The Bark Side is located in Okotoks, Alberta. We train with positive methods and participate in a variety of dogs sports. We are proud to have a variety of breeds, each bringing their own personalities and talents. 

Our dogs are family.

Main trainers

Romy Dupal-Demers 

Romy started training dogs at the age of 13 with her first dog, a Shetland Sheepdog named Flora. At 16 she performed in her first performance shows, competed in agility, flyball, dock diving, obedience and freestyle.

Romy teaches agility and tricks classes, private lessons and seminars. She also trains animals for film work and commercials. 

Agility Team Canada member:
2016 European Open (France)
2016 Agility Championship of  the Americas and Caribbean (Brazil)
2022 European Open (Belgium)
2022 Agility World Championship (Austria)
2023 Agility World Championship alternate (Czech Republic)
2024 Agility World Championship (Belgium)
2025 European Open (Portugal)
2025 Agility World Championship (Sweden)
2025 World Agility Open (WAO) Team Canada Coach
 

Alex McNeil

Alex started training dogs at the age of 14 with his first dog, a Cocker Spaniel mix named Bear. He then traveled all across North America, performing with different canine performance shows.

Alex is training his dog, a German Shepherd named BLEVE for human remains detection. They are certified in open water and land searching with the International Police Work Dog Association. 

He is also training dogs, cats and other animals for the film industry in Canada.