Animal Behavior Clinic

🌟 Client Spotlight: Meet Theo! 🌟

When Theo first came to Animal Behavior Clinic, the world felt overwhelming. Rescued from a hoarding environment with little early socialization, Theo struggled with fear. Our goal was to help his nervous system learn that he was safe enough to explore, connect, and simply be a dog.

Through behavior support and collaborative training with , Theo’s guardians have started to see meaningful changes emerge. These tiny moments add up to something huge: a canine brain beginning to move out of survival mode 🩵

We had an amazing time connecting with fellow veterinary professionals at the Rose City Veterinary Conference last month!

The teams from both Instinct Portland and Animal Behavior Clinic had a blast tabling together and talking all things behavior with our community of PDX animal pros. From thoughtful conversations to plenty of laughs, it was an inspiring time. Let us know if you caught Dr. Pachel’s presentation on the warning signs we often overlook in everyday settings and how body language, miscommunication, and mistaken assumptions about motivation can escalate to conflict.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello –– we loved meeting you. Already looking forward to next year!