Stories & Lit | The Bark

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

Shelter Visits Help With Healing In Between Dogs

By Lee Harrington

Poems: Life with Dogs

By Connie Hills, Elizabeth Devore

The Opie Path

By Bob Quarteroni

Saying Goodbye to Shelby

My Dog

By Priya Radhakrishnan

Losing Blue...and Finding Him Again

By Lucie Britsch

Poems: The Sound of Dogs Breathing

By Janet McCann

Dog Memorials: Honoring A Life

Loving a Special Dog

Eternal Mysteries

By Abigail Thomas

The Nature/Nurture Question

Lily

By Eliza Thomas

Royness: The Love and Healing of a Dog

By Annika Powell Paradise

Power of Dog

Never underestimate the power and influence of a dog

A Pup with a Sting Allergy

When the action kicks in real life, being a movie buff pays dividends

Learning to Love Louie

Same breed, different dog, new challenge.

By Jeannette Cooperman

How Labeling Affects How We See Our Dogs

The Power of Name-Calling

By Dale M. Kushner

Freddie Flealoader

By Dolly Withrow

Strawberry Blond

By Eileen Granham

Lucy Dawson: Dogs As I See Them

By Ann Patchett

No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story

Excerpt

By Robert Weintraub

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