Your Dog’s Friend

Your Dog’s Friend offers free interactive webinars covering topics such as reducing dog anxiety and loose-leash walking, along with a free online class called “Dog Training Foundations.” They also provide paid in-person and online training classes. These classes are taught by certified trainers and focus on basic skills, behavior, sport, and enrichment for dogs of all ages, including specialized classes for puppies, manners, and addressing specific behavior issues.

Your Dog’s Friend is an award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to helping keep dogs out of shelters by educating and supporting their human companions. They offer positive, force-free training classes, free behavior and training webinars, and provide behavior advice and referrals.

Their training philosophy strictly adheres to force-free, reward-based methods, explicitly stating that they do not use chains, prongs, or electronic collars. They believe positive training is effective, builds trust, and prevents pain, aggression, or fear in dogs.

They provide a variety of classes and play opportunities for puppies, as well as basic skills, behavior, sport, and enrichment classes for dogs of all ages. Additionally, their Training Coordinator is available to assist clients in selecting the best training class, offer advice on behavior issues, and refer them to valuable resources. They also publish a newsletter with dog behavior articles, training tips, and information on upcoming webinars and classes.

Accomplishments

Your Dog’s Friend is an award-winning non-profit organization.

How to Get Started!

Clients can start by registering for their free online class, “Dog Training Foundations,” or joining their free webinars. For personalized guidance, their Training Coordinator is available to help clients select the most suitable training class, provide advice on behavior issues, and offer referrals to valuable resources.