At the age of 51 and being at the top of her profession for several years, Janet Garrett, Executive Bilingual PA to the CEO of a large multi-national company based in Paris, decided that it was time to stop working where head and bank balance dictates… and to follow her heart, quit it all… and so created Janet’s Puppy Skool.
Janet had been very involved with dogs since the age of 3 when she thrilled to her Granddads wonderful collie who could bring his slippers or find his keys when needed. As a hobby, she was demonstrating at this time with one of her own Bouvier des Flandres, Blue, who appeared in the Press and on TV, at Crufts NEC and Discover Dogs Earls Court as part of the Kennel Club’s Good Citizen Gold Level demonstration team, when she made the decision that helping others with dogs and puppies was a passion worth pursuing.
Studying canine behaviour had become intrinsic to her daily life for several years and with so many qualifications to her name it was only a matter of time before she would feel brave enough to let go of the ‘day job’ and join the self-employed.
In February 2007, at the start of a recession, she was persuaded to jump and now 10 years and many, many more qualifications later, including the most recent in 2016 of Canine Nutrionist, she is still incredibly happy that she made the decision.
“The time was right – my qualifications fitted perfectly with my years of experience – and my husband, friends and family were behind me all the way. It has been an enormous privilege as well as fantastic fun to meet so many wonderful people and their fab dogs and I’m hoping for many more anniversaries to come”.
