Bark and Code LLC

Muddy Conservation Detection Dogs, Tidy Data

Newt the turtle dog lays next to a wood turtle

Conservation through Canine Innovation

We spend a lot of time thinking about scent so you can spend more time thinking about results. Let us help you with study design, logistics, implementation, and/or analysis.

What can we sniff out for you?

Upcoming Events

Find us at these demonstrations, presentations, and conferences

April 26 - Presentation at the North East Natural History Conference in Burlington. VT

July 29 and 30 - Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation annual meeting in Brighton, NY

Praise for good dogs from

Anna Thonnis, PhD

New York University, 2026

"Based on GPS tracking data, Newt covered up to twice as much ground as his handler during surveys. At the South ____ site, he located 20 of the 31 turtles found in a single day, underscoring the effectiveness of incorporating trained detection dogs into turtle surveys."

Report from 2025 surveys

We are a limited liability company with headquarters in Potsdam, New York, and in Sterling, Massachusetts. Our field team brings our Canine Camp to locations ranging from Newfoundland to Oaxaca.

As we grow, we plan to become a non-profit organization. We're not here for the money, we're here for the non-human stakeholders who cannot speak for themselves.