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Animal Basics I am a qualified companion Animal Behaviourist offering a friendly and Professional behaviour and tr She regularly attends workshops and seminars.

Janet holds the Centre of Applied Pet Ethology Diploma (COAPE) and is an affilliate member of the COAPE Association of Pet Behaviourists & Trainers (CABT). She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers having passed the theoretical and practical assessments. She believes that in order to offer the best service possible, she needs to keep up to date. The positive training methods that she

uses have been scientifically proven to be the most efficient way to train animals. I am a qualified companion Animal Behaviourist offering a friendly and Professional behaviour and training service to owners and their pets. My service includes helping with behavioural problems, to teaching your dog to walk properly on a lead, through to basic training, either on a one-to-one basis at home, or through lessons outdoors or in. Cat owners can be helped with pet-care whilst they are on holiday, with settling kittens or adopted adult cats into their new home to behavioural problems.

18/05/2025

Wow! The biggest thank you to all who have sent messages of support and well-wishes following my recent announcement. I will be reading through them all over the coming weeks and responding, but for now, I'm so touched and moved by your lovely messages. A very heartfelt thank you.

I just wanted to share and pass on the details of some other Dog Trainers and/or Behaviourists that may be useful to you all, in future. I'd highly recommend each of the following:
🐶Emma Dufty | The Dog Academy | https://www.the-dog-academy.com/
🐶Catherine Tomlinson | Catherine Tomlinson Canine Behaviour and Puppy school. | https://catherinetomlinson.com/
🐶Teresa Bromwich | Seriously Dogs Training | https://www.seriouslydogs.co.uk/

There's no doubt a few people that I've missed, but here's just some suggestions to try to help.

Thank you, all.

Warmest regards,
Janet Auton
Animal Basics

Dear Customers, old and new, Friends and Family, I've made the decision to stop running my business, Animal Basics.I've ...
17/05/2025

Dear Customers, old and new, Friends and Family,

I've made the decision to stop running my business, Animal Basics.

I've had many wonderful years of welcoming and supporting both you and your furry loved ones, but things have naturally slowed and come to their own close. It's been an absolute joy and a pleasure to help and support so many of you over the past 25+ years, and I wish you all the very best in your training and pup endeavours in the years to come. A very sincere and heartfelt thank you to you all.

I'm still very much around should anyone wish to keep in touch.

Keep happy and healthy and those puppies trained! 🐶

Warmest regards,
Janet Auton
Animal Basics

12/03/2025

🐶New Puppy Training Course!🐶
A new, 6 week course of reward-based training for you and your puppy. Teaching skills in sit, down, recall and settle when full of that puppy excitement!
Starting on Saturday 15th March, 10.35am at Periton Park Court Riding Stables.
If interested, please:
📱Message on Facebook
💻Email [email protected], or
☎️Call 01823 432334

A 6 week puppy course will start on Monday 3rd March at Bicknoller village Hall 5-6pm for puppies 20 weeks and under. I...
25/02/2025

A 6 week puppy course will start on Monday 3rd March at Bicknoller village Hall 5-6pm for puppies 20 weeks and under. If you would like to join please contact me on 07790996791. All vaccinations must be up to date. The training is reward based. Please complete the online form to join and give me a call if you would like further information.

10/02/2025

On Friday 14th February I am offering an individual training day, at Periton Park court in Minehead, for those who would like extra help with a training issue. Times are available from 9:30am. Pre booking will be required for your slot. A one hour session will Be £50 and a half a hour session will be £28.
Please phone me so that we can discuss what your specific needs are on 07790996791.

31/10/2024

If you are looking for puppy training and your puppy is 20 weeks and under I have a 6 week puppy course starting on Monday at 5pm at Bicknoller village Hall. If you have a puppy that is 20 weeks and under and you would like them to join a puppy class you are welcome to give me a call. 07790996791 / 01823 432334.

27/10/2024

Hi if you are looking for puppy training and may missed the post for puppy training starting tomorrow at 5pm Please drop me a message or give me a call courses are are 6 weeks - I tend to use What's App but you can call me on 07790996791 The indoor course runs at Bicknoller Village Hall on a Monday evening at 5pm Puppies 20 weeks and under are welcome to join. Any questions please let me know. The next course starts tomorrow but you are welcome to book onto the next course now which will start in 6 weeks. The next course for puppies will start in 6 weeks. All training is reward based.

22/10/2024

Next Bicknoller puppy course starts on Monday6 weeks any questions please let me know. It is reward based training.

27/09/2024

If you have booked onto the puppy course AT 10.35AM for tomorrow morning tomorrow and have not received the joining information please send me an email this evening.
The forecast looks good for tomorrow.

20/09/2024

Please note the puppy course is now due to start NEXT Saturday at 10.35am. if you have a puppy 20 weeks and under they are welcome to join. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
Puppy progress will start after the puppy course has completed.
my contact number is 07790996791.
Training is reward based. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Janet holds the Centre of Applied Pet Ethology Diploma (COAPE) and is an affilliate member of the COAPE Association of Pet Behaviourists & Trainers (DipCABT). She become a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers in 2015, having passed the theoretical and practical assessments. She believes that in order to offer the best service possible, she needs to keep up to date. She regularly attends workshops and seminars. The positive training methods that she uses have been scientifically proven to be the most efficient way to train animals. I am a qualified companion Animal Behaviourist offering a friendly and Professional behaviour and training service to owners and their pets. My service includes helping with behavioural problems, to teaching your dog to walk properly on a lead, through to basic training, either on a one-to-one basis at home, or through lessons outdoors or in. Courses offered include Fun Obedience, Fun Gun Dog, Rally, Hoopers, Agility (seasonal) Puppy and Puppy Progress/ Adolescent classes.

Janet competes in agility with her Labrador Retriever Finn and in Rally with Finn and her Border Collie x English Springer Spaniel Lottie. This Year Janet and Finn competed at Crufts for the first time as part of the South and Southwest Inter-Regional Rally team. The whole amazing experience from the selection process to the training days and finally the competition was rounded off with the team winning. Update in 2019 we competed for a second time in the Inter-Regional Rally competition at Crufts and were placed 4th in Level 5.

They also love their scent training and attend courses run by Scent Detect find Ltd.