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Your Dog's Best Friend

We help dog owners transform into dog parents. Great things happen when we stop training & start rel
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When we take a baby puppy from their parents we do our best to replace their nurture and fulfill the needs of our domestic dogs. Rather than studying dog training "a human creation" and teaching our dog. We can use the momentum of mother nature by studying the dogs and teaching ourselves. Check out our showcase programs at https://www.ydbfcalendar.com/ .

10/20/2024

YDBF Dogs Unite 🐶

10/08/2024

Tucker was thrilled to find out his mom is learning how to Dog!

In no time they’ll be exploring the world together speaking the same language 🐶

08/07/2024

Just a happy group of Canine Good Citizens 🐶

07/04/2024

Have a happy and safe Independence Day! 🎆

For those who have four legged family members that struggle with the big booms filling the sky tonight (and this weekend), here’s some of our best pointers to keep them safe.

1) Make sure they are secure: If you’re going out for a potty break and don’t know how they’ll respond, use a leash for safety and make sure they cannot slip out of their collar if panicked. If we’re going out to enjoy the fireworks and leaving them home, double check to make sure windows are closed and your best friend is in a safe spot where they can’t get hurt.

2) Remember how you respond tells our pups a lot about how to feel when they hear that noise. So be sure to relax and show them how to be safe.

3) If you’re staying home together, do something fun and make your own tradition! Gaia and I love a good hike in the morning, followed by movie night (keeps mom distracted) and baking dog cookies (keeps Gaia distracted with her nose).

Anyone else have a favorite 4th of July ritual with their best friend?

05/28/2024

Ziggy soaking up all he just learned about the world after our first session together.

12/06/2023

I just wanted to send a thank you to all of our Puppy Parenting Ambassadors, dog listeners and all of those who have taken The Dog Raising Class and helped mold it into the ultimate puppy parenting program. We wanted to find a way to share it with the world in a way that captures the fun and utility of the class. Our result was The Puppy Parenting eCourse. It is an AR, Interactive Video that is engaging and fun. For the first few folks who have taken it, it seems we really did create a Puppy Class 3.0 and a Master Class in Dogcentric puppy raising & training that can be taken anywhere on the planet. If you want to check it out https://answersfromdogs.com/puppy-parenting-ecourse/ . If you know someone who could benefit from Dogcentric Training, feel free to share.

Max The Dog Relater

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01/26/2023

https://www.wowktv.com/news/police-k-9-mugshot-goes-viral-after-accusations-he-stole-officers-lunch/

A police K-9 in Michigan recently had himself a “ruff” day after he was accused of stealing his owner’s lunch.

01/24/2023

Goose practicing some calm social skills with mom

01/04/2023

Gaia hopes everyone takes a moment to romp through the snow with their four legged family members ❄️🐶

12/24/2022

Fun one to caption...

12/23/2022

Somehow this expression is not annoying for the first time in history. 🥳👏

Twinning....I just can't even handle the cuteness!! 🥰

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12/22/2022

Santapaws came to bring Christmas cheer today.

12/20/2022

Exciting to support this brave man with tonight's Shy Dog Transformation workshop.

12/19/2022

12/11/2022

The best part of my work week is helping families find the perfect fuzzy family member adoption events each Sunday.

12/06/2022

Join us for the workshop. Use promo code: santapaws
https://www.ydbf.org/dogcentric/event/aggressive-dog-transformation-12-10-22

11/05/2022

Ohana is real excited for the workshop later today!

https://www.ydbf.org/dogcentric/event/aggressive-dog-transformation-11-5-22/

09/19/2022

All smiles and sniffs yesterday as our Star Puppy class celebrated passing their AKC Test.

09/08/2022

“Learning to dog is exhausting!”

-Ashby the Golden puppy

08/04/2022

A new month and another round of Dog Raising begins!

Cashew was the first to arrive and so eager to make new friends with Teacher Emily.

07/30/2022

Copper is over the moon to find out that his parents know how to dog!

Which means they can handle the safety for the pack now and he gets to relax.

06/04/2022

Pax was more than happy to help trainer Alycia teach Beyond Obedience today

05/19/2022

Dog Society Week: Take a moment to learn about dogs from dogs.

04/23/2022

Rex wrapped up his Board and Train today. Thanks for helping us teach this handsome boy how to dog again and that people can be fantastic leaders too!

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225 Border Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
55405

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+16124402344

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http://www.ydbf.org/

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A room full of puppies practicing doing a whole lot of nothing 🐶 #puppyparents #dograising #puppyclass #dogtraining #dogsocialization #puppiesofinstagram #dogsofmsp

When your classmate instantly becomes your best friend 🐶❤️ #puppypals #puppylove #puppyplay #dogtraining #dogsofinstagram #dogsofmsp #rescuemix #dogsrule

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: “Dogs that know how to do nothing, get to do everything”! #puppylife #puppyclass #dogtraining #dogsrule #puppysocialization #dogsofminnesota #puppylove #puppiesofinstagram #dogparents

Doggy Dance Sessions: the best way to start any class #dogplay #dogsocialization #dogtraining #cutepup #toocute #happydogs #dogsofinstagram #dogsofmsp

Teacher Neil explains how to use good communication to take an item from your pup 🐶 #dogtraining #puppyparents #gooddog #dogcommunication #dogsrule #puppyraising

Mui Mui, Our happy go lucky burner girl, celebrating CGC graduation! You’re going to make one heck of a therapy dog! #caninegoodcitizen #gooddog #dogtraining #burnesemountaindog #dogsofinstagram #dogsofmsp

Look at Gil Go! Our shy guy started class unsure of the world around him. He spent week one against the wall, observing the other students play. With the support of his puppy pals and a loving human family to back him up, Gil grew more curious each week. By week four he was out in hubbub, making friends, and exploring. Way to go little buddy! #dogsrule #puppyplay #dogsocialization #shydog #puppyclass #puppiesofinstagram #dogsofmsp

Nothing like a good foster play session @happytailsrescuemn! Ps all three of these are looking for their forever homes. Check them out on the Happy Tails website. #dogsofinstagram #dogsocialization #fosterdogs #rescuedogsofinstagram #dogtraining

If only humans were as determined to help each other as dogs are. Moss and Trixie are the perfect example. Moss has been working hard to help her friend Trixie feel comfortable in class. Last night all that effort payed off and Trixie played with her new pal. #dogsrule #ilovedogs #dogsocialization #puppyplay #mansbestfriend #dogsofinstagram #dogsofmsp

There’s nothing more magical than watching two puppies bond to become best friends week one of class #dogsrule #doglover #puppylove #puppypals #dogfriends #puppyclass #dogparenting #dogsofmsp #puppiesofinstagram #mansbestfriend

Learning all about dogs, from the dogs themselves #dogsrule #puppyclass #puppyplay #dogparents #dogsocialization #dogsociety

A fresh batch of puppies and their parents learning all about power through patience with teacher Neil. #puppylife #puppytraining #gooddog #dogparents #puppiesofinstagram #dogtraining #dogsrule #dogsofinstagram #dogsofmsp

Meg bringing the party to Tuesday’s Dog Raising class #puppysocialization #puppiesofinstagram #doodlepuppy #puppyplay #puppygram #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogsrule #dogsofmsp

Learning About Puppy Thresholds with Teacher Neil Featuring encouragement from fellow doodle classmate. #puppyclass #puppytraining #dogparents #doodlepuppy #dogtraining #dogsofinstagram #puppies #puppiesofinstagram #dogsrule #toocute

Parka brought the perfect amount of fun spunk to our shy dog class @happytailsrescuemn with her foster Ben. We love learning about dogs from dogs and Parka likes to focus on one lesson in particular: HAVE FUN! Believe it or not, she’s still looking for her forever home! #dogsrule #shydog #dogbehavior #rescuedog #fosterpup #dogsofinstagram #dogsocialization

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Rather than studying dog training and teaching the dogs, we use the momentum of mother nature by studying the dogs and teaching ourselves. This allows us to continually learn and grow. We continue to break new ground in our foundational puppy classes and behavior rehabilitation programs.