The Bark

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Bark magazine covers every aspect of canine culture, from animal rescue to your relationship with your pet. Mutt-lovers in particular will enjoy the focus on adopted animals and non-purebred pups. You can find stories, essays, interviews, product reviews, and more in every issue, and it's all supported by spectacular photography of dogs having fun being the fascinating, playful companions they are.

From deeply personal stories about specific dogs to the latest details on canine science and nutrition, Bark magazine includes a variety of article types. Instead of how-to articles, you'll find pieces that focus on the relationship between dogs and humans. Each issue covers topics such as recent research on dog physiology, activities you can do with your dog, compelling rescue stories, and lifestyle articles about dogs around the world. Regular columns cover holistic health, canine behavior, museum and gallery shows about dogs, reader dog photos, and dog poetry.

Instead of being beholden to breeders and major pet product advertisers, Bark magazine focuses on and supports animal shelters, spay/neuter programs, and dog foster and adoption advocates. Because of this focus, the magazine can offer unbiased, credible information for dog enthusiasts. The writing sparkles with wit and intelligence and speaks to the sophisticated dog owner looking for a deeper relationship with his or her pet and a greater appreciation of the history of dog and human relationships.

Whether you want to learn more about the culture of dog owners or simply love dogs and can't get enough of them, Bark magazine is the periodical for you.

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Dog owners BEWARE! Bark magazine is dedicated to everything related to canine culture. Each issue includes stories, essays, poetry, reviews, interviews and artwork related to the relationship between humans and dogs.

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Product Details

• Format: Magazine
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Publisher: Bark
• ASIN: B00006K5BD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244 in Magazines (See Top 100 in Magazines)
  • #2 in Magazines > Home & Garden > Animal Care & Pets > Dogs
This magazine subscription is provided by Magazine Express, Inc.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

226 of 228 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The New Yorker, for people who live with dogs December 7, 2002

By WeHaveSixFeet

Subscription Term Name:1 year

Bark is not a how-to-care-for-your-dog magazine. It's a magazine about living with dogs. It has fascinating articles about the lives of dogs and people with dogs. It has history of dogs and poems about dogs and interviews with dog trainers and sheep herders and canine rescue squads ... If you want the latest pet grooming tricks, you won't find it here, but if you want insight into what dogs mean to people and what people mean to dogs, this is your magazine. Charming, touching, smart and simply wonderful.

192 of 196 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bark is The Best! December 7, 2002

By "mozzy77"

Subscription Term Name:1 year

The Bark is by far the greatest magazine for dog lovers ever printed! Insightful articles, essay, stories, and artwork keep you waiting eagerly for the next issue. They cover health, training, home decorating, entrepreneurs, absolutely everything! And maybe most importantly, the Bark does not cater to breeders or exploiters. Instead of advertisements for kennels, they promote shelters and spay/neuter programs. No AKC elitists here! Every dog counts. And if you are looking for the lastest and greatest pet products, their advertisers have the most original and unusual things to be found anywhere. This magazine focuses on human relationships with the dogs that share our world, housepets to service dogs. When each new issue arrives (and there aren't enough!) we make popcorn for ourselves and for our dogs and the we all hit the couch for the entire evening. If you have one dog, no dog, or many, this is the quintessential reading for any person who has ever loved a canine!

61 of 64 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great on multiple levels April 27, 2005

By J. Rausch

Subscription Term Name:1 year

I am a new subscriber, have received two issues so far. This is a fascinating magazine, beautifully laid out, and well written. In the first issue I received (which I have now read almost cover-to-cover, something I Never do with magazines), there were articles about Dog rescue in Asia, the science of the historical relationship between Dogs and their humans, emotional vignettes about the love between Dogs and humans and so much more.

I like the reviewer who likened this magazine to the New Yorker about Dogs. The first issue was chock-full of everything from useful tips to weepy stories to fascinating science.

I made an effort to cancel all of my magazine subscriptions recently, simply because I do not have the time to read them all. This one will remain. In fact, I may start archiving this magazine-it is that good! All of our guests inevitable pick up the magazine, drawn by the crisp graphics, and retained by a healthy variety of reading.

Obviously, I am a fan. I have barely started the second issue, but from skimming the articles, I have full faith that I will not be disappointed.

Subscribe and enjoy!

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A great magazine for dog lovers! August 13, 2005

By JAC

Subscription Term Name:1 year|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is an extremely "well rounded" magazine! I thoroughly enjoy every issue. Bark covers all issues concerning dogs. From articles on veterinary issues, understanding your dogs behaviour, dog gear....and outstanding well written short stories and articles written by people about their dogs and how they have impacted their lives. Very enjoyable reading....from cover to cover.

I highly recommend Bark. If you get your "paws" on your first copy, you will definitely look forward to the next.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for dog lovers. November 26, 2004

By Martha Chase

Subscription Term Name:1 year

This magazine is a nice alternative to Dog Fancy or purebred-centered publications. It contains rescue-related stories and gives mutts equal time. The writers are witty and interesting, and there aren't terrible breeder ads in the back. A good choice for those of us that spay/neuter our dogs and aren't involved in showing.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Better with every issue November 25, 2004

By Gina Spadafori

Subscription Term Name:1 year

I have been a loyal subscriber almost since the beginning, and I cannot believe how this publication just keeps getting better. It's lush to look at, a pleasure to read and packed from cover to cover with information that delights, informs and entertains. Even the ads are nifty.

If you have a dog and a brain, you have to have The Bark.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A different dog magazine December 3, 2002

By A Customer

Subscription Term Name:1 year

I can't wait to open each issue of The Bark when it arrives; it never fails to inspire. My dog is part of my family, and The Bark reflects that way of life. Life with my dog. Unlike other dog magazines, The Bark doesn't tell me how to train my dog or what type of dog food I should buy; instead I find articles written by those who share their lives with dogs, and who have something to say about it to readers who live with dogs. If you don't live with a dog, you might after you read The Bark!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best August 4, 2004

By J. Cogan

Subscription Term Name:1 year

I think everyone will agree that there are tons of dog magazines out there but this one really stands out from the rest. The articles are about a wide range of interests and present different views on things. Anyone with an interest in dogs would really enjoy this. Some o;f the articles are a little more in depth and scientific than others that may just be simply informative or for fun. There are things that really make you think, about the world we're living in or the newest technology that is being developed to tell us new things about things we THOUGHT we knew.