Barks and Rec. Animal Training and Behavior

Barks and Rec. Animal Training and Behavior Northern Michigan’s best dog training and behavior facility!

Join us in Traverse City for obedience classes, reactivity training, puppy socialization, CGC and therapy dog testing, agility, nosework, rally, anxiety or aggression modification, and more!

LAST-MINUTE SPACES available in our Junior Ranger classes starting this week! Join us Tuesday at 1pm or Saturday at 11:3...
05/26/2026

LAST-MINUTE SPACES available in our Junior Ranger classes starting this week! Join us Tuesday at 1pm or Saturday at 11:30am for this fun, intermediate-level obedience class.

Head to our website to book now!

(Must be a graduate of Pup Scouts to enroll)

Last night our Junior Rangers practiced "Patio Manners" 🍽️Using their skills from Pup Scouts, these pups were practicing...
05/21/2026

Last night our Junior Rangers practiced "Patio Manners" 🍽️

Using their skills from Pup Scouts, these pups were practicing putting them in simulated real life situations such as:
▪️Entering and Heeling through tight spaces and past other dogs and tables
▪️Calmly approaching the counter and staying at Side (no counter surfing here!)
▪️Staying on Place as distractions appear (such as a server approaching a table, placing things onto the table, strollers and other distractions going by)

We practiced the 3 D's of dog training- Duration, Distance and Distractions

This class is where we take those foundational skills and prepare you and your dog for the real world! 🐕

We hope to see you and your dog in the next class!

It’s National Rescue Dog Day, and we’re celebrating all the rescue dogs who are part of our Barks and Rec training famil...
05/20/2026

It’s National Rescue Dog Day, and we’re celebrating all the rescue dogs who are part of our Barks and Rec training family. ❤️

P.S. we’d love to see photos of your rescue pups! Please share ‘em with us! 😊

We’re celebrating a huge training win today with this adorable pup, Rukia! 🐾 When Rukia first came to Puppy Explorers cl...
05/19/2026

We’re celebrating a huge training win today with this adorable pup, Rukia! 🐾 When Rukia first came to Puppy Explorers class, she was cautious and fearful. But with a little patience and lots of positive reinforcement, her confidence has blossomed! Today, in her final week of class, Rukia was a whole new dog: she could focus around distractions like bikes and scooters, made friends with new people, and had a blast wrestling with the other pups during playtime.

Way to go, Rukia and family – we’re so proud of her bravery (and your amazing dedication to training)! ❤️

Congrats to this morning's Pup Scout graduates! 🎉Gunnar, Reese, Bindi, Penny, Percy, Mikko and Daisy (not pictured).Thes...
05/16/2026

Congrats to this morning's Pup Scout graduates! 🎉
Gunnar, Reese, Bindi, Penny, Percy, Mikko and Daisy (not pictured).

These pups were introduced to important foundations and valuable life skills in this class. We are so proud of each pup's individual progress!

A beautiful day to train! ☀️Milo worked on confidence building today and we are so proud of the progress he has made.
05/16/2026

A beautiful day to train! ☀️

Milo worked on confidence building today and we are so proud of the progress he has made.

Celine came in to proof her skills with Place and waiting patiently at doors and thresholds and did such a great job!She...
05/16/2026

Celine came in to proof her skills with Place and waiting patiently at doors and thresholds and did such a great job!

She's been with us through Pup Explorers, Pup Scouts, and now Junior Ranger. It's been wonderful to see her grow and progress! 🐾

LAST CALL to join Pup Scouts, our beginner obedience class, before summer arrives! ☀️ Our final Pup Scouts start date fo...
05/13/2026

LAST CALL to join Pup Scouts, our beginner obedience class, before summer arrives! ☀️ Our final Pup Scouts start date for the month of May is this Saturday, May 16, at 10am.

Last-minute openings mean last-minute savings for you. Use code MAY26 to save $40 on your class registration.

Don’t wait to start training – better walks with your pup start this Saturday!

*Note: this class does not meet over Memorial Weekend. No need to cancel your holiday plans!

It was a Very Berner Weekend at Barks and Rec with THREE back-to-back Bernese Mountain Dog sessions! 🏔️ Jaxon visited us...
05/09/2026

It was a Very Berner Weekend at Barks and Rec with THREE back-to-back Bernese Mountain Dog sessions! 🏔️

Jaxon visited us for a private session to chat about polite greetings and improving his recall. Then, Moose joined us for Pup Explorers to work on her baby puppy socialization skills! To wrap up the weekend, Beauford stopped in to chat about adolescent excitement and building up his confidence when getting into the car.

These three are excellent dogs with amazing families, and we can’t wait to see their continued training progress! 🐾

P.S. We LOVE your BMDs, but we promise we train dogs of ALL breeds, too! 😉

Big congrats to our Pup Scout graduates Trooper, Finn, Cupid, Luna, Boots, and Hutch!These pups learned important founda...
05/08/2026

Big congrats to our Pup Scout graduates Trooper, Finn, Cupid, Luna, Boots, and Hutch!

These pups learned important foundational skills and we can't wait to see them continue on their journey!

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1859 Southpeak Drive
Traverse City, MI
49685

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