Kristina's Critters

Our rescue dog, Toby, came from a rough background and was very anxious around people. With Kristina’s guidance, Toby has become more confident and comfortable, and we’ve learned how to better respond to his needs. After trying a few different trainers and not seeing any results, we were honestly about to give up—until a friend recommended Kristina's Critters. We signed up for the Stranger Danger program, and it was a total game-changer. Kristina is amazing. She is committed to her clients, and it’s obvious how much she cares about the animals that she works with. She is patient, supportive, and super easy to work with. Toby has made real progress, and we’re so thankful we found her. If you’re looking for someone who’s both knowledgeable and genuinely passionate about helping animals, we can’t recommend Kristina's Critters enough!

We got a new pup just before Christmas and quickly realized she had all four paws on her internal panic button at all times. She was afraid of everyone and seemed to be living in a constant state of wanting to nope right out of every situation. We reached out to Kristina and right from the first class there was immeasurable progress. Kristina is awesome! She is calm, patient, and learns her clients (the canines and the people) so as to set everyone up for positively reinforced success. Roxy just recently graduated from the Stranger Danger program and I would recommend Kristina 1000 times over if your pup has fear issues.

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Kristina on a few collaborative cases and am always so impressed by her deep knowledge—especially around reactivity and stranger danger. From a training perspective, I truly admire her thoughtful approach. She takes the time to understand not just the dog, but the human too, creating a foundation that’s both effective and empowering (it takes a team!) Kristina is not only incredibly knowledgeable, she’s also one of the kindest and most compassionate trainers I know!! She genuinely cares about her clients and goes above and beyond to support them. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for skilled, highly educated, professional, and kind support on their dog training journey.

Kristina has absolutely changed my dog’s life. He was anxious constantly, extremely reactive on his leash, and terrified of strangers. He had bad experiences with previous trainers that made him even more fearful. When we began the stranger danger program, I had high hopes, but Kristina absolutely surpassed anything I could have imagined. She listened to my concerns and never gave up hope on me or my dog when certain things weren’t working. She taught me how to read my dog’s body language, so I could support him more when he was becoming anxious. She worked with us on leash reactivity and having strangers inside our home. My dog no longer lives everyday full of anxiety. He is comfortable when strangers enter our house, and his leash reactivity has improved more than I ever thought was possible.