About Christina

Christina is committed to helping people and their dogs thrive together through humane, effective, and realistic training. With a deep dedication to ongoing learning, she continually sharpens her skills by studying with leading trainers around the world.

When not working with clients, you’ll find her hiking with her dogs and training her horses. Christina has competed in a variety of sports including Disc, Nosework, Dock Diving, Agility, and Rally Obedience. Christina also shared her blind dog Maxi’s gift with others through the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog program.

Professional Highlights

  • Certified Dog Behaviour Consultant (IAABC)

  • Professional Canine Behaviour Consultant (PPG-Accredited)

  • Co-instructor of the Aggression in Dogs: Real-Life Solutions course

  • Host, Aggression in Dogs: Mentor Sessions (2023–present)

  • Featured in the IAABC Journal on Teaching Polite Play

  • Featured on The Bitey End of the Dog podcast (2022, 2025)

  • Podcaster: Something to Wag About (co-host) and Something to Trot About (host)\

  • Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner

  • Family Dog Mediator (LFDM-W, L.E.G.S.® Applied Ethology 2022–2023)

  • Co-founder of Legion of Dogs (2021–2023), a free resource for multi-dog households

  • BSc in Computer Science

    Her Journey

    Before launching Positive Dog, Christina worked for other training organizations and rescues, specializing in behavior modification. With a professional background in disability support and education, she brings exceptional teaching skills and empathy to her work with both dogs and people.

    Christina is also a “crossover trainer”—a title that reflects a personal and professional shift. Earlier in her career, much like most people in the era, she used tools like e-collars and prong collars, but made a permanent change in 2010, just before Maxi came into her life. She now proudly trains without pain, fear, or force—and always will.