Yolanda Freeman

Yolanda Freeman's training philosophy is based on positive reinforcement. She believes in using rewards and encouragement to motivate dogs and build a strong bond between dogs and their owners. She does not use aversive methods such as shock collars or choke chains.

Yolanda Freeman offers a variety of dog training services, including:

• Puppy Training: Classes for puppies from 10 weeks to 5 months old, focusing on socialization, basic obedience, and addressing common puppy issues like nipping, jumping, and house training.
• Beginner Training: Classes for dogs of all ages, covering basic obedience commands like sit, stay, come, down, and more.
• Advanced Training: Classes for dogs who have mastered basic obedience and are ready to learn more advanced commands and tricks.
• Trick Training: Classes for dogs who enjoy learning fun and engaging tricks.
• Behavior Modification: Services for dogs with behavioral issues such as aggression, barking, leash pulling, jumping, and more.
• Housebreaking & Potty Training: Services to help owners successfully house train their puppies.
• In-Home Training: Private training sessions in the comfort of your own home.
• Group Classes: Classes held at various locations in Fort Lauderdale, including Auggie's Doggies and Pet Supplies Plus Indian Trace Plaza.
• Therapy Dog Training: Training to help dogs become certified therapy dogs.
• Canine Good Citizen Dog Training: Training to help dogs pass the AKC Canine Good Citizen test.

Yolanda Freeman specializes in puppy training, basic obedience, advanced obedience, trick training, behavior modification, housebreaking, in-home training, group classes, therapy dog training, and Canine Good Citizen training. Her training methods include positive reinforcement and clicker training.

Customer Reviews

Cynthia Zmetronak: Yolanda has been a cornerstone of our dogs behavior training. We adopted an 8 month old Anatolian/ Pyrenees rescue that was in a shelter for 4 months recuperating from leg surgery after an auto accident. He arrived with many issues. She has helped us give him the foundational and specialized training we need to practice to give him the opportunity to be his best possible human companion. We will continue to train with Yolanda as our boy progresses into adulthood and beyond. Many thanks snd gratitude for her patience and understanding how to communicate with our dog and with us. I would recommend working with Yolanda if you truly want to make a difference in your dog's life snd your own life with your dog. Sincerely, Cynthia Zmetronak

Kristy & Colin: We started bringing our puppy to group classes with Yolanda and have been amazed at the progress. Yolanda is truly a dog whisperer and our puppy adores her!

Israelle Schindler: Absolutely loved working with Yolanda. From the moment she walked in to our home, our dog transformed. I don't have enough to say about Evolutionary Dog training except, simply “Thank you!”

MiMi Lane: My 1 year old French Bulldog LOVES Yolanda! I do, too. She is great at training both the dog AND the owner. After she worked with us a few times, I felt more confident with working with Cafecito on my own to practice his new skills. He thinks it's a game and loves to do his homework! Yolanda is just amazing - an excellent communicator, super professional, and an excellent demeanor that makes both dog and owner feel good about the work that needs to be done. I will continue to call on Yolanda to work with us. I highly recommend Evolutionary Dog Training.

Laura Blandon: Yolanda is wonderful with my animals, they look forward to seeing her weekly. She taught me so much and gave me lots of advice regarding all things dog!! Her temperament and personality are so sweet and caring, yet she gets the job done! many of the trainers I called before her wanted to use choke collars on my dogs and I wasn't having it! Yolanda uses love, praise and treats! I would highly recommend her to anyone who loves their pups! Yo gonna LOVE Yolanda!! 💜🐩🐩🐩🐱💜

Zachary Eakins-Durand: Yolanda, with Evolutionary Dog Training, has got to be the best in the business! Our two dogs took to her instantly and, quite frankly, adore her. She's masterful at teaching commands and explaining the methods of the movements to us humans. She's also a book of knowledge when it comes to any questions that a first-time puppy parent has. We're very fortunate that Evolutionary Dog Training is in South Florida!

Michael Vandercook: A great dog trainer with great patience! Relatable to our needs.

Amy Greene: Ellie loves Yolanda! We love Yolanda! She has a wonderful teaching methods and how to teach you to work with your dog to listen, behave and react to a command. Thanks Yolanda. On to our next intermediate class with Yolanda in 2 weeks!

Mary Krhovsky: yalonda is awesome. my rescue pup was out of control.he was so bad, he pulled me down fracturing my arm! I couldn't walk him down the street without him jumping at whomever or whatever we passed by. we now enjoy our daily walks and practice our training techniques along the way. yalonda also taught him tricks and commands that our previous trainer said he wouldn't learn. we are still working together but she has taken my dog buddy from delinquent dog to my best friend. thanks yalonda.

Kimberly Hardin: Was able to get training in my home. The dogs understood commands without distractions

Nicole Decarlo: We've been working with Yolanda since we got Porsha at 10 wks old . She is an amazing trainer with so much patience. Porsha has done excellent with all the training she's learned with Yolanda's classes. She responds so well to Yolanda. I highly recommend her training classes and her puppy playtime. We'll continue ongoing classes with Evolutionary Dog Training.

Michelle Vandercook: I can communicate so much better with my dog thanks to Yolanda's training!

Cheryl Scott: Yolanda has been training our puppy Tiffin (and Us) for past few weeks. She is extremely knowledgeable and patient. Thoroughly enjoying our classes

Shonta Simac: I highly recommend Yolanda. Foster absolutely loves her. He is always so happy, when she is training him. He has learned numerous commands & tricks, from her knowledge and calm demeanor. Her training has given him the ability to pass the CGC test, Therapy Dog test, and Novice Trick Dog & Intermediate Trick Dog Titles. We are currently working towards the Advanced Trick & Elite Trick titles. Yolanda always keeps training fun for him, which makes it more effective. She takes the time to educate me, so I have the tools to continue training him on my own. Foster has excelled in many ways, from her training. She truly is an amazing trainer! PS - Yolanda has the best props, from Foster. 🐾

Rosanne Calabrese AP: Our rescue doberman was relentlessly going after our 14 year old cat, barking at people and quite untrained. Yolanda had no fear of working with her and helping her to understand boundaries, rules and cat behavior! We are happy to say that Roxie had made leaps and bounds with her behavior her from our one on one training. She and Baby Cat are good friends now ( well, Roxie thinks they are! She LOVES Baby Cat, while baby cat feels dogs are beneath her!) We look forward to our K-9 good citizen group class.