Welcome to the Barkside
Canine Training and Behavior Modification Specialist
Voted Best of Reno 2025 and Best of Sparks 2024
Based in Reno, Nevada.
Awards & Education
About Josh
Quality Dog Training
Quality Dog Training
Quality Dog Training
For the last 8 years, I have been working with reactive and aggressive dogs. With experience in dog behavior modification and dog training, my range of knowledge can be used to benefit you and your dog's relationship.
Certifications
Quality Dog Training
Quality Dog Training
On top of years of experience, I am certified as a Canine Training and Behavior Specialist (C.C.T.B.S.) as well as an Advanced Canine Training Professional (C.A.C.T.P.) through the Animal Behavior Institute of North Carolina.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Please contact us if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Behavior Modification is the systematic approach to changing a specific behavior a dog is displaying such as reactivity and aggression. Dog obedience training is the act of training a dog to perform a specific action when requested while behavior modification is changing the dog's reaction to a situation, person, object, or animal. Behavior modification often uses components of basic obedience training. A behaviorist specializes in understanding why dogs are displaying behaviors and how to change them.
Behavior modification takes time and consistency. We help our clients identify behaviors that need to be changed and a plan on how to do that.
With our training, we want to help you and your dog establish a healthy and happy bond. We believe this bond is greatly developed by you providing your dog with structure, leadership, and guidance. By ignoring or taking away the behaviors we do not like, and rewarding the behaviors we do like, we show dogs the consistency they need to be happier and more confident. You and your dog will be able to have more confidence and be able to achieve the goals that you would like to reach.
The only tool we use on dogs we are training is a soft leash, also called a slip-lead. We sometimes introduce a head collar such as a Halti or gentle-leader to clients and their dogs to assist with better head control. Lastly, we may ask clients to place a muzzle on the their dog if there is a risk for biting. We do NOT use any kind of shock or prong collars.
We are based out of Reno, Nevada and we offer public and in-home training. We are currently only seeing clients within Reno & Sparks. Training locations will differ on a client-to-client basis, depending on what's best for you and your dog. For some clients, sessions may occur in the home and for others it may occur at local parks or pet friendly stores. We can discuss locations in which work best for you and where you and your dog will be most comfortable.
If you live outside of the Reno & Sparks area and are willing to travel to us, please reach out to us directly so we can set up a time and place that will work for you and us.
First, you will need to book an initial evaluation session. These will be required for all new clients and dogs. These evaluations will be 30 minutes long and will be used to establish what you want to work on with your dog. We then offer 30 minute and 1 hour long sessions for further hands-on training.
We do not currently offer training packages. We like to give our clients the options to book us when it is convenient for them, and as many times as they need us. If you only need to see us for the evaluation session and we have answered your questions and gave you the help you needed, then we did our job! If you need continued help after the evaluation, we will see you as often and as many times as needed to get you and your dog feeling confident with your training goals.
No, and please use extreme caution when a trainer guarantees their training will "fix" your dog. Each dog is individually different, and as their owners so are we. We can't press a button to fix your dog's behavior, but we will give you the knowledge and tools to help you and your dog gain confidence and reach your training goals.
Costs of training sessions
Training Sessions Currently Offered:
Evaluation Session
$30
We require evaluations for all new clients. This session is used to assess your dog's behaviors and to come up with a training plan for you and your dog.
Training Session (30 minutes)
$60
Training Session (1 hour)
$100
Contact Us
Schedule A Session
New clients will need to schedule an evaluation appointment. Please click this link to schedule an evaluation.
https://barkside.hbportal.co/schedule/6309454745f389164bc83132
To schedule a 30 minute training session, please click this link:
https://barkside.hbportal.co/schedule/630946afefa2e8002c89e76d
To schedule a 1 hour training session, please click this link:
https://barkside.hbportal.co/schedule/63094808876c1313276e0ebb
BarkSide
(775) 895-9406 (call or text) dogs.barkside@gmail.com
Hours
Mon | Closed | |
Tue | Closed | |
Wed | 08:00 am – 06:00 pm | |
Thu | 08:00 am – 06:00 pm | |
Fri | 08:00 am – 06:00 pm | |
Sat | 08:00 am – 06:00 pm | |
Sun | 08:00 am – 06:00 pm |
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