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Your Dog's Best Friend

Minneapolis, Minnesota

4.8/5· 135 Google reviews

About Your Dog's Best Friend

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 preparation
    Program 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 training
    Program 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 training
    Program details

    Have a dog behaviorist comes to your house to help you.

  • Owner coaching Customer-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

View 17 additional details
  • 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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What people have asked about this business.

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

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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.

Community answer · Carrie Massine · 2018-09-21

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.8
out of 5135 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Confidence building 18
  • Understanding dog behavior 15
  • Communication with dogs 12
  • Leash walking 5
  • Pet parent confidence 5
  • Private training sessions 5
All 10 topics
  • Reactive dog 3
  • Dog training strategies 2
  • Manners training 2
  • Private session 2

Google review topics, not confirmed services.

100 collected reviews

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Mary Learmont
5/5

Freddie is amazing with dogs and their people! He visited our home to work with us on our rescue dog's anxiety issues (and our issues of not knowing how best to work with her). We highly recommend Freddie to anyone who needs help in understanding how to better interact with their dog!

Amber Uahc
1/5
Its really difficult to get a hold of the phone number thats posted on their website. I reached out to Dana. She said to call, text or email her if theres anything she could help with; But its been about 3 weeks and I still havent gotten a confirmation about anything. Waste of ti…Read full reviewClose full review

Its really difficult to get a hold of the phone number thats posted on their website. I reached out to Dana. She said to call, text or email her if theres anything she could help with; But its been about 3 weeks and I still havent gotten a confirmation about anything. Waste of time. You would think if they were serious about their business, or if they are booked; They could have communicated that. No call back, no voicemail, no text, not an email. I've tried my part. Hopefully the business dont waste anyone elses time either.

Nick Moen
5/5
I worked with Freddie at Your Dog's Best Friend and could not be happier. When playing my dog bit too frequently and too hard, pulled very hard on walks, and barked too much at people and dogs on walks. Freddie showed me the basis of my dogs issues and showed me how to help my do…Read full reviewClose full review

I worked with Freddie at Your Dog's Best Friend and could not be happier. When playing my dog bit too frequently and too hard, pulled very hard on walks, and barked too much at people and dogs on walks. Freddie showed me the basis of my dogs issues and showed me how to help my dog improve her behavior. Freddie's training provided a night and day difference. I also feel like everything Freddie taught me will help me with every other dog I will have in my life.

Emilie Bergman
5/5
So far we've had two private training sessions with Dustin which have been instrumental in helping our dog Milo who's struggled with aggression towards other dogs. My husband and I have learned so much from Dustin and are just amazed at his ability to connect with dogs and how mu…Read full reviewClose full review

So far we've had two private training sessions with Dustin which have been instrumental in helping our dog Milo who's struggled with aggression towards other dogs. My husband and I have learned so much from Dustin and are just amazed at his ability to connect with dogs and how much change you can see in just a few sessions. We've been singing his praises to our family, friends and co-workers with the work he's done with our dogs already. I highly recommend the private training sessions with Dustin and will say the investment is so worth it.

Katherine Mayo
5/5
My husband and I learned so much from Dustin. We have three dogs. A Pekingese who is 12 years old ( very crabby boy by nature), a terrier breed who is 6 years old with anxiety and a 3 month old Mountain Cure mix. He came to our home. We are working on patience, respectfulness and…Read full reviewClose full review

My husband and I learned so much from Dustin. We have three dogs. A Pekingese who is 12 years old ( very crabby boy by nature), a terrier breed who is 6 years old with anxiety and a 3 month old Mountain Cure mix. He came to our home. We are working on patience, respectfulness and having good manners. We saw changes in the dogs behaviors right away. Dustin was great and taught techniques on how to be a good dog parents. We are excited for our next session.

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