it takes you to groom a dog, and too overwhelmed to know which skills you need to fix it?

  •  …you’ve been grooming for a few years, but want a comprehensive review of the foundations of your craft to launch your skills (and rates) into the stratosphere?

If any of that resonated – this is for you.

JRG101 is the course I wish I had when I was a new groomer. 


I’ve packed this course with every single thing I wish I had known when I was first starting but no one was teaching me. If I had the course back then, it would have saved me years of trial and error.

So that’s what I’m covering in this 9+ hour BEAST of a course.


*cue Godzilla roar* 

 
In easy-to-follow videos, we’ll go over:

⚒️ The tools you need and how to maintain and use them 

🛁 Prep work and gorgeous fluff outs

🥽 All things safety

🧼 My go-to products and cleansers

💅 Nitpicky stuff like ear plucking and nail trims

✂️ Scissoring, clipping

...and my signature Body Blueprint…

 

All. Of. It.

 If it’s a foundational practice of grooming ...
I’m sharing it here. 

Welcome to JRG101.

Hell yes. Sign me up!

Is this you, Shmoop?

  • …you’ve been grooming for a little while, and feel lost when it comes to basics or where to start? 

  •  …you’re a pet parent who wants to give your floof baby profesh-level baths and haircuts at home, but are intimidated by the ‘how?’

  •  …you’re a bather, a dog-lover, or answer the phones at a salon, and are ready to take the leap to the grooming table and start the career you dream of?

  • … you’re weighed down by how long it takes you to groom a dog, and too overwhelmed to know which skills you need to fix it?

  •  …you’ve been grooming for a few years, but want a comprehensive review of the foundations of your craft to launch your skills (and rates) into the stratosphere?

If any of that resonated – this is for you.

JRG101 is the course I wish I had when I was a new groomer. 


I’ve packed this course with every single thing I wish I had known when I was first starting but no one was teaching me. If I had the course back then, it would have saved me years of trial and error.

So that’s what I’m covering in this 9+ hour BEAST of a course.


*cue Godzilla roar* 

 
In easy-to-follow videos, we’ll go over:

⚒️ The tools you need and how to maintain and use them 

🛁 Prep work and gorgeous fluff outs

🥽 All things safety

🧼 My go-to products and cleansers

💅 Nitpicky stuff like ear plucking and nail trims

✂️ Scissoring, clipping

...and my signature Body Blueprint…

 

All. Of. It.

 If it’s a foundational practice of grooming ...
I’m sharing it here. 

Welcome to JRG101.

Hell yes. Sign me up!

There are so many free ‘How To’ grooming videos all over the Internet. 

Some of it's good(ish). Most of it's bad.

So how do you know?

You don't. 

They'll ...

  • teach you things that are just wrong

  • waste your time (which is valuable!)

  • or worst-case, be unsafe for you and the dog


You can 100% trust that any info I give you will help you and the floofs you’re beautifying.

 

For anyone who has ever wanted to learn how to groom a dog
... this is your time to do it the right way.

 

I designed the JRG101 course to be your one-stop for education on the basics of grooming.

It’s everything you need to learn, all in one place.

 

(And if you’re nervous about taking the plunge: there is a 100% money-back guarantee on this course.) You have nothing to lose by investing in yourself, right now. 

Alright, let's do this!

Even I can’t believe how much I go into in this Mastiff-sized course


In 9+ hours of video lessons and techniques…

…with 14 distinct modules… 

…featuring dogs of different coat types and temperaments…

I’ll go over every single topic you need to finally feel total confidence in your grooming, including: 

And so much moooooore… 

The wisdom will be flying fast and furious! (Or… fur-ious?)

PLUS we’ll go over… 

A full grooming routine: how to be the most efficient with your time to have a speedy but gorgie groom 

A whole blueprint for an adorable hand-scissored cut

Instructions on that difficult Cocker Spaniel coat 

A module where we spend the day with grooming trainer extraordinaire Elizabeth Gibbs 😱 with some cutie baby groomers who were there to ask questions

…Aaaaaand I’ll tell you all about my own start in grooming. 

By the end of this course, loaded with all this new knowledge, you’ll be able to take a dog (safely and calmly) from stinky, shapeless bear to stunningly styled beast, trusting that you have a handle on every single aspect of the groom. 

What a thrill. 

Get me in there!

Even I can’t believe how much I go into in this Mastiff-sized course


In 9+ hours of video lessons and techniques…

…with 14 distinct modules… 

…featuring dogs of different coat types and temperaments…

I’ll go over every single topic you need to finally feel total confidence in your grooming, including: 

And so much moooooore… 

The wisdom will be flying fast and furious! (Or… fur-ious?)

PLUS we’ll go over… 

A full grooming routine: how to be the most efficient with your time to have a speedy but gorgie groom 

A whole blueprint for an adorable hand-scissored cut

Instructions on that difficult Cocker Spaniel coat 

A module where we spend the day with grooming trainer extraordinaire Elizabeth Gibbs 😱 with some cutie baby groomers who were there to ask questions

…Aaaaaand I’ll tell you all about my own start in grooming. 

By the end of this course, loaded with all this new knowledge, you’ll be able to take a dog (safely and calmly) from stinky, shapeless bear to stunningly styled beast, trusting that you have a handle on every single aspect of the groom. 

What a thrill. 

Get me in there!

Get the JRG101 Course 

for just $347

The JRG 101 Online Course

$347

Elevate your grooming game and go from novice to ninja with this comprehensive introduction to ALL grooming basics!

  • 9+ hours of easy to follow video lessons covering all the essentials of grooming including tools, safety, cozy handling, divine prep work, haircuts and soooo much more 

  •  FREE Bonus Advice Series from top industry experts like Elizabeth Gibbs, Jay Scruggs, Irina Pinkusevich, and 5 other international grooming stars 

  • A resource guide of the books that have been invaluable in teaching me the basics of grooming and beyond.

  • JRG101 is perfect for anyone who is looking to level up their grooming game. Whether you’re a pet parent, a new groomer or have been thinking about becoming a groomer, this course was made with you in mind

 

Enroll Now!

Get the Many Faces of JRG and JRG 101 and save BIG!

$479

Get both courses and save $165!

A $644 value for just $479 -
save 25% when you bundle! 

  • 9+ hours of easy to follow video lessons covering all the essentials of grooming including tools, safety, cozy handling, divine prep work, haircuts and soooo much more 
  • FREE Bonus Advice Series from top industry experts like Elizabeth Gibbs, Jay Scruggs, Irina Pinkusevich, and 5 other international grooming stars
  • A resource guide of the books that have been invaluable in teaching me the basics of grooming and beyond.
  • JRG101 is perfect for anyone who is looking to level up their grooming game. Whether you’re a pet parent, a new groomer or have been thinking about becoming a groomer, this course was made with you in mind

  • 8 video tutorials with the faces blueprint

  • Lessons on signature JRG energy work

  • List of recommended tools

  • Groomer self-care practices and daily Inspirations for the soul

I want to save 25%!

And speaking of guest stars… I’m including a FREE BONUS series of advice from industry LEGENDS

I asked some of my favorite world-renowned grooming superstars what their advice to YOU would be and filmed their answers for you to keepsies on everything from what kinds of tools are worth investing in to the #1 thing you should learn for a better bath:

🌟 Jonathan David, mobile groomer/grooming judge

🌟 Irina Pinkusevich (Pina) & Colin Taylor, grooming judges

🌟 Elizabeth Gibbs, mobile groomer & instructor/Groom Team USA competitor

🌟 Jay Scruggs, Television’s “Super Styling Sessions”/grooming judge

🌟 Adriane Pope, competitive creative groomer

🌟 Victor Rosado, grooming judge

🌟 Olga Zabalynskaya, Zolitta shears creator & owner/grooming judge

🌟 Dr. Cliff Faver - Animal Health Services founder/owner and chief veterinarian, Tender Paw Day Spa founder/owner

🌟 Corina Stammworthy - groomer and sanitation expert

And why not give you 2 other free bonuses? 

Because I love the hell out of my students! Every JRG101 student will also get:

Access to my private Facebook group, The Shmoop Society.

This is where you can connect with a worldwide community of groomers of all experience levels, and even post questions for me to answer! 

 

A Resources Guide

With a list of tools and equipment to build on your craft.

Imagine yourself grooming dogs confidently, efficiently, & with gorgeous results.

When you have a strong foundation of the basics, you can… 

Groom your own dog or your friends’ dogs or your old Aunt Lisa’s dogs at home
with professional-looking results…

Groom fewer dogs while making more money from higher rates and a roster of dream return clients…

Groom more dogs in less time because you’re working more efficiently...

Whatever your goals are,
JRG101 can help you reach them. 


This course will set you on your path to becoming a
bad-ass, confident groomer, or my name isn’t
Jess “Chupie & Meemu’s Mom” Rona.

JRG 101 is a Certificate Course! 

 

When you finish JRG101, we’ll send you a super cutie official certificate to show the world you’ve leveled up your grooming skills the JRG way (even though the gorgeous dogs you create will be proof enough!).  

Hell yes! Enroll me now.

See the transformations that my past students are celebrating…and imagine yourself in their
(gorgie yet comfy) shoes!

Where would you be if you were feeling this way, too?

I’m going to get you there with the new JRG 101 course.
Are you ready? Let’s do this.

LOVE YOUR RESULTS OR GET 100% OF YOUR MONEY BACK

I have a 100%, no-questions-asked 100-Day Money Back Guarantee for JRG101. 

  • If you don’t feel like your grooming skills level the up after taking the course, I’ll give you the whole amount you paid back within 100 days of your purchase. (So you have time to try out your new skills!) 
  • Yes, that puts all the risk on me, and people could totally come in with the sneaky little intention to get my course for free. But… it also gives YOU, my honest little shagoogie, peace of mind to take the leap and invest in yourself and your future. 

And my friend, that makes the risk worth it to me 🫶

Let’s get you “speaking dog” and feeling the amazing results that come from having ease with every beautiful beast you groom.

And with your special launch discount, your investment in the online course is only $347 $247.

 

Let's Meet the Cast

Yes! I want in on all of this!

I'm here to answer your Q's 

Ready to level up your grooming skills?

I’m ready to become a JRG101 student!