Pamela Hindes is the founder of Hindes Hounds.

Pamela Hindes is the founder of Hindes Hounds and an experienced canine behaviour consultant whose work is grounded in applied ethology, behavioural science, careful observation, and practical leadership within real family systems.

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She has lived with and worked alongside a wide variety of dogs throughout her life, from smaller companion and gundog breeds through to large guardian types. Her current dogs include a Basset Fauve de Bretagne and two Tibetan Mastiffs — breeds whose very different temperaments and needs have shaped her calm, adaptable approach to behaviour work.

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Pamela is widely recognised for her experience with Tibetan Mastiffs and other guardian-type dogs. She continues to provide informal guidance and support within breed communities and clubs, particularly where owners are navigating complex behavioural, environmental, or management challenges. Her work in this area is based on lived experience, long-term observation, and direct case involvement rather than affiliation with any single organisation.

Her hands-on casework spans everyday behavioural concerns through to serious reactivity and aggression issues. Pamela regularly works with dogs whose size, strength, or emotional intensity require thoughtful assessment, clear leadership, and careful risk management.

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Her guiding principle is simple: dogs behave in ways that make sense to them. The work lies in understanding what is driving that behaviour — and helping people respond with clarity, responsibility, and humanity.

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Professional Background

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Pamela spent over two decades as a practising solicitor before transitioning into canine behaviour work. She continues to maintain her practising certificate and brings the same level of professional integrity, precision, and accountability to her canine practice as she did to her legal work.

Her legal background continues to influence how she works with dogs and their owners, bringing a clear understanding of responsibility, safety, and liability into every case she undertakes.

Her deeper professional journey into behaviour began after experiencing significant training challenges with her first Basset Hound. Unable to find guidance that adequately accounted for breed-specific behaviour and relationship-based learning, Pamela undertook extensive study alongside years of practical application and observation — a process that continues to evolve.

Pamela has completed substantial academic and practical training in canine behaviour and training, including advanced study in behavioural problems and aggression. She maintains an ongoing commitment to professional development and critical engagement with current research in canine behaviour, welfare, and health.

Rather than aligning herself with transient frameworks or fashionable labels, Pamela’s work focuses on integrating sound science with lived experience, ethical judgement, and real-world responsibility.

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MUTT® — Mutual Understanding & Trust Training

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Pamela is the originator of MUTT® (Mutual Understanding & Trust Training) — an observation-led framework developed through years of real-world casework with dogs and their owners.

MUTT® is not a technique-based system and does not rely on rigid protocols. Instead, it provides a structured way of interpreting behaviour, understanding motivation, and establishing calm, humane leadership within everyday human–dog relationships.

At its core, MUTT® prioritises:

• mutual understanding between dog and human

• trust built through clarity, predictability, and fairness

• leadership that stabilises rather than controls

• dignity for the dog as a sentient, thinking animal

• responsibility for safety, welfare, and real-world outcomes​