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Barkitecture The Blueprint for Balanced Behavior 
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    • Home
    • Meet our Barkitects
    • Nominate a Shelter Dog
    • Get Involved
    • About Us
      • About Barkitecture
      • About Our Founder
    • Resources & Applications
      • Adoption and Foster Guide
      • Grr’trude’s Training Fund
      • Trainer Application
      • Download Ethics Agreement
    • Pack Walks
    • The Bark Side Blog
    • Donate
    • Check Out Our Wish List
  • Home
  • Meet our Barkitects
  • Nominate a Shelter Dog
  • Get Involved
  • About Us
    • About Barkitecture
    • About Our Founder
  • Resources & Applications
    • Adoption and Foster Guide
    • Grr’trude’s Training Fund
    • Trainer Application
    • Download Ethics Agreement
  • Pack Walks
  • The Bark Side Blog
  • Donate
  • Check Out Our Wish List

Barkitecture: Building Confidence from the Paws up!

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Barkitecture: Building Confidence from the Paws up!

Barkitecture: Building Confidence from the Paws up!Barkitecture: Building Confidence from the Paws up!Barkitecture: Building Confidence from the Paws up!

Join us in transforming lives through training and healing.

Support Our Mission

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Empowering Shelter Dogs, Volunteers & the Community!

Barkitecture: The Blueprint for Balanced Behavior

 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. At Barkitecture, we believe in building better futures from the paws up!

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Our goal is to transform shelter life into a launchpad for success by:

  1. Establishing an expert volunteer framework in shelters that maximizes training consistency and dog welfare
  2. Delivering no-cost medical care and behavior modification
  3. Offering in-depth education for volunteers, fosters, and adopters

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