Our Approach

Teach people what really matters.

 

Our goal is to meet you where you’re at and take you to where you want to go while keeping it practical, relatable, and doable.

We are a team of award-winning, Vet-recommended integrative trainers who borrow from the world of ethology and neuroscience and offer a flexible, relationship-based approach to training. We use body language, food, play, hand signals, words, movement, hands-on touch, and equipment to communicate with and guide the dog.

We are big on integrating play into training, teaching chill to find the “off switch,” functional training for real life, and teaching people how to biologically fulfill their pups (hint = Farm Dog).

We provide training programs for a large spectrum of needs, and our passionate team ensures that every dog and their human’s individual needs are met, regardless of where they are in their journey.

We’ve been featured in…
ABC Action News Philadelphia 
THE MAGICAL DOG FAIRIES

Meet your dog training dream team

  • Leigh Siegfried

    FOUNDER

    Hi, Leigh here. Opportunity Barks, born in 2003, has become an award-winning dog training business that has helped thousands of dog owners. My superpower is helping people ”get” their dogs. I’m here to teach you to do the work that matters to build a life you love with your dog.

    Moments when people connect, and dogs are gotten by their owners, are my soul food. My life with dogs is my resume, learn more about me here.💋 🐺

  • Katherine

    Operations & Outreach

  • Rachel

    Farm Dog Program Manager

  • Chelsea

  • Samantha

  • Laura

  • Brian

    Boarding School Program Manager

  • Emily

  • Enrichment Caregiver

    Pam

  • Janet

  • Josh

  • Lo

  • Ashlee

    Day School Program Manager

  • Oli

  • Lani

  • Britt

Membership & In Support

IACP | in safe hands
AKC Community Canine
AKC Trick Dog
ARDO | Association of Responsible Dog Owners
ABMA | The Animal Behavior Management Alliance
AKC Canine Good Citizen
AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy

We spend hours a day observing, teaching, and learning from the dogs we get to call students. Together we have over 40 years of combined experience, working with thousands of humans and dogs since we began in 2003- companion, stray, purebred, rescue, mutt, street dog, puppy mill, fighting ring busts, feral, wolf hybrid- and a few horses. Our team is really committed to two things: bringing humanity to the dog training experience and results. As good as we are with dogs, we know that an educated and empowered human is our end game. And a life you love with your dog is pretty high up there too. 🧚

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