You can specify association fetching semantics at runtime using
setFetchMode().
List cats = sess.createCriteria(Cat.class)
.add( Restrictions.like("name", "Fritz%") )
.setFetchMode("mate", FetchMode.EAGER)
.setFetchMode("kittens", FetchMode.EAGER)
.list();
This query will fetch both
mate and kittens by outer join. See Section 20.1, “Fetching strategies” for more information.