Animal Welfare Professionals

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Risk assessments form such an important part of Behaviour modification and more so in the rehoming environment . Looking forward to hearing what Dr pachel brings to the table with this talk 

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Thanks for coming, Tom! Great to see you here! 

Risk assessments form such an important part of Behaviour modification and more so in the rehoming environment . Looking forward to hearing what Dr pachel brings to the table with this talk 

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Hi! Thanks for hosting this forum. I had 2 questions for Dr. Pachel. The first is how does being immunocompromised impact "chaos" in the home? I understand the other things on the list, but had not heard about this. 2. Regarding the need for objective data, do you ever ask guardians (or shelters) to collect any simple data in real time or rely on their memories? 

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Hi! Thanks for hosting this forum. I had 2 questions for Dr. Pachel. The first is how does being immunocompromised impact "chaos" in the home? I understand the other things on the list, but had not heard about this. 2. Regarding the need for objective data, do you ever ask guardians (or shelters) to collect any simple data in real time or rely on their memories? 

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Question from the chat:

"Some of the 'ladder jumpers' posing the greatest safety threats that I've seen as a shelter vet were dogs trained with shock collars by 'professional' dog trainers. How does this training history impact your risk assessment? Some animal welfare orgs use these same tools as a 'last resort' -in your opinion, is there ever a justification for animal welfare orgs to use these tools in the name of lifesaving?"

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Question from the chat:

"Is there any risk of labeling a bite as a certain level (say, low) then there is a bite to public and the shelter is potentially held liable or gets bad PR?  Is it almost better to not label or just give the information without a prognosis for future issues?"

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Question from the chat:

"Are you using 'head threat' for something like muzzle punching?"

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Question from the chat:

"Why would we treat adopters any different than pet owners in terms of providing animal history and information and letting people decide for themselves what they can handle? Why not be facilitators and educators without telling people what is right for their lives or judging what other people can and cannot handle?"

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Question from the chat:

"Resource guarding vs aggression difference? can either be completely eliminated?"

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Am I missing the link for those that registered but missed the webinar? I've been watching for an email but haven't seen one. Just an invite to join the next one in April.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Am I missing the link for those that registered but missed the webinar? I've been watching for an email but haven't seen one. Just an invite to join the next one in April.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Dear Dr Pachel,

Thank you for such an informative and useful webinar. It has also come at a very relevant time for us, as we've had a staff get bitten by a dog at one of our shelters.

For dogs who have no known behavioural history (i.e. abandoned), would your risk assessment be based heavily on observations of its body language and behaviour at the shelter? As every dog has its own triggers, is the only way then to wait for the triggering situations to present themselves before we know what triggers it? How can we safely do so?

On a separate note, what are your views on formal behaviour assessments? It has been suggested in some studies that formal behaviour assessments are not predictive of how an animal will behave in the future and it has been compared to "flipping a coin".  Given that the industry as a whole is moving away from provocative testing as well, are there any other methods we can use to give us an indication if an animal is suitable for behaviour rehabilitation/rehoming?

Thank you! I really enjoyed the talk

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

Dear Dr Pachel,

Thank you for such an informative and useful webinar. It has also come at a very relevant time for us, as we've had a staff get bitten by a dog at one of our shelters.

For dogs who have no known behavioural history (i.e. abandoned), would your risk assessment be based heavily on observations of its body language and behaviour at the shelter? As every dog has its own triggers, is the only way then to wait for the triggering situations to present themselves before we know what triggers it? How can we safely do so?

On a separate note, what are your views on formal behaviour assessments? It has been suggested in some studies that formal behaviour assessments are not predictive of how an animal will behave in the future and it has been compared to "flipping a coin".  Given that the industry as a whole is moving away from provocative testing as well, are there any other methods we can use to give us an indication if an animal is suitable for behaviour rehabilitation/rehoming?

Thank you! I really enjoyed the talk

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.

When animals are surrendered to us with a history of aggressive behavior (e.g., growling, snapping, biting), risk assessment is an important part of our work. Veterinary behaviorists have expertise in this topic, as their day to day work often involves assessing dogs and working with clients to reduce risk and improve welfare. 

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET when we'll hear from Dr. Chris Pachel (@Chris Pachel), a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is a speaker who is sought out internationally, so we're happy to offer our community the opportunity to hear him speak for FREE about risk assessment. 

Watch the Maddie Camp promo video of Dr. Chris Pachel here

Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET.  Learn more here.

Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.