Big Feelings.
Bark-Sized Wisdom.

A new kind of story experience using lovable therapy dogs to help kids build confidence, empathy, and emotional skills.

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Meet the Bark Buddies

At Barkdale Elementary, five therapy dogs in training help kids through real-life moments—like friendship challenges, frustration, and building confidence.

These stories are designed to help kids understand their feelings in ways that actually make sense to them (and are fun to read)

From tricky friendships to big frustrations, each story shows how the Bark Buddies support kids in ways that feel real, relatable, and easy to understand.

Bark Buddies is being built alongside parents—starting simple, learning, and growing over time.

Support for big feelings—made simple

Stories kids love

Relatable stories that help kids make sense of big feelings

Therapy dog characters who model empathy and problem-solving

Safe, familiar situations kids recognize from their own lives

Simple takeaways kids can use right away

Made for real life (and real parenting)

Creates natural moments to talk about feelings

Gives you simple ways to support your child

No screens, no overwhelm—just meaningful time together

Built to fit into your everyday story routine

Why we started Bark Buddies

As parents, we’ve seen how big feelings can take over — and how hard it is to know what to say or do in those moments.

We wanted something simple.

Something character driven that kids would actually connect with.

Something that didn’t involve more screen time.

So after 15+ years working in education and behavioral health, we're starting Bark Buddies

Jagger, age 8

“Explaining how you feel can help people understand you. I like how Bark Buddies uses dogs to entertain."

Crosby, age 9

"I didn't want to stop reading and I even read some parts again because they were so cool. If you like dogs and adventures, you should read Bark Buddies!"

June, age 6

“I love the Bark Buddies because they have really good tricks to do. I would tell Mom to read us the bark buddies when I'm mad because it would make me feel happy again."