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!

13/07/2025

Looks like a good movie.

12/07/2025

Hold your tongue! Best name eva.
09/07/2025

Hold your tongue! Best name eva.

02/07/2025

It's funny .... yet there's an element of truth. I see some separation cases where the dog gets distressed when one person leaves them behind, even if another family member is home. Good news is, it's often possible to help this.

Favourite dog on favourite chair. It's truly a dilemma 🤷🏼‍♀️
26/06/2025

Favourite dog on favourite chair. It's truly a dilemma 🤷🏼‍♀️

"The hierarchy of behavior change procedures results from the commitment to reduce force and coercion in the training pr...
26/06/2025

"The hierarchy of behavior change procedures results from the commitment to reduce force and coercion in the training profession. It contributes an answer to the question, “When we, as a profession, decide to put down our punishment-based tools, how do we meet our medical, husbandry and other behavior goals?” - Dr Susan Friedman

20 Years of Putting the Hierarchy to Work: Evidence Based and Values Driven

Join the discussion at Clicker Expo, March 2026 https://clickerexpo.clickertraining.com/clicker-expo-usa/

The hierarchy of behavior change procedures results from the commitment to reduce force and coercion in the training profession. It contributes an answer to the question, “When we, as a profession, decide to put down our punishment-based tools, how do we meet our medical, husbandry and other behavior goals?”

The hierarchy makes clear that although nature may not rank consequences from most to least preferred, we can do so on the basis of science and values. The hierarchy provides a structure with which to actively and creatively work though selecting behavior change procedures according to the least intrusive principle, a widespread ethical doctrine across many professions, which we do well to adopt.

With the hierarchy, we prevent dogmatic selection of procedures. Rather, professionals are sensitized to the side effects of the different procedures and encouraged to brainstorm solutions prioritizing those that give animals some control over their own outcomes rather than those that curtail control.

In this discussion, with their collective experience spanning over 80 years and several switchbacks in training methodology and philosophy, Ken Ramirez and Susan Friedman will show you how they put the hierarchy to work to benefit the animals we care for so deeply.

23/06/2025

This video was partly prompted by the news that Australia Post will be providing posties with citronella spray in an attempt to reduce the occurrence of dog bites. My POV is that dog guardians could, and should, reduce dog bites by setting up environments to allow posties (and other services) to do their job without needing to protect themselves. I wanted to provide a safe environment for the delivery guy. People may not be fine with dogs or be scared of them. Willow might be in the way and a trip hazard. It's also protecting Willow from unexpected behaviour from strangers. I was happy, Willow was happy and delivery guy was happy.

21/06/2025

I was interested to see what AI had to say about balance exercises for dogs with a weak back end and pain.

Conclusion: AI is a poor substitute for professional advice and individual assessment. Nothing I read through was suitable and they left the most important considerations to the end. I worked as a physiotherapist prior to becoming a behaviour consultant and trainer. The reason I knew it was inadequate information was because of my professional experience.

Based on this experience, I will assume that if I look up AI for questions for which I do not have expert experience, I may run the risk of getting poor AI advice.

12/06/2025

Walked through the front door to the sound of the TV. However, I hadn't left the TV on ...... Willow with her nose bopping and foot stomping 🤦🏼‍♀️😆

07/06/2025

"It's mah birthday, it's mah birthday! Let's get this day started."

Happy 7th birthday, Willow. 🎉🌟

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Rockingham, WA

Opening Hours

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

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+61419905466

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