Bark Trek

I think the rule in Washington is if you think to yourself, “we probably won’t get snow this year” three times in one week, you’re going to get a lot of snow… #hikingwithdogs #dogsofinstagram #dogswhohike #forcefree #offleashlife #dogsofwashington #dogsofseattle #arlingtonwa #meetmeinarlington

Guess Dipper is going to have to enter some NASDA trials soon! 🐀 We love the games NASDA has to offer and it’s awesome watching dogs use their nose! #beauceron #beauceronsofinstagram #beaucerons #basrouge #ozarkbitesback #noseydogtraining #nasda #barnhunt #ferndalewa #arlingtonwa #dogsports #forcefree #dogsofinstagram #dogsofseattle @noseydogtraining @ozarkbitesback

Dr. Grant (DVM) made her baby, Hope, birthday pupcakes with pumpkin, yogurt and blueberries! This is her and her class enjoying them this afternoon. 💓 @weratedogs #dogsofinstagram #arlingtonwa #barktrek #dogdaycare #australianshepherd #snohomishcounty #schnauzer #labrador

Our usual parking spot..

Seattle’s bomb cyclone did a number on our hiking spot. This is just where we usually park! 📍 Machias, WA ⛔️ The rights to this video belong to Bark Trek LLC, please contact for commercial redistribution.

There’s two ponies putting in WERK in this clip #dogmom #dogsofinstagram #beauceronsofinstagram #beauceron #womeninmaledominatedfields #dogtraining #dogtrainer #forcefree #snohomishcounty #arlingtonwa

I will either be very proud of him or completely regret driving 40 minutes when I need to be setting up tandem training dates instead. 😂 Either way he’ll be wearing a pink dinosaur constume.

We went live for the first time in Cadet Camp!

Does your algorithm push you videos of off leash dogs living their best lives just for it to be an argument for the sake of selling e-collars to the general public? Mine does. 🤦‍♀️ I’m friends with force free trainers and balanced trainers and I got my start in the industry mastering e-collar off leash recall. Is doing it without force a longer and more nuanced route? Yeah. Is doing it with force a lot easier? Yeah. It all depends on what’s important to you. Immediate results with stressed body language or the same results with loose and wiggly and stress-free body language? Do you not care? I can’t make you care, and I’m not going to try to. BUT… if you care… and if you keep hearing that the e-collar is your ticket to your dog getting to run… here’s your video showcasing that is not required for a trustworthy recall. #dogtraining #seattlewa #snohomishcounty #arlingtonwa #meetmeinarlington #hikingwithdogs #pnwonderdog #dogswhohike #offleashdogtraining

Friday Playcare ✨

Happy Friday dogs! If you’ve reached out to us in the last week regarding adventures or training… expect an email from us soon! If you’ve sent us a DM, please send us an email using our contact form on our website. I typically don’t get home until after seven most days and Facebook/Instagram doesn’t let me “schedule send for the morning, but I feel weird responding to you at 10/11pm at night via social media messaging. Please email me so I can have my correspondence in one place, and so you can get a response on Saturday/Sunday morning. Thank you! For those of you who have expressed interest in Sniffari Club (10/11) the informational email should be going out tomorrow.

Client showcase! 🌟 Kai the Service Dog in Training! Kai worked on her general service dog skills and handler-specific tasks at Planet Fitness today. She is still working on treating people like they’re completely invisible, but the staff at the vet office love her so much that she’s pretty convinced that everyone wants to pet her. Yesterday was one of her first public outings with both her handler and I, and for her first time getting to practice her job at her mom’s gym she really knocked it out of the park. #servicedogtraining #servicedog #canecorso #canecorsopuppy #positivereinforcement #seattledogs #dogsofseattle #nobaddogs #forcefreetraining #dogsofinstagram #dogoftheday #dogtraining #snohomishcounty #gymlife #arlingtonwa