Pet Grooming Salons
Everything your salon needs to grow, train and be recognized.
ACADA's Success Feature Set
One ACADA membership covers your entire operation. Every feature listed here is available from day one, without add-on fees or per-seat billing.
Full Curriculum Access
Every enrolled staff member works through the complete ACADA PET Track curriculum, Generalist and specialty tracks alike, at no additional cost.
Staff Credential Records
Each team member receives a permanent ACADA credential number at enrollment. Their public record documents every reviewed lesson, submission, and certificate.
Customer Feedback System
ACADA's built-in review and feedback system lets clients leave documented feedback attached to your business record. Professional feedback which helps capture concerns early and internally for faster resolution.
Self-Paced Learning
Your staff learns on their schedule. No cohorts, no fixed start dates. Lessons are available whenever they are: in the salon, at home, or between appointments.
Industry Directory Listing
Your salon appears in the ACADA Industry Directory, a public, searchable resource pet owners and professionals use to find member businesses in their area.
ACADA Member Recognition
Display your ACADA membership badge on your website, at your front desk, and on your vehicles. Your clients will know what it means.
Permanent Career Profiles
Your salon and your individual pet grooming professionals can build comprehensive success profiles, complete with photos of finished grooms and before-and-after shots with project descriptions. With ACADA, you're building a central album of your team's career success. It becomes the ultimate sales tool.
Business Dashboard
Your membership portal shows the enrollment status of every team member: who is active, what track they're on, and which credentials have been issued.
Open Standards Access
Your staff and clients can review the published ACADA Standard at any time. Transparent standards build the client trust your business depends on.
Included member benefit
The Daily Pet keeps your salon visible between appointments.
Get client-ready post ideas, caption starters, hashtags, and photo prompts built specifically for professional grooming businesses. Public visitors can read today's issue; ACADA business members get the full planning calendar a year ahead.
We'll be posting The Daily Pet daily content free through July 31st. Members get the full calendar a year in advance for social planning, and you will have access to the full The Daily Pet immediately upon joining our litter.
How it works
Three steps from today to a trained, credentialed team.
Register your salon
Complete the business registration form. An ACADA advisor will follow up by phone or email to confirm your membership and answer any questions. No payment is collected on the site. You will receive an invoice by email.
Add your team
From your business dashboard, enroll your current grooming staff. Each team member receives their own ACADA credential number and portal access at no charge to you or to them.
They learn, you grow
Staff work through ACADA curriculum at their own pace. Every reviewed submission builds their permanent public record and yours. Clients can see the credentials your team has earned.
A growing profession
The industry your salon serves is expanding.
Pet grooming has grown from an occasional luxury to routine care for millions of American families. ACADA exists to support the salons and professionals who serve that demand with the seriousness it deserves.
Industry revenue, 2026
Pet grooming and boarding combined
Grooming businesses
Operating across the United States
Professionals in the field
In the US and Canada
Membership pricing
$375 per year. Your entire salon.
One annual membership covers your full location, all current grooming staff, and any mobile units you operate, with no per-student charge, ever. You will receive an invoice by email. No payment is collected here.
Annual salon membership
Your entire grooming staff enrolled free. Mobile units at your location included. All ACADA features from day one.
Multiple locations?
An ACADA Advisor will contact you directly to ensure your full operation is covered at the right rate for your footprint.
Questions? Talk to us.
Not sure how your operation fits? Contact Member Services before you register. We'll get you set up correctly from the start.
Pet Grooming Salons
Train your team. Earn the standard. Grow your clientele.
ACADA gives your salon the curriculum, credentials, and public record your clients are already looking for, at one annual rate, with no per-student charge, ever.