Dog Grooming School Near Taylors, SC
Sunnyside has run a salon in Taylors, at 10 Reid School Rd, since 2018, so if you're in Taylors you already know the name. One honest note up front: the Taylors location is salon-only. All hands-on training happens at the Greenville salon on Hunts Bridge Rd. It's a drive, but it's the same Sunnyside team, and the training is in a working salon on real client dogs.
Free call. No pressure. The team will tell you straight if it's not for you.
What a screen can't teach someone in Taylors.
If you're in Taylors and thinking about grooming, the cheap option is an online course you can do from your couch. The problem is what happens after. You finish, you have a certificate, and you still can't finish a real dog, because nobody ever put one in front of you. A short drive to Hunts Bridge Rd gets you roughly 400 hours on real coats with an instructor correcting your hands. That's the difference between knowing about grooming and being able to groom.
Who drives in: Taylors career changers who are done with the job they have and want to work with animals for real, not someday. Also hobbyists, retirees, and parents in Taylors who want to groom their own dogs well or build a skill they can use on their own terms.
Training happens at 518 Hunts Bridge Rd, Greenville, SC 29617 · Tue–Sat, 9am–5pm · (864) 252-4890 · Three routes: compare them here.
Online course
- Your own or borrowed dogs. Nobody checks the result.
- Delayed video feedback. The dog is home before anyone sees your clipper line.
- Buy your own tools. Usually the wrong ones, after you paid.
- Certificate of completion. Proves you finished the videos.
- A website. No door to knock on.
Sunnyside
- Real client dogs from week one, measured against salon standards.
- Instructor beside you. Charles or Vicki fixing your grip before the habit sets.
- Tools included. A professional kit worth about $2,100, yours to keep.
- Certification for the hours completed. Roughly 400 real hours, documented.
- A salon you can walk into. 518 Hunts Bridge Rd, Greenville. Tue–Sat, 9–5.
What people from Taylors ask first.
Is there grooming training at the Taylors salon?
Is the Taylors salon the same owners as the academy?
What do I get at the end of the program?
More in the full FAQ. Also serving Greenville, Taylors, Greer, Travelers Rest, Simpsonville and Spartanburg.
READY TO MAKE THE DRIVE WORTH IT?
Two quick questions. Then a free, honest 30 to 45 minute conversation with the team about schedule, routes, tuition, and whether you're a fit.
Next intake March 1 · Enrolling through January 1 · Seats are capped
Early-enrollment bonuses end January 1
No cost. No obligation. We'll tell you straight.