photo credit: Tabatha Mudra/Photo Illustration: Miche Ratto   If you’re pet goes missing and you don’t know what to do…who you gonna call? Well, it ain’t going to be Ghostbusters, but it might be Jamie Katz, ace pet detective! A super cool job tackling a very serious subject, I met this real life Pet P.I. in my very own ‘hood. What is life really like for a Pet Detective? We had to find out! So, go get your favorite beverage, pull up a cozy chair and let’s go. You never know when you might need her.… [Continue Reading]

  The U.S. Postal Service  has gone to the animals! In a tribute to our love affair with pets, the agency is debuting a brand, new collection of pet stamps. While the official day-of-issue dedication ceremony is taking place on Monday, August 1 at the SuperZoo pet convention in Las Vegas, Bark & Swagger got the scoop today! The brand, new collection features photographs of 20 different domestic animals, including two dogs, two cats, two birds, two fish, four reptiles, five rodents, a crustacean, a rabbit and a horse. So, when you mail a letter, you can now choose a Forever stamp… [Continue Reading]

  Do you ever feel like you’re looking for a friend? Someone to talk to, play with or just hang out around? That’s exactly what Lola was feeling, when she moved with her family from her home with its big backyard to a luxury urban hotel. Gone were her furiends, her romps through the grass. Now, she stared all day out of the window onto the cityscape below, leaving her soft bed only for walks around her noisy neighborhood. Read on to find out how to enter the giveaway!   Down in A; Up in B…Henry and Lola kept missing each other! Here’s… [Continue Reading]

Albie with his Itchy Dog & Charlie Dog products   Does your heart break and your frustration build when you watch your dog scratching and biting its skin and nothing seems to work? Mine did. Angry red patches, fur loss and extreme sensitivity are common dog skin problems leading to a very unhappy pup. I found a solution to my Albie’s skin sensitivity, and it’s the only one that’s actually worked. And, I’m going to share it with you, in the hopes it will help your baby, too! So, if you haven’t yet heard of pet skincare expert, Bobbi… [Continue Reading]

Are you ready to discover the newest, most stylish products about to hit the market? Fresh from the massive Global Pet Expo, I’m still excited by all I’ve seen and I’ve got some fabutastic ones to share with you! OK, so fabutastic isn’t actually a word, but you get my exuberance, right? We’ll cover all things dogs with style would love, from dog fashion to accessories, from home decor to items designed to make your life easier. Let’s hit the ground running, so you don’t miss a thing! Pipolli   Named for her two French Bulldogs, Piggy & Polly, both… [Continue Reading]

    It’s time of year again, when pet industry folks gather in Orlando for Global Pet Expo, one of the largest pet conventions in the world. I’m excited to be going; I always find great dog fashion and such cool products to share with you! What makes Global so much fun?     Imagine aisles and aisles full of new clothing, some not yet on the market; toys, home decor, food and treats…everything for pets you can imagine, and from all over the world! We get to meet with these brands, sample what they have to offer and see… [Continue Reading]

  I am an Adopt Don’t Shop girl. There was a time, however, when I didn’t know what I know now, and we bought Sophie, our Portuguese Podengo Pequeno, from a good breeder. I think there is a place for the responsible breeder in the marketplace, and the ones I’ve met at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show the past few years have all been wonderful. They are as in love with their dogs as we are. They care deeply about making sure their dogs are well cared for and represent the best their breed has to offer. So this year for… [Continue Reading]

Noah, feeling the almighty, powerful rock star he is   Do you have a blind dog or know someone who does? What about a blind shelter dog?  It’s Love Your Pet Day and, if ever there was one, this is a great gift of love for a blind dog.  I wrote about Muffin’s Halo a  year and a half ago, after discovering the product at an industry conference. It’s inventor, Silvie Bordeaux, created the product out of love for her at that time 13 1/2 year old toy poodle Muffin, who went blind due to cataracts. “I… [Continue Reading]