Good Pets

08/20/2025

Voting is now open in the 2026 Best of Bethesda poll! 🗳️

Last year, this somehow wasn’t on our radar so we were surprised & thrilled to win Best Pet Trainer 2025! 🎉

We would love to win again this year, as being featured in Best of Bethesda can really help us get the word out about our ✨ dog training nonprofit ✨ and the free and low-cost services that we offer so that dog guardians can find us!

Please visit BestOf.BethesdaMagazine.com to vote for ✨ Your Dog’s Friend ✨ in the Shopping & Services — Pet Trainer Group/Category and help us win Best of Bethesda 2026! 💙

We are so grateful for your support! 💛

08/19/2025

08/08/2025

Do you have a fearful or cautious dog? Below are some useful facts and tips about fearful dogs. I'm also teaching an upcoming class at Your Dog's Friend beginning Sept. 8, From Cautious to Confident. I hope you'll join me (link in the first comment):

Show your fearful dog that the our crazy, human world is safe!
Thank you for this infographic!

https://m.facebook.com/yaletowndogtraining/photos/a.401992309923731/3969108796545380/?type=3

06/23/2025

‼️ URGENT: Short-Term Fosters Needed for Shelter Animals ‼️

It’s hot, and we need your help caring for the animals in our facility. The Department of General Services is working to resolve a mechanical issue inside our building. But until repairs are complete, we need your help to keep our pets safe and cool.

Montgomery County Animal Services & Adoption Center is nearing capacity, and the rising temperatures inside are putting animals at risk. We’re urgently seeking short-term foster homes for dogs and cats.

✅ We provide all veterinary care
✅ We can provide supplies—but if you’re able to help with basics, it’s greatly appreciated
✅ You provide a safe, loving space
✅ Fostering can be just a few days
✅ The process to become a foster is simple—and the reward is great!

Even a weekend foster makes a difference. You’ll give a shelter pet a much-needed break from the heat and help us free up space during this critical time.

These pets are incredibly resilient and grateful. Many of them just want a quiet place to rest and someone to show them kindness. In return, they bring comfort, joy, companionship—and often, a little healing to the hearts of their foster families. 💞

📞 Call us: 240-773-5900
🌐 Learn more or sign up: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/animalservices/

Thank you for supporting your community shelter.

💛 Be a lifeline. Be a foster. 🐾

06/23/2025

Stay safe out there!

05/06/2025

Looking for love this spring? Come meet your perfect match at our 🌸Spring Fling Adoption Event🌸 on Saturday, May 10, and Sunday, May 11 at the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center!

ALL adoption fees are 100% WAIVED for dogs over 30lbs – because big dogs deserve big love! Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Friends of Montgomery County Animals, Inc., your next best friend could be waiting... with no adoption fee!

Whether you're ready to bring home a silly sidekick, an energetic walking buddy, or a mellow couch potato, we’ve got TONS of amazing dogs ready to blossom in a new home.

Stop by, fall in love, and help us give these wonderful dogs the fresh start they deserve this spring! We're located at 7315 Muncaster Mill Rd, Derwood, MD and are open from 12-5pm. Regular adoption policies and procedures apply. To learn more, please visit

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/animalservices/adoption/howtoadopt.html

03/28/2025

Is the walk for you or for your dog? If it’s for your dog, remember to engage with them and give them a chance to sniff and explore!

02/21/2025

Come join me in class starting next week!!

We have openings available in Basic Skills for Adolescent & Adult Dogs class as soon as next Wednesday, Feb 26th! Register at YourDogsFriend.org/Basic-Skills

Learn how to set your dog up for success, strengthen communication, and reward behaviors that build the life skills your dog needs to live happily in a human world.

Using a positive, force-free approach, we will work on coming when called, loose-leash walking, stay, drop it, relax on a mat, building attention around distractions, and more.

Over the course of six weeks, you and your dog will learn (or continue) to love training while having fun!

Our trainers will encourage and help you every step of the way.

02/08/2025

We have a brand new FREE online class, Dog Training Foundations! Register at YourDogsFriend.org/Dog-Training-Foundations

Please join us!

Topics include:

✨ What dogs need and how unmet needs can contribute to undesirable behavior.

✨ How to read dog body language, why we should learn it, and how understanding it helps us with our dogs’ behavior.

✨ Why force-free, positive reinforcement training is recommended and how to start using it today.

✨ How many problems can be prevented and managed with little or no training.

This is a three-week class held online on Tuesdays at 6:30pm ET

01/14/2025

01/11/2025

Cesar Millan may be a household name, but not everyone is wagging their tails over his methods. Experts argue that some of his training philosophies miss the mark, creating controversy in the dog training world. Here are ten reasons the trainers are barking back.