Stories & Lit

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

Love Story of My Dog

A Love Letter to My Dog

By H. Lovelyn Bettison

Lala the Loot: A Dog Who Attracts Dog-Snatching

A small dog charms, people try to claim her.
By Michelle Huneven
Photograph by Traer Scott

Baja Stray Finds Herself a Home

A vacation in Mexico opens doors, and hearts, to a stray dog.
By Laurie Priest

Search and Rescue

By Leslie Morris

Traveler

By Clay Carpenter
Saving Greyhounds

Greyhounds of Avalon

Amazing activists who are fighting to save Greyhounds worldwide.
By Laura Schenone

Wildlife Researcher Recalls His Backcounty Co-pilot

Field Notes
By L. Jack Lyon
Rescuing Penny Jane / Amy Sutherland

Shelter Stress Can Take Its Toll on Dogs

Walter Joe shows how a dog can be adoptable but not “shelterable.”
By Amy Sutherland

On Responsibility

Caring for two loves
By Ann Patchett

Letter to Brigit

By Viggo Mortensen

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

By Thom Jones

My Dog

By Priya Radhakrishnan
Losing My Dog Blue...and Finding Him Again

Losing Blue...and Finding Him Again

By Lucie Britsch

Poems: The Sound of Dogs Breathing

By Janet McCann
Dog Memorials: Honoring A Life

Dog Memorials: Honoring A Life

By The Bark Editors
Loving a Special Dog Woodcut by Howard Towll

Loving a Special Dog

Eternal Mysteries
By Abigail Thomas

The Nature/Nurture Question

By Mat Zucker