Even in heaven, Harley is always busy. And, September is one of his busiest times. It’s Puppy Mill Awareness Month, and for the puppy mill survivor poster boy, creating awareness for the suffering mill dogs, Harley is continuing his mission with an exciting new project to announce.   It’s called FINDING THE LIGHT, and it is, indeed, luminescent in its beauty and power. Artist Martha Cares collaborated with Rudi and Dan Taylor, the angel couple who adopted and loved Harley after his ten grueling years in a puppy mill, to create a sculptural installation and tribute to our 2015… [Continue Reading]

  Two of our rescues, Ani & Jasper, season-ready.   It began with JJ. Twenty one years ago, a stray dog on a soccer field came to the attention of a friend and, before you know it, Diane Rose-Solomon had a dog. Over the course of his long life, JJ would prove to be a big inspiration, getting Rose-Solomon involved in rescue and then steering her towards writing children’s books. First came the delightful and educational JJ The American Street Dog, and How He Came to Live in Our House. Then, there was JJ Goes to Puppy Class.… [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]

  Want your dog fashion in one place? Bark & Swagger is growing! I’m excited to announce a dedicated business page for G+, that will contain all of the fresh news on living stylishly with your dog. You’ll be able to see what’s trending, new items and exhibits added to the Boutique, special offers for the Bark & Swagger family and more. Follow me there!  When I launched Bark & Swagger, I wanted to share the wonderful designers, great apparel and accessories I found with other fashion lovers. I’d been designing luxury pet apparel with my brand, Couture by Sophie, named after… [Continue Reading]

  My darling boy, Jasper   Are you someone who wonders “What is my dog doing?” when you’re not at home? There are many tech gadgets on the market now, for fitness tracking, with GPS systems, those to make sure a lost pet can be found. But, this one, the Hachiko Dog Well-Being Sensor & App is the cutest darn one I’ve seen! And, what’s better? It works really well. The timing of getting a sample of the Hachiko to test and review couldn’t have been better. My husband and I are doing more work out of the… [Continue Reading]

  I’ve taken inspiration from fellow blogger, Christina Conley-Berry of The Lazy Pitbull, for this week’s 52 Snapshots of Life photo challenge. It’s week 37 and the theme is Labor, and I’m going to write about a wonderful rescue here in Fort Lauderdale that performs a labor of love every day for the dogs and cats it shelters. Abandoned Pet Rescue is Fort Lauderdale’s largest No Kill shelter. I began volunteering there recently, helping to walk dogs and to utilize my network to help the shelter in any way I can. I became smitten with many animals there, but Maya… [Continue Reading]

  Come back later; out to lunch! That’s Sophie & Jasper’s late morning motto. After an exhausting morning of walking and eating, what’s a pampered pup to do? Take a nap, of course! And so, this is a pawfect pic for this week’s 52 Snapshots of Life Photo Challenge, with the theme, Sleepy. They say pups sleep on average, 14 hours a day. Ah…the life of a loved dog. Does it get any better? Pet blogging friend and colleague, Christina Berry of The Lazy Pitbull, created this fun challenge. You don’t have to be a blogger to participate. Just snap or… [Continue Reading]

  It’s crazy to think summer’s almost gone, but everyone does seem to be getting ready to go back to school. And, that means fall, a lovely time of year. The gorgeous leaves, the great fall fashions, all good! For this week’s 52 Snapshots of Life photo challenge, with the theme of “school,” I pulled out a shot we took on a playground earlier this summer. Jasper perched himself high atop the slide and seems very satisfied, surveying his world. He looks ready to tackle the antics of the school playground, doesn’t he? This particular playground is part of a… [Continue Reading]