Meet the Team
Chris Williams
Chris Williams
Owner/Head Trainer
Chris has been a K9 enthusiast, trainer, and instructor for over a decade. After a career in reality TV production, he shifted his focus to follow his passion for dogs, founding Run Your Pack - Pet Training and Working K9s in Western Montana, his in-person coaching company.
Chris has studied at numerous dog training schools, taught seminars across the country and is a certified NePoPo® Gold graduate, as well as a NePoPo® Gold Multiplicator.
He often works closely with law enforcement teams across Montana, competes in PSA, and enjoys using his tracking dog for military evasion training.
Work Your Pack, his online video learning portal, combines his passion for video production and dog training. Driven to educate both ends of the leash, all Run Your Pack programs include access to video learning paired with in-person instruction for the best overall experience.
When he’s not teaching, filming, or wiping dog hair and drool off his clothes, Chris is at home with his wife, wondering how their three young children somehow ended up in charge of everything…
Schuck Handsome was my best friend and sidekick for almost 10 years. He is the reason I got into training. I miss him dearly but appreciate him showing me just how amazing pack harmony can be.
Back when we lived in the dojo full time :)
Search and Rescue drills in Colorado with Liesel Weapon
Thats me on the second sled, yeah...the one with the long hair...
Liesel Weapon found POI hidden in a cave.
Catching malinois fur missiles.
Tracking with Liesel Weapon. When a dog learns to love the game of the hunt you better get ready to hang on because they will pull you hard to hunt for their 'prey.'
Schuck was titled Man's Best Man at my wedding and looked dashing in a tie.
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Runs well with dogs
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Plays well in dirt
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No, I don't train cats
Chris' video learning platform.
Chris' working dog club.
Chris' Pack
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Liesel Weapon
Liesel is a German Shepherd trained in tracking/trailing, bomb/firearm detection, shed hunting and advanced obedience. She is RYP's dynamo manhunting K9.
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Oaken the Dutch
Oaken is a Dutch Shepherd trained in personal protection, wounded game tracking, scent detection and competition level obedience. Oaken competes in PSA and currently holds a PDC and PSA 1 title w/ Highest Protection distinction for trial.
Caite Williams
Operations Manager
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Law Dog (Lawyer)
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Former yurt dweller
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More Organized than Chris
Caite “as per my last email” Williams joined RYP as Operations Manager in January 2020 after working as a prosecutor for Missoula County. When she’s not shaking you down to sign a waiver or rewording the contracts for the millionth time, she’s running her own pack with Chris and their rambunctious kids.
Quiet Wilderness Setting
- About 20 miles east of Missoula -
Temperature controlled kennel
Fenced in yard to romp and train off leash
Dog training in the round
Working K9s in a YURT
Client dogs work around each other while my daughter, Ember, hangs out in her play area :)
While I geek out and talk about all things dog you will have a comfy couch to sit on :)
Brinks works on drive building and bite work in the yurt.
No matter whether it is dark, raining, snowing...tracking club goes out to work their dogs.
Cooper soaks the sun while holding a down stay.
Leo waiting intently to be released from command with yurt in the background.
Peach works on shed hunting in the snow!