BarkFest

Few things are as pure and joyous as the bond between dogs and their humans. While Nat Geo WILD’s BarkFest celebrated the wonders of our favorite four-legged friends with dog-friendly television programming, we unleashed our imaginations to bring the party online by creating a virtual dog park big enough for the whole world. Whenever you feel the need to gaze upon the face of unconditional love, you can peruse an endless parade of the cutest user-submitted pooch pics you’ve ever seen! Proud owners simply post their best photos to Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter with the tag #BarkFest, and our magic Internet retrievers fetch them all and usher them into our fur-filled gallery. Depending on the charisma of your canine, it may be selected to represent one of nine key dog attributes, including Devious, Innocent, and Funniest. At the end of BarkFest, one lucky entrant will be crowned Top Dog! The very best submissions will even be featured on-air during Nat Geo WILD’s BarkFest extravaganza.

In addition to BarkFest photos, colorful, illustrated Pun Prints will introduce you to silly characters including Mary Puppins, Count Wagula, and Bone-Ba Fetch, and dog-related trivia tidbits can teach even the oldest dog new tricks. Video clips featuring Dognition games designed by leading canine scientists and trainers help you play along at home with your own furry friends. How long will your dog maintain eye contact with you? Will it choose to come to you for a treat or target an unguarded morsel instead? BarkFest wants to know! You can choose to explore the park accompanied by a sprightly Corgi, a stately bulldog, or an eager Labrador, and your adopted e-dog happily walks or trots along with you to share in the adventure. You can select a new pup at any time, and if you interact with him, he’ll bark, roll over, or perform a variety of other endearing tricks. You’ll amble through our cheerful dog park, comprised of multiple parallax layers of illustrated bliss, simply by scrolling your mouse. Now, go play!