Seeing Pets.
Seeing Ourselves.
ONE BEHAVIOR
AT A TIME
Discover how understanding your pet can help you see the world—and relationships—in a whole new light.
What if understanding your pet’s behavior helped you understand more about the relationships that shape your life?
Behavior is a story waiting to be understood. Every action and reaction, every challenge carries meaning. And when we shift from managing behavior to understanding it, we open the door to connection and companionship, not just with our pets, but with ourselves and those around us.
As a board-certified veterinary behaviorist, speaker, and educator, I work at the intersection of science and relationships. Through my work at the Animal Behavior Clinic, my role as Vice President of Veterinary Behavior at Instinct Dog Behavior & Training, and my extensive speaking and teaching, I’ve helped thousands of people transform frustration into clarity, uncertainty into confidence, and conflict into connection.
Because the way we interact with animals mirrors how we engage with the world. When we pause to observe, when we replace reaction with reflection, everything shifts. When we slow down and observe with curiosity, we don’t just build better relationships with our pets. We build more thoughtful, connected relationships everywhere.
Let’s explore what behavior can teach us- together.
Dr. Pachel presents his teachings in a way that is accessible to everyone, regardless of their individual level of experience and education in the science of animal behavior.
He shares with humility and makes his students feel comfortable with wherever they are at in their learning journey. His knowledge and expertise is unparalleled and he educates with a comfortable, humorous approach that makes learning easy, inviting and fun.
He shares with humility and makes his students feel comfortable with wherever they are at in their learning journey. His knowledge and expertise is unparalleled and he educates with a comfortable, humorous approach that makes learning easy, inviting and fun.
Cydni True
Professional Dog Trainer & Behavior Consultant
Dr. Pachel is someone you absolutely want on your team. His breadth and depth of knowledge are astounding.
He cares for his patients as if they were his own and supports their humans with incredible empathy and dedication. We feel like we’ve hit the lottery—not only by having Dr. Pachel as our behavioral vet but by having him in our lives. He has truly changed our lives for the better.
He cares for his patients as if they were his own and supports their humans with incredible empathy and dedication. We feel like we’ve hit the lottery—not only by having Dr. Pachel as our behavioral vet but by having him in our lives. He has truly changed our lives for the better.
Liz Donovan
Interpreter Education Specialist with Sorenson Communications | Sign Language Interpreter Mentor with Utah State University
100% recommend!
Dr. Pachel is absolutely excellent with support of behavioral veterinary care as well as public speaking and education about canine behavior.
Dr. Pachel is absolutely excellent with support of behavioral veterinary care as well as public speaking and education about canine behavior.
Kelly Wey
Senior Program Manager
Dr. Chris Pachel spoke for Animal Community Talks about the canine socialization period.
Dr. Pachel was a joy to have as a speaker - knowledgable, professional, humorous, and generous with his time and expertise. We had fantastic turnout for his presentation, and participants consistently rated him highly on a post-event survey. We look forward to working with him again!
Dr. Pachel was a joy to have as a speaker - knowledgable, professional, humorous, and generous with his time and expertise. We had fantastic turnout for his presentation, and participants consistently rated him highly on a post-event survey. We look forward to working with him again!
Daniela Iancu
Third degree connection | Learning/Leadership Development Specialist at IDEXX
Dr. Pachel is a delight to work with in every facet of his job, and is a caring, intelligent and intuitive Veterinary Behaviorist.
As a lecturer, he is informative, interesting and worth every second of information he delivers. He is extremely fun to listen to and has an incredible gift with challenging cases. Dr. Pachel is an amazing veterinarian!
As a lecturer, he is informative, interesting and worth every second of information he delivers. He is extremely fun to listen to and has an incredible gift with challenging cases. Dr. Pachel is an amazing veterinarian!
Nona Nesseth
Executive Sales Representative -- Passional Sales
After one animal behaviorist dismissively recommended euthanasia for our dangerous dog, the doggy Gods led us to Dr. Pachel.
With his devoted guidance and support, we had 11 more incredibly happy years with our beloved Woody. He is simply THE best at what he does.
With his devoted guidance and support, we had 11 more incredibly happy years with our beloved Woody. He is simply THE best at what he does.
Susan Davis-Ali, PhD
Founder & President Leadhership1, LLC
About
Dr. Pachel
Behavior is communication. And for as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by it.
I grew up surrounded by animals and people, learning how relationships shape the way we behave. That curiosity led me to become a board-certified veterinary behaviorist, blending veterinary medicine, psychology, and animal behavior into a career focused on helping pets and their people understand each other better.
When we understand behavior, we don’t just change our pets. We change ourselves.
Explore
My Work
Media Spotlight
Vetfolio’s Vet2Vet – Interview with Dr. Cassi Fleming – 12/30/2024
Pet Living – an interview with Kristen Levine
Fear Free Pets – an interview with Dr. Adam Christman
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to Speak
Transform the way your audience sees behavior, animals, and connection.
I love the potential of what we can do in numbers. As a speaker, I bring a dynamic, engaging, and insightful approach to veterinary behavior, human-animal relationships, and the science of connection.
