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Musings on the world's oldest friendship in personal essays, memoirs, fiction, classics and, of course, humor.

Georgian Street Dogs

I’m a Dog Lover

Street dogs, stray dogs, dogs with no discernible appeal—I love them all.

By Jonathan Arlan

unleashed dog hiking

The Prodigal Dog

By Erica Eisdorfer

snowy alley

Ben Ailing

By Dave Barrett

adopting a dog during the pandemic

How to Get a Puppy during a Pandemic

By Richard Levesque

Abby the Wonder Dog

By Jim Kenshalo

Why I Adopted A Dog Named Max

By Nora Delaney

dog trapped in car

Vigilantes: Watching Out for Dogs

A neighborhood comes to the rescue, sort of.

By Bonnie Schroeder

dog and human hold hands

To Die Like a Dog

President Trump Needs a Canine Correction

By Edward O'N. Hoyt

Photograph by Gene Hyde

Asta Encounters the Divine in Big Laurel Creek

Photo by Ellie Hansen

At The End Of Four Leashes

By Ellie Hansen

Photograph courtesy of Kate Brackett

Dog Clearing up a Mystery

In Their Voices

By Kate Brackett

Settling

In Their Voices

By Mary Jane Seibert

Photo by MagMos

The Affliction

By Lesley Gibson

Brothers Cody, age 7 (top), and Brodie, age 9 (middle), with Gypsy, May 1995.

Gypsy: A Boyhood’s Best Dog Pal

Book Review: Dash

By The Bark Editors

old dog swimming

Poem: An Old Dog Teaches My Dog to Swim

For Neptune and Nina, friends

By Elizabeth Johnston

cocker spaniel

Poem: Precautions

By Ronnie Sirmans

Poem For Daniel

Mariah

By Lois Levinson

“The Friend” is a Must-Read

Sigrid Nunez's novel is garnering praise

By Claudia Kawczynska

Home Is Where the Dog Is

By Beth Touchette