Ruff Around the Edges

Ruff Around the Edges A seasoned dog trainer specializing in motivational training techniques with a firm but fair approach.

12/27/2025

Update on Mochi 💔

Mochi is literally fighting for his life right now. Parvo is one of the most awful, painful things a puppy can go through, and he is giving it everything he has.

Please keep sweet Mochi in your thoughts and send him all the healing, positive energy you can. If you’re able to spare even a small donation to help with his care, it would mean the world to us and to Mochi.

Thank you for standing with him. 🤍🐾

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12/25/2025

Rex has been here for over a year.

He’s not loud.
He doesn’t jump.
He doesn’t beg.

He just waits.

Rex is damn near perfect, but his kennel is silent. While other dogs fight to be seen, Rex stays still — and people keep walking.

Now he doesn’t even look up anymore.

He already knows they won’t choose him.

Rex didn’t stop hoping.
He learned it doesn’t matter.

Rex gets 3 free training sessions when adopted or fostered.

Adopt or foster Rex
West LA Shelter

12/21/2025

🎄🐾 Part Two: Doggy Day Out 🐾🎄

We took 10 shelter dogs on a long hike 🥾
Let them sniff every single thing (yes, that too) 👃😂
Then topped it all off with a very serious Jello pup-up 🍧🐕

It might look like just a fun day…
but for them, it’s everything ❤️

For a few hours, they weren’t waiting in kennels.
They weren’t being passed by.
They were just dogs — muddy, tired, happy, and living their absolute best lives 🐕✨

They deserve this kind of joy every day —
on trails, on couches, and in homes of their own 🏡💫

🐾 Come meet your next adventure buddy at WLA Shelter.

Warning: they hike hard, love harder, and will steal your snacks 😂❤️



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12/20/2025

🎅 Santa checked his list… twice.
Naughty? ❌
Nice? ✅
(Truly the nicest.)

A few lucky pups got a break from the shelter and a dose of Christmas magic — tree sniffs, fresh air, and big “wait… am I famous?” smiles 🎄🐕

❤️ The real truth ❤️
Moments like this are rare for shelter dogs. Little bursts of joy in between the waiting.
They deserve this feeling every day — in a home, on a couch, stealing your snacks 🏡😂

✨ Huge THANK YOU to the amazing volunteers who made this day possible — and to for welcoming us with open paws 🎄🎁

🎄 Still need a Christmas tree? Support a local business that supports shelter dogs ❤️🐕

🐾 Come meet your next bestie at WLA Shelter — they’re ready for their forever ❤️



12/13/2025

🎤 It takes two…

One leash.
One volunteer.
Zero personal space.

We came for the dogs.
Stayed for the chaos.
Fell in love anyway.

Meet the shelter volunteers professional leash untanglers, emotional support humans, treat dealers, and hype teams for dogs who don’t know they’re icons yet.

Covered in fur.
Emotionally attached.
Saying “I’m not adopting” like it’s not a lie.

These are the people behind every second chance.

Built different.

Powered by love, patience, and way too many treats 🐾



12/12/2025

He was discarded like trash. Now Brad needs a hero. 🦄🖤

Brad didn’t fail anyone — he was failed.
Tossed aside, overlooked, and left carrying trauma he never asked for. Somehow, he’s still here, still trying, still learning how to trust a world that hasn’t been kind to him.

Brad is young. He’s had six weeks of training. He’s quietly resilient.
But what he’s never had is a real chance — a stable home, clear structure, and a human who won’t give up when things get hard.

This is a dog who needs intention, routine, and commitment. A quiet, structured home. Minimal guests. A training-minded human who understands that healing isn’t linear — and that progress is powerful.

Brad isn’t broken. He’s unfinished.

If you can’t foster or adopt, you can still be part of his story.
Support his continued training and care through his Zeffy fundraiser — link in bio.

Help us prove that dogs thrown away still deserve everything.

Brad needs a hero.



12/10/2025

Watching Peaches come out of her shell has been one of the sweetest joys. 🍑💕

Her little bunny hops and that proud prance of hers remind me how fun life can be when you let go.

Let go of fear. Let go of doubt.
Sometimes… even challenge them.

Because when you do, you blossom into the confident, worthy, beautiful being you always were but never knew it meant. ✨

Here’s to Peaches — and to every soul still learning they are enough. 🧡🐾

12/07/2025

💛 Everyday Heroes Walk Among Us 💛

Not all heroes wear capes… some wear name tags, pet-hair-covered clothes, and carry treat pouches.

At the shelter, heroes show up every day.
They show up in the rain, in the heat, on the hard days and the hopeful ones.
They show up for the scared dog hiding in the back of the kennel…
For the senior pup who just needs someone to sit beside them…
For the overlooked, the misunderstood, the “maybe next time” dogs.

Heroes are the volunteers, staff, fosters, trainers, and adopters who refuse to give up.
Who give patience to the anxious.
Who give confidence to the shy.
Who give love to the ones who’ve forgotten what love feels like.

🐾 Thank you, everyday heroes.
You are the reason tails wag, trust grows, and second chances happen.

✨ Tag someone who’s a hero in your shelter community.

Let them know their kindness is seen. 💛

12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking our community to help us change the story for shelter dogs who need it most.

At Barkitecture, we work every day to build confidence from the paws up—through enrichment, behavioral support, and compassionate care for dogs who have been overlooked, misunderstood, or labeled “too much.”

Your donation directly funds:

🐾 Behavioral support for long-stay and at-risk dogs
🐾 Structured enrichment and confidence-building
🐾 Medical care and treatment for shelter dogs in need
🐾 Boarding and board-and-train for dogs needing extra time to heal
🐾 Adoption counseling to help dogs find their perfect match

Together we can transform fear into confidence, chaos into calm, and shelter dogs into family members.

Every dollar builds a better future—one paw at a time. 💛

🔗 Give today and change a life. (Link in Bio)

12/01/2025

🐾 BRAD’S NEXT CHAPTER: FROM BROKEN TO BRAVE

Remember Brad — the underdog no one wanted?
Thrown away like trash, left to die alone in a crate at the bottom of a hill. Terrified. Sick with parvo. Out of time.

Volunteers refused to give up on him. They fought for his life — and you fought alongside them. Your donations, your shares, your belief in him gave Brad a second chance.

And look at him now. 💪

Brad has officially started his board and train program with , and he’s absolutely rocking it! His obedience work is incredible — he’s focused, engaged, and learning faster than anyone imagined.

Next up: socialization.
This is where we’ll help Brad rebuild trust with people and the world around him, one positive experience at a time.

The volunteers who took Brad under their wing have done everything possible to set him up for success — and seeing him thrive now feels nothing short of miraculous. We honestly can’t believe how far he’s come.

🐕‍🦺 But Brad’s story isn’t just about one dog. It’s about every shelter dog waiting for their chance to heal, to learn, and to be loved.

💛 Help us keep saving lives like Brad’s.
Your donations make it possible for us to say “yes” to the next scared, overlooked, and misunderstood soul who just needs a chance.

🔗 Link in bio.
Donate. Share. Believe in the underdogs.
Because they’re worth it. Every single one.

12/01/2025

Pack walks are about courage — the kind that shows up even when your dog is determined to audition for “Most Dramatic Dog in Public.”

At Barkitecture, we believe growth happens in those wonderfully awkward moments… the ones where you’re half training partner, half stand-up comedian, and mostly just trying not to trip over the leash.

Dogs teach us so much in the quiet spaces between the chaos—if we’re calm (and humble) enough to listen.

So be courageous today.
Laugh at yourself a little.
Do something different.
Challenge yourself—and your dog—to keep building confidence from the paws up. 🐾🏗️✨


11/28/2025

Our shelter dogs pulled up to the pack walk like,
“Behold… adoptable greatness.” 😎🐾

They strutted through the neighborhood, charmed everyone at Coffee, collected compliments like trading cards, and only almost embarrassed us a couple times. Honestly, iconic behavior. 😂💛

They showed off, soaked up the love, made new fans, and reminded the world that shelter dogs aren’t just waiting — they’re out here STEALING HEARTS.

10/10, would parade them around again.

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