Some of these materials have my old name (Chrissi) in them – don’t be confused; same person, different name.1
E-BOOKS & OTHER TEXTS
Important: to use the PDFs below, download them and open them in a PDF viewer (e.g. Preview on a Mac or Adobe Acrobat Reader on a PC.) The embedded Youtube links won’t work if you open the documents in your browser.
EMERGENCY U-TURN
Teaching your dog a “Let’s go!” cue (2018/2024)
A 9-page workbook with 7 example videos teaching you how to get your dog moving when you have to – and they disagree.
This text used to be a lecture in my Out & About class at FDSA. I originally wrote it in 2018 and lightly updated it in 2024 for my website.
GAMIFICATION
What is gamificataion? A short DIY introduction (2023/2024)
The 10-page handout that went with the first dog-training-and-life gamification group I ran in 2023; lightly updated in September 2024.
HEAD HALTER
Introducing your dog to a head halter (2024)
Get your dog used to a head halter – from zero to enjoyable walks where you don’t get pulled over.
This text is a chapter from my e-book on different ways of teaching your dog to walk on a loose leash.
MUZZLE TRAINING
Muzzle Training: a step-by-step guide (2018/2024)
This lecture on muzzle training used to be part of my Out & About class at FDSA. This lightly updated version has 10 pages laying out 9 training steps and including 7 example videos. Food is being used as a reinforcer throughout, and dogs are not pushed beyond what they are comfortable with.
Q&As
My Q&As are low-cost ask-me-anything video calls. Upcoming ones are announced here. If none of the participants object, I turn them into free resources a few months after the respective live event!
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS DOGS
WEBINARS & CONFERENCE RECORDINGS
Vet skills for the real world (2025)
Full recording of the live webinar for owners and trainers. Presented by Morgan Bell, DVM, and moderated by Caden Cristopher.
Complete webinar (Youtube)
I created this conference together with my colleague Marco Ojeda. Marco’s part focused on free-roamer statistics and research from around the world, and the beach dogs of Nayarit (Jalisco, Mexico).
The life quality of free-roaming dogs in Mexico through the lens of the “5 Freedoms” (2022)
My part – the second half – focused on the dogs of Guanajuato (Guanajuato, Mexico) and the “5 freedoms.”) I’m making my part available for free under the Youtube link below:
Couples counseling: a breed and need specific approach to unwanted behaviors (2021)
This presentation was originally recorded for the 2021 Lemonade Conference.
“Come!” The Art and Science of Recall Training (2020)
This presentation was originally made for the first Lemonade Conference in 2020.
TUTORIALS (BLOG)
Crate Expectations: an R+ crate training tutorial (2018)
Part 1: shaping interactions with a new crate
Part 2: lying down in the crate and starting to build duration
Part 3: adding a cue and increasing duration
Part 4: building relaxation
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- Speaking of names – a PSA: don’t like your name? Change it! Easy as that. If it’s legally, financially or bureaucratically hard where you live, just change it socially. We rarely need our legal names. If after a while, you don’t like your new name, change it back or pick a third one. It’s YOUR name. You get to do with it whatever you want, whenever you want. You’re welcome! ↩︎