Pamela Reid Seminars

The Science of Dogs!

You won't find another speaker quite like Dr. Pamela Reid! Pam boasts a unique combination of experience and education that makes her seminars special. Packed with plenty of practical information, innovative ideas, and novel perspectives, she designs her seminars to open your mind to new challenges.

Pam's a trained scientist with a PhD in animal learning and behavior. She understands research and she can tell good work from bad. Better yet, she can translate scientific theories and findings into comprehensible language, sharing where and how the research is relevant to the real world. Her presentations are always changing, always improving as she discovers new work.

Pam's a certified behaviorist. She's consulted on thousands of cases over the years, working with everything from an attack cat whose owner had to call 911 to a suicidal dog that leapt out a third story window, convincing his owners that the house was haunted. She evaluates dogs that have seriously injured or killed people. She even participated in a murder investigation for which the defense argued that the dog did the killing.

Pam's a dog trainer. She started with an unlikely breed, a remarkable Saluki named Shaahiin. Shaahiin earned his Novice and Open titles, winning breed and group awards for high scores. They went on to Flyball, where Shaahiin became the first and still, 15 years later, the only Saluki to earn a Flyball Dog Championship. They tackled agility where Shaahiin was the first Saluki to earn a USDAA Agility Dog title. Pam's next dog was Ciaran the Border Collie, who racked up titles in obedience, flyball, and agility. Ciaran won numerous Grand Prix events and classes at the USDAA Nationals. Now Pam's best buddy is her Border-Border Eejit, a veritable legend in agility. Eejit's a two-time USDAA National Steeplechase Champion, a three-time USDAA Regional DAM Team Champion, and the fun is not over yet. Eejit is still at the top of his game at the ripe age of 11. Clearly Pam knows dog training. She knows how to teach, she knows how to motivate, she knows how to refine, and she knows how to compete to get the best out of the team.

"Of all the dog trainers that I respect, Pam leads the pack. Simply put, she is the best applied animal behaviourist in the world. Her academic pedigree is impeccable and she successfully trains and competes with her dogs-a rare combination indeed. No other dog trainer has Pam's wealth of scientific knowledge and no academic trains dogs with her expertise and success." Dr. Ian Dunbar, PhD, MRCVS, Sirius Puppy Training