About Merryfield Academy

Merryfield Academy is a nationally accredited school with over 15 years of experience teaching students that love animals and want to make it a career. We offer three programs in the animal field including: Professional Pet Grooming, Veterinary Assistant and Professional Pet Grooming with Anesthetic Free Dentals. We offer day and evening classes.

We have several Certified Master Groomers as well as instructors in their respective field with over 20 years of work experience. Our 16,000 square foot facilities enable us to have plenty of classroom and labs so students can learn and have experience working with client animals. In addition, we have excellent administrative staff with over 100 years in combined experience in the school administration and pet industry. When we put this all together, it gives our students a wealth of information, a solid foundation and confidence to know that when they graduate, they will have a great start in our profession. We offer assistance in job placement, school financing, and can assist our graduates to go into business for themselves.

Professional Pet Grooming: We offer a 600 clock hour program that teaches the skills and knowledge necessary to obtain employment as a professional groomer with employment opportunities in salons, mobile grooming vans, opening your own business and much more. The program boils down to 4 simple elements: Speed, skill, accuracy and of course confidence.

Veterinary Assistant: We offer a 900 clock hour program that teaches the skills and knowledge necessary to obtain entry level employment as a veterinary assistant in an animal clinic, mobile veterinary and much more. Learning the skills to be a critical part of a veterinary clinic is so important and veterinary assistants are so important to ensuring animal care and client satisfaction.

Professional Pet Grooming with Anesthetic Free Dentals: We offer a 900 clock hour that encompasses our grooming program and teaches dental scaling, charting, swaddling and scaling of pets to provide additional services groomers can offer their clients.

We are very excited about the Pet Grooming Industry today, it has moved into a new era. The reason why we have all noticed this change is that people today treat their pets like their children, and rightfully so! They are our “Fur Children” and we care and adore them! When this feeling exists, it spills out into all aspects of care and we are a part of that caring process! What it means to everyone involved in the industry is, we can expect continued growth and a wonderful future.

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Teachers & Staff

Gregg Docktor

Owner and Operator

Gregg Docktor loves animals. As owner and operator of Merryfield Academy, he's helped train the nation's most talented groomers.

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NCMG Grooming Instructor

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Jessica Wallace

NCMG Grooming Instructor

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Natalie Benitez

Grooming Instructor

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Marlene Vasquez

Grooming Instructor

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Carrie Heliin

Grooming Instructor

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Testimonials

The reason I chose Merryfield is because I did my homework. I spoke to many Master Groomers and asked them what their choice would be for a great education. The answer consistently was Merryfield for their number one choice. The instructors there are some of the top groomers in the United States.

- Lulu R.
La razón por la que elegí Merryfield es porque hice mis deberes. Hablé con muchos Maestros Peluqueros y les pregunté cuál sería su elección para una gran educación. La respuesta fue sistemáticamente Merryfield para su elección número uno. Los instructores allí son algunos de los mejores groomers de Estados Unidos.

- Lulu R.
I looked at many different schools in the country. When I looked at the resumes of the teachers at Merryfield, they won hands down. There was no comparison. Now that I’m winning in my competitions! I can really see the difference my education made on my career.

- Katie W.
Busqué en muchas escuelas diferentes del país. Cuando miré los currículos de los profesores de Merryfield, ganaron con creces. No había comparación. ¡Ahora que estoy ganando en mis competiciones! Puedo ver realmente la diferencia de mi educación en mi carrera.

- Katie W.
I was a front desk Manager at an Animal Hospital, kind of a dead end job. I love animals and I wanted more fun in my job. I did my research, I interviewed the teachers at Merryfield and there was no doubt that this is where I needed to be. I’m a Graduate; I compete nationally and will get my Master Certification by the end of this year. I thank Merryfield for my outrageous career. I LOVE IT EVERY DAY!

- Jessica W.
Era gerente de recepción en un hospital de animales, un trabajo sin salida. Me encantan los animales y quería más diversión en mi trabajo. Hice mi investigación, entrevisté a los profesores de Merryfield y no había duda de que aquí es donde tenía que estar. Soy licenciado; compito a nivel nacional y obtendré mi certificación de maestro a finales de este año. Agradezco a Merryfield mi escandalosa carrera. ¡ME ENCANTA CADA DÍA!

- Jessica W.