Dog Charming

Dog Charming Professional Dog Behaviour Consultant. Special interest in anxious/fearful dogs, separation anxiety, Visit www.dogcharming.com.au for all details.

Dog Charming provides one-on-one home behaviour advice and training. Referral to recommended puppy pre-school classes. Services provided include:
* Personalized in-home behaviour advice and training. All ages catered for (that's you and your dog!).
* Problem Behaviours - each dog is assessed as an individual.
* Advice to help choose the right dog for you and your family. This important step can

help prevent many problems later on which result from simply choosing an incompatible breed as a family companion.
* Tricks, fun and bonding tips - This is not only for your pleasure, it keeps your dog stimulated and enhances learning of other behaviors. The emphasis is on explaining dog language and how they learn, and then showing guardians how to teach their dog using humane, force-free, positive-reinforcement based techniques. In this way, the unfortunate side effects of punishment and the damage it causes to the human-dog bond are avoided. Techniques are based on the concepts of behavioural science and are suitable for all dogs (and across all species!) If you are interested in clicker training, this is one of our favourite ways to teach. The creativity it unleashes in your dog is amazing - just ask Zuri, the Rhodesian Ridgeback and co-owner of Dog Charming! Sonya Bevan is the other owner of Dog Charming and is also a registered physiotherapist and member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. She has a Bachelor of Science and has completed further studies at the Companion Animal Sciences Institute (James O'Heare) to gain a diploma in Canine Behaviour Science and Technology. But this is not the end of her studies as she is committed to continuing education to provide a service that reflects reliable and ethical information. She is a member of:

Association of Animal Behaviour Professionals
The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (Australia)
Pet Professional Guild
Australian Physiotherapy Association

Please do not hesitate to contact Sonya with any queries you may have. Zuri leaves most of the talking to Sonya!

20/09/2025
Patience. Dog training takes patience.
19/09/2025

Patience. Dog training takes patience.

Some training sessions may not go as planned. That's OK. The sun doesn't get too disappointed after a lack lustre sunse...
18/09/2025

Some training sessions may not go as planned. That's OK. The sun doesn't get too disappointed after a lack lustre sunset. It comes back the next day and gives it another crack. Be like the sun. 😉

Upgraded to a mug of coffee and banana bread today. This could become my new favourite ritual with my bud. The question...
18/09/2025

Upgraded to a mug of coffee and banana bread today. This could become my new favourite ritual with my bud. The question is, did I share the bread with Willow? 🤔

Another sniffy walk to the left..... ended up at the cafe. This time I was ready with Willow's mat and fanging for a cof...
17/09/2025

Another sniffy walk to the left..... ended up at the cafe. This time I was ready with Willow's mat and fanging for a coffee. Willow was able to drink again and then lay down (thanks to the mat). We've been to cafes before but my quirky girl wouldn't walk to this one. I can't wait for our next visit.

"The more you know, the more you know you don't know."- I've been learning about behaviour and training for 15 years. ...
17/09/2025

"The more you know, the more you know you don't know."

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I've been learning about behaviour and training for 15 years. This is exactly how I feel. I teach people how to teach their dogs. In turn, I seek out mentors to teach me. Thanks Laura Monaco Torelli - Animal Behavior Training Concepts for giving me tips for Willow.

There are so many choices when it comes to training. Asking the right questions can make it easier. Instead of, "How do ...
16/09/2025

There are so many choices when it comes to training. Asking the right questions can make it easier. Instead of, "How do I STOP my dog jumping to greet visitors?", consider, "What can I TEACH my dog to do instead of jumping to greet?"
Such a small change in viewing a problem opens up opportunities to CREATE desirable behaviours.

Worth revisiting this Willow Faming event. 😍
15/09/2025

Worth revisiting this Willow Faming event. 😍

Dog Faming: I forgot that I had left Willow's cheese on the bedside table (yeh, we train in bed 😆). I went outside to get something from the garage. Came back to this: Willow patiently waiting. The more I train, the more I see how powerful positive reinforcement is. 😍

Going at your learner's pace, setting achievable, bite sized goals, is faster in the long run.
15/09/2025

Going at your learner's pace, setting achievable, bite sized goals, is faster in the long run.

Milestone moment. Willow walked to a local Cafe with me, had a drink in the Cafe, said hello to some people, backed out ...
15/09/2025

Milestone moment. Willow walked to a local Cafe with me, had a drink in the Cafe, said hello to some people, backed out of a confined space, showed no stress signals and I ordered a coffee.

If you don't have a quirky dog, this will mean nothing to you.

If you had a dog who
* Wouldn't walk more than 300m to the left of their house (and the cafe is...to the left),
* Doesn't enter new places with confidence,
* Stops eating and drinking when stressed in new environments,
* Panics in confined spaces and had to be taught to walk backwards to avoid getting stuck,
* Is slow to warm to strangers,
you understand my gratitude.

I've been aiming to reach this cafe with Willow and have a coffee for a little while now. Going at her pace. I wasn't actually prepared for today to be the day: no mat, not many treats, I had a coffee before leaving on the walk. It was just meant to be a relaxed, sniffy walk to the left to see how far we got. I didn't really need a coffee but it had to be to celebrate. 😉☕️

This reinforces my belief that going slowly with goals is quicker in the long run.

A stormy sunset. I'm planning to capture sunsets and post with some short'n'sweet behaviour thoughts. Let's go!Problem b...
14/09/2025

A stormy sunset. I'm planning to capture sunsets and post with some short'n'sweet behaviour thoughts. Let's go!

Problem behaviours can be reduced without punishment.

That's an encouraging start.

09/09/2025

I still feel the same.

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Mobile Service All Areas: Perth Metro, Southern Suburbs, Mandurah
Rockingham, WA
6168

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm
Sunday 10am - 1pm

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+61419905466

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