Barkitecture: Building Confidence from the Paws up!
Join us in transforming lives through training and healing.
Barkitecture: Building Confidence from the Paws up!
Join us in transforming lives through training and healing.
Join us in transforming lives through training and healing.
Join us in transforming lives through training and healing.
Barkitecture: The Blueprint for Balanced Behavior was built on the belief that shelter dogs aren’t broken—they’re just misunderstood. Founded by dog trainer and lifelong animal advocate Monica Monsivais, Barkitecture is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping dogs with behavioral and medical challenges not just survive—but thrive.
What started as a dream to provide free, in-home training for struggling dogs has grown into a shelter-based initiative transforming how we prepare dogs for adoption. We specialize in working with dogs who’ve been labeled “difficult”: dogs with bite records, fear-based behaviors, medical needs, or simply too much energy for the kennel environment. These are the underdogs we fight for.
Our team of trained volunteers and handlers offers daily enrichment, behavior modification, and confidence-building exercises to give each dog the tools they need to succeed in a home. We support adopters, fosters, and shelter staff with education and guidance—because lasting change doesn’t stop at adoption.
At Barkitecture, we believe in building better futures from the paws up!
Our goal is to transform shelter life into a launchpad for success by:
Learn more about our upcoming events, fundraisers, and more!
Come meet our Barkitects at WLA Shelter
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