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It’s a dog-crazy world out there—explore what's new in pup pop culture.

by Jonathan Leong

When 27-year-old Giuseppe Castiglione boarded the sailing ship that would carry him from Italy to China, he probably had no idea that he would spend the rest of his adult life there, embraced by emperors and immersed in a culture very different from his own.

The Art of Roy De Forest

by Cameron Woo

Roy De Forest’s paintings, drawings and sculptures invite the viewer into mythical terrains of mountainous vistas and overgrown foliage. Set within those landscapes are mysterious figures, boats, planes and animals, particularly dogs. With titles that often suggest a journey or a quest, De Forest’s works are densely composed, complex mélanges of textures, colors and shapes … phantasmagorical universes where humans and animals wander in awe.

Author W. Bruce Cameron Talks to Bark About His New Book

by The Bark

On May 12, The Bark had the pleasure of hosting author W. Bruce Cameron for a special Q&A on Facebook.

In Conversation with Patricia McConnell

by The Bark

In her new book, The Education of Will, animal behavior pro Patricia McConnell goes somewhat off script, or at least, off the script that her readers have been enthusiastically following over the course of more than a dozen books and booklets she’s authored/ coauthored over the years. In it, she explores the ways early trauma can affect a dog’s behavior, and most certainly affected her own.

Bark: Do you think you would have recognized your need for therapy if Willie hadn’t been such a troubled dog?

Masterworks: Dogs at the Met

by The Bark

New York City’s venerable Metropolitan Museum of Art recently gave back big time to art lovers everywhere when it changed its policy to allow the free, unrestricted use of artworks in its collection that are in the public domain (i.e., not protected by intellectual property laws). Under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) designation, the Met’s new “open access” policy facilitates scholarly and commercial use of more than 375,000 images. We were so excited by this great news that we went sniffing around to see what we could find to share with you.

Illuminating Medieval Hunting Dogs

by Linda S. Slusser

IN THE LATER MIDDLE Ages, venery—the historical term for hunting with dogs—became a favorite sport for the aristocracy. Nobles justified it as a way to exercise the body and mind, prevent the sin of idleness, and learn the skills of warfare. Planning and executing the chase (in particular, the hunt for the stag) provided them with opportunities to practice knightly virtues in peacetime.

Cover Dog: Clementine

by The Bark

Clementine, the first winner of our 2017 cover dog contest, was adopted by Sachino Abe and Joshua Haskins from Posh Pets Rescue (PPR) in New York City in October 2015 at a pop-up event organized by Best Friends. She was in the U.S. after being rescued from the dog-meat trade by Soi Dog Foundation; PPR is one of the many groups working with the foundation to rehome dogs saved from the dog meat trade.

Q&A With Alexandra Horowitz, Author of Being a Dog

by Claudia Kawczynska

Any time Alexandra Horowitz releases a new book is cause for celebration here at Bark. We’ve been fans since her 2009 hit, Inside of a Dog, and have continued to follow her work as she uncovers new insights into our co-pilots’ internal lives and external behaviors.

In addition to teaching psychology, canine cognition and creative non-fiction at Barnard College, Columbia University, she also leads the college’s Dog Cognition Lab.