Serving the Santa Rosa, California community
Creating a Balanced Life for dogs and their Humans.
We’re more than just a dog care serviceβwe’re family.
Bark N Barrel treats your dog like family with my Home-Environment, Ranch-Style Boarding, and Learn and Play Doggie Daycare that includes pack walks. I provide dog parents like you with the warm, fuzzy feeling you thought was impossible when leaving your dog in the care of someone else. Your dog craves more than just exercise and supervision. Bark N Barrel is all about creating a stimulating and social environment built to ignite your dogβs inner potential.
From owner, Debbie Keiser
A Message to pet parents
βYour dog will not only get the experience they crave when theyβre in my care, they will want to come back for more.β
When creating Bark N Barrel I had one thing in mindβI wanted to create a safe and structured environment where both dogs and pet parents can feel at ease. I created multiple programs structured around helping your dog feel fulfilled and relaxed. THAT is why Bark N Barrel has becomeΒ a place where your dog isnβt just another wagging tail coming through the door, but theyβre also a part of MY FAMILY. I care for them just as if they were my own because thatβs how it should be.
Proper socialization with rules and boundaries where your dog can learn positive healthy behaviors
I lead with energy, proper communication, and natural instincts. Which creates a calm environment for your dog to grow and learn
I remove the anxiety, fear, frustration, and uncertainty so your dog can succeed
My journey
Debbie Keiser
Owner and Pack Leader
With over 17 years of experience in the pet industry, Debbie has had her hands in a variety of careers including Shelter Volunteer and Head Veterinary Technician. After searching for a kennel for her own dogs, she decided she could do better and opened Bark N Barrel. Debbie’s programs focus not only on pet care but on training, providing the perfect amount of mental and physical stimulation.Β She continuously attends dog training workshops, seminars and classes in order to best take care of your pet.Β
Read more of Debbie's story
“The big question is why should you choose me to watch over one of the most essential members of your family?
I created Bark N Barrel with one thing in mind. To create a place where not only clients feel confident and comfortable leaving their dog. But a place their dog would learn good play behavior, get mental and physical exercise. Learn how to properly navigate a leash with lots of different environmental distractions and stimuli. But most of all a place, that would enhance, maintain, improve, all the training you have already put in on your dog.
Β I have learned in my work, that the more consistently a dog attends the program, the more balanced their experience becomes, the more calm, clear, and routine the handler/leaderβs experience, and the more committed the client is to their dogβs experience.
Β This program is really special. This is not a run-of-the-mill daycare/walking/boarding program. Both the variety provided of structured off-leash time and balanced on-leash walks is unique. The skills & techniques involved and the patience & time taken to impart information to each dog (in the way they need) have been built & practiced over 15 years and through paying a lot of attention and spending enormous amounts of time obsessing over my field of work. I am dedicated to my continued education through seminars, books, shadowing trainers, and learning all that I can when I can.
Β My goal is to better the relationship between my clients and their dogs. So that they can live the life they always wanted. Through understanding their dog’s behavior, and learning how to better communicate. In a way, their dog can reciprocate. With busy lives, and not enough time in the day. I wanted to give my clients an outlet for their dog so that they could have peace of mind. That their dog will come home happy, fulfilled, and balanced.
Β And with that Bark N Barrel was born.
Pet services
Signature services
Pack Walk & Daycare
After a complimentary pickup, your dog will enjoy the day with a morning Group Pack Adventure walk followed by off-leash socialization at Bark N Barrel headquarters.
Ranch-Style Boarding
Your dog will love staying at the fenced-in, two-acre countryside ranch with plenty of space to roam, sniff, and play alongside his canine friends.
Testimonials
What my clients say
Hairy Pawter's Parents
Santa Rosa, California
Riley's Parents
Santa Rosa, California
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