There really are not any commercial grooming kits. Some grooming schools offer a starter kit for their students. The basic grooming tools include a good set of clippers with detactable blades; a pair of 8" shears; a pair of thinning shears; nail trimmers; slicker brush or two; combs of several...
Look for a product called pill pockets. You can put several pills in one pocket or break them in small pices for each pill. Most dogs love them. Sadly anti-seizure medication causes weight gain in dogs and people alike.
This could be from allergies, a nasal foreign body, a polyp, or a fungal/bacterial infection. First this is most likely nothing contagious since the problem is long term. Using bleach and lysol on everything most likely is making this worse because of its caustic nature on living tissues...
Not enough specific information for me. What you really need to do is go to a dog show. There are quite a few in the UK. This way you can see the dogs up close and can talk to the people who own breed and show them. We're just a bunch of internet flunkies who don't even know you. The four...