About Central Bark Canine Events

What it is

Central Bark Canine Events, LLC describes itself as "a premier canine performance event center located in Central New York, specializing in exciting barn hunt events for dogs and their humans", offering "a variety of seminars, lessons, classes, and trialing opportunities".

Who runs it

Eva Fowler is named as the founder: "Central Bark is the brainchild of Eva Fowler, a second-generation dog trainer who was raised with a passion for dogs and their education." The site credits her with "over 25 years of experience in dog sports," having "trained, handled, and competed in various disciplines including agility, obedience, rally, retriever events, herding, barn hunt, and more", and says this range "gives her valuable insight into different forms of dog training". She has been teaching and running barn hunt events since 2014. Additional trainers, judges and clinicians are brought in to help with ring availability.

Where it runs

The venue is rented rather than owned, and the site says so plainly: "We rent the Grace Farms Christmas tree farm, located at 78 Gunther Road, Central Square, NY 13036."

What to expect

The emphasis in their own copy is on the team rather than the title – Eva "enjoys working with teams and witnessing their growth into wonderful partnerships", and the events are framed as "trials and learning opportunities that foster growth and camaraderie."