Great things happen when we study dogs and teach ourselves. Our puppy classes teach dog owners to transform into dog parents. Learning how to responsively relate and communicate in a meaningful way with our puppies creates amazing outcomes. For those looking for puppy kindergarten, obedience or puppy socialization classes, you have come to the right place. :)
Training & services
Training goals
Behavior consultation
Canine Good Citizen preparationProgram details
We instruct and evaluate the official Canine Good Citizen program. This advanced obedience program is the gateway to allowing dogs to experience the highest level of inclusion in the human world.
Leash training
Obedience training
Puppy trainingProgram details
Dog Raising Class is our foundational puppy class. We will help you understand dog society and dog communication so that you can provide a level of nurture and support that will keep your dog intimate with your families life.
Socialization
Behavior support
Aggression training
Fear and confidence
Reactivity training
How training happens
Board and train
Group classes
In-home trainingProgram details
Have a dog behaviorist comes to your house to help you.
Owner coachingCustomer-reported
Pack walks
Private training
Dog age
Adult dogs
Puppies
Training level
Advanced obedience
Advanced training
Assistance and working dogs
Hunting dog training
Therapy dog training
Your dog’s background
Rescue dogs
Additional services
Dog walking
Other listed services
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Behavior Rehabilitation
Behavior Solutions
Classical Conditioning
Dog Acting
Dog Aggressive
Dog Boot Camp
Dog Communication
Dog Handling
Dog Park
Dog Raising
Dog Rehabilitation
Dog Selection
Dog Training Program
Emotional Support Dogs
Shy Dog
Task Training
Training Support
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Questions & answers
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I have an aggressive female pit bull/boxer mix and she is pregnant but i am no longer available to take care of her... Is there anyplace that would take her?
We can't take her but please reach out. We can help find placement, help her feel safe/better and help her with puppy raising and adoption. 🐶♥️🏆🌎
Community answer · Your Dog's Best Friend · 2024-09-21
We have a one year old German shepherd , we need help we purchased her from a breeder she is papered , the problem is she doesn't listen we had two shepherds before her with no problem .I'd like to know the training process , price and so on.Phyllis
Please call them. Megan will answer all your questions. We too have a pup that is very different from our previous dogs. We needed help too. We're now in our second class at YDBF and we've learned so much.
5/5Jack and I had the great pleasure to meet with Fred. We've had 2 private lessons with him and the experience has been relationship changing for Jack and I. Jack is a 12 week old puppy and we were struggling with biting and nipping to the point where I wasn't enjoying my new lit…Read full reviewClose full review
Jack and I had the great pleasure to meet with Fred. We've had 2 private lessons with him and the experience has been relationship changing for Jack and I. Jack is a 12 week old puppy and we were struggling with biting and nipping to the point where I wasn't enjoying my new little furry pup as much as I had hoped. Fred provided a new perspective about how to communicate with Jack that diminished this behavior significantly after 1 session. Plus I learned a few ways to work with Jack everyday to help him calm (to help us both calm) and become more responsive to each other. I'm so grateful for Fred as Jack and I are so much happier, calm, confident, and having so much more fun. Jack and I are starting puppy raising class with YDBF this weekend and we can't wait. Thank you Fred for being sensitive, kind, and helpful to us both.
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Ashley Horejsi
5/5
Absolutely phenomenal training, my dog loved it, I loved it. We plan on going back this spring for round two 💖
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Todd Olson
5/5
We adopted a puppy from a rescue and she was having trouble trusting us. Fred, from Your Dog's Best Friend, gave us some great, simple exercises to help our pup feel confident and comfortable in her new home. We've seen such a dramatic change. Thank you, Fred.
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Hannah Connor
5/5We just had our second session with Freddie to work with our rescue dog Soo on her fear of strangers in our first session he was great told us what we where doing wrong/right and taught us some games to help us communicate with her and by the time he came back for a follow up 2 w…Read full reviewClose full review
We just had our second session with Freddie to work with our rescue dog Soo on her fear of strangers in our first session he was great told us what we where doing wrong/right and taught us some games to help us communicate with her and by the time he came back for a follow up 2 weeks later she was way more relaxed and much more open to people we cannot recommend him enough he did a great job teaching us how to help her
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Sabine Goodman
5/5Highly recommend! I worked with Freddie on some private lessons for my new Frenchie puppy Finn. He helped me with introducing him to my 2 elderly Pug/ShiTsu mixes who are generally not very dog friendly. Literally after the 1st session they were able to be together without any is…Read full reviewClose full review
Highly recommend! I worked with Freddie on some private lessons for my new Frenchie puppy Finn. He helped me with introducing him to my 2 elderly Pug/ShiTsu mixes who are generally not very dog friendly. Literally after the 1st session they were able to be together without any issues.
We also worked on Finn meeting my grand daughter as he would be super excited around kids. Again the techniques he showed me worked and we continue to work on becoming and remaining calm.
This is not your typical training session teaching your dog to sit etc, it's more about understanding your dog on a deeper level and forming a bond through communication. Thank you for your amazing help!
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