Welcome to Animal Basics
A choice of courses from Puppy to Puppy Progress, Agility to Hoopers, Rally to Canine Connections and Gundog.
Individual sessions available too. Have fun with your special Canine Companion whilst building a lasting partnership together.
About Animal Basics.
Training your dog should be fun for both you and your dog. If we make it fun and rewarding, the training will be enjoyable and it will encourage us to continue too.
It will produce a strong working partnership with trust and confidence at both ends of the lead. There should be give and take as in any relationship, being aware of how your dog is feeling and importantly, how you are feeling too.
We owe it to our dogs to learn and to understand how they communicate using their body language. Dog behaviour and training go hand-in-hand, and if the training is right, you cut down considerably the chance of the dog developing habits and behaviour that can cause a problem later.
Training Courses at Animal Basics
Training takes place in Minehead in a secure privately owned field
PLEASE NOTE: I am unable to take on any behaviour consultations until further notice. Please check out the CAPBT website and click on the Map to find a local behaviourist
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We all need to know how to communicate with our dogs. We owe it to them to understand, as much as possible, how they see the world and in turn, teach them how to behave and how to achieve it. What I try to do is to help you understand what makes your dog ‘tick’; to bridge the communications gap and build a working partnership based on trust and cooperation.
‘Animal Basics’ uses up to date positive training methods with rewards such as food, toys, games, and even sniffing! Clicker training is also taught for dogs and owners wishing to use this method. The dogs are allowed to work out what earns a reward and what does not. Training is set at the individual dog’s level, which means dogs of different levels can work in the same class, if appropriate. Dogs wishing to join are invited along for an individual session to be assessed to see which class would be most suitable for them.
All our family look forward to Saturday afternoons with Janet. Rubble really enjoys his agility sessions and his listening skills have improved tenfold! Thanks Janet
Agility for dogs? Yes but it’s only for Collies and the like isn’t it?
Oh no it isn’t! My two little terriers love it – through tunnels, over jumps and climbing up dog walks, there’s so much for them to enjoy. You should see them go! Of course all the dogs doing agility need a bit of training but the emphasis in Janet’s classes is enjoyment and fun.
We have been going to Janet’s classes since Miss Chief was 5 months old, they have given me more confidence and has stretched a very demanding Miss Chief. We both thoroughly enjoy the group and look forward to each week’s session. Janet is calm, friendly and imparts her knowledge in a very gentle and kind manner. I highly recommend her.
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