Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC

dvm360 talks with veterinary behavior experts Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, and Carlo Siracusa, DVM, PhD, DACVB, DECAWBM, about pharmaceuticals that include tasipimidine oral solution (Tessie; Orion Animal Health).

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, discusses the value of a drug treatment for dogs that addresses 2 behaviors, rather than separate therapies.

This episode explores the clinical application of positive reinforcement, critical role of timing, and how to effectively bridge the gap between behavior and reward using both food and non-food reinforcers.

Studies show that about half of surrendered dogs are adolescents, explains Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC (IAABC).

An 8-month puppy recheck gives veterinarians a chance to set expectations, normalize adolescent behavior, and guide clients before challenging teenage behaviors lead to frustration or repair work.

Adolescent dogs aren’t just 'difficult,' their brains are under construction. In this video, Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, explains the neuroscience behind the teenage phase.

Training teenage dogs isn’t the same as training puppies or adults—but why? Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC (IAABC), breaks it down.

In this guide to the canine adolescent years, Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC (IAABC), breaks down this critical phase—from hormones to the prefrontal cortex—based on his 2026 VMX session in Orlando, Florida.

In this video, Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC (IAABC) emphasizes the importance finding the right solution for each patient.

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, explains how veterinarians can tailor medication plans for dogs with separation anxiety by matching maintenance or situational drugs to each patient’s schedule and needs.

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC (IAABC), discusses whether a separation anxiety case warrants medication in this interview with dvm360.

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, wins the 2025 dvm360 Veterinary Hero award in the behavior category.

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC (IAACB), discusses his Fetch On-Demand session about condition relaxation foundations.

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC (IAACB), a practitioner at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon, discusses one way to help calm an animal that's afraid.

In a dvm360 interview, Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC (IAABC), discusses how behavioral conditioning can work to help improve quality of life for a patient and the pet’s owner.

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, explains what noise phobia is, offering examples

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, talks about essentials that should be covered with clients during their first puppy appointment

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, and Ashley Bourgeois, DVM, DACVD, discuss navigating life post-pandemic for dogs who were adopted during COVID-19 and provide final recommendations for the management of an itchy dog.

Insights on behavioral side effects that can occur when treating an itchy dog and subsequent management strategies.

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, and Ashley Bourgeois, DVM, DACVD, discuss how a general practitioner should approach the treatment of a pruritic dog that also has behavioral concerns.

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, shares insight on using systematic desensitization as a behavior therapy tactic to settle down restless atopic dogs while their owners are away.

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, and Ashley Bourgeois, DVM, DACVD, discuss how a general practitioner should approach the treatment of a pruritic dog that also has behavioral concerns.

Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, brings a behavioral perspective to treating anxiety as a cause of licking for an itchy dog.

The importance of multimodal therapy and ways to increase compliance with topical therapies for an itchy dog.

An expert perspective from a board-certified veterinary dermatologist on the minimum dermatologic database of an itchy dog including the role of anti-pruritic therapy, skin scrapes, and biopsy.

The importance of assessing PMH (past medical history) including age, seasonality, and response to prior medications when approaching the workup of an itchy dog.

Ashley Bourgeois, DVM, DACVD, and Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, define the many forms an itch can present for a dog and associated behavioral changes.