Category Archives: Pet Holidays

January 2026 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Month 

  • National Train Your Dog Month
  • Unchain a Dog Month.
  • Walk Your Dog Month

One Day

  • 2: National Pet Travel Safety Day
  • 2: Happy Mew Year for Cats Day.
  • 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day
  • 19: National Conservation Dog Day.
  • 22: National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day.
  • 24: Change a Pet’s Life Day.
  • 24: Peanut Butter Day. !
  • 29: Seeing Eye Guide Dog Anniversary
  • 29: Tuxedo Cat Appreciation Day.
  • 31: Layla’s Gotcha Day

i am carrying on my sisters tradition of checking the pmail on the Christmas Trees in the street, Nili

 

We hope you have a warm safe January with hug and woof from Nili

 

 

 

 

 

December 2025 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Nili and Sparky playing tug of war in the park

Month

  • National Cat Lover’s Month.

One-Day Events

  • 1: National Twin With Your Dog Day
  • 2:  National Mutt Day.Also see July 31.
  • 4: Celebrate Shelter Pets Day
  • 9: International Day of Veterinary Medicine.
  • 10: International Animal Rights Day.
  • 11: Holiday Food Drive For the Needy Animals Day
  • 15: National Cat Herders Day.

 

Please stay warm, safe and Happy Hanukkah to those that celebrate and Merry Christmas to everyone else

 

With a woof and love from Nili

 

November 2025 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Hello November, you have arrived, one more month till the end of the year WOW woof. As always Mom does her list of Pet holidays and Awareness so she does not forget to celebrate on those days, so here we go.

Walking into the park on one of the last good days before winter

Month

  • Adopt A Senior Pet Month
  • National Pet Senior Month
  • NationalPet Cancer Awareness month
  • Pet Diabetes Month
  • NEAM – November Epilepsy Awareness Month

Week

  • 2-8: National Shelter Appreciation Week
  • 9-15: Human Animal Relationship Week

Playing with my boyfriend BoBo

One-Day

  • 1: National Cook for Your Pets Day.
  • 1: International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day
  • 7:  National Canine Lymphoma Day
  • 12:  National World Animal Enrichment Day
  • 15: National Shop with Your Dog Day.
  • 16: National Slobber Appreciation Day.
  • 17: National Black Cat Day.
  • 17:  National Take a Hike Day
  • 18: National Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Awareness, Research and Education Day.
  • 23: Wolfenoot. This annual holiday, started in New Zealand, celebrates the Spirit of the Wolf and “is about celebrating our pack – human and animal – helping where we can, and making the world a better, kinder place.”
  • 23: Thankful for my Dog day
  • 24: Thanksgiving
  • 30: World Pet Day.

Cuddling with Teddy on a cool day, Nili

Have a safe wonderful November, stay warm with lots of cuddles and hugs,

Nili

 

 

 

 

October Pet Holidays and Observances

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Month

 

      Adopt A Dog Month

      Adopt a Shelter Dog Month 

           Black Cat Awareness Month.

National Animal Safety and Protection Month.

National Pet CBD Month.

National Pet Obesity Awareness Month.

National Pet Wellness Month.

National Pit Bull Awareness Month.

Small Dog Awareness Month.

World Animal Month.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

 

 

Week

 

Oct. 1-7: National Walk Your Dog Week

Oct. 5-11: Animal Welfare Week.

Oct. 12-18: National Veterinary Technician Week.

Third week of October: National Wolf Awareness Week

 

One-Day

  • 1:  National Fire Pup Day
  • 1: National Black Dog Day
  • 2: Canine Companion Week
  • 4: World Animal Day
  • 4: Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
  • 4: Kindness to Animals Day.
  • 8: National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
  • 9:  Catober Shelter Cat Birthdays for those that we do not know their real birthday
  • 10: World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day.
  • 10: Vet Nurse Day. 
  • 11: National Spoodle Day.
  • 16: Global Cat Day.
  • 18: National Fetch Day.
  • 21: National Pets for Veterans Day.
  • 22: National Make Dog’s Day.
  • 26: National Livestock Guardian Dog Appreciation and Awareness Day.
  • 27: National Black Cat Dayin the UK.
  • 28: Plush Animal Lovers Day. This day is dedicated to unstuffing toys
  • 29: National Cat Day.
  • 30: National Treat Your Pet Day.
  • 31: Halloween

 Have a wonderful October Everyone with a woof from Nili 

 

 

September 2025 Pet Holidays and Observances

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September has arrived and with it a new list of Pet Holidays and Observances

Enjoying the park while the sun is out, Nili

Month

  • Animal Pain Awareness Month.
  • Happy Cat Month.
  • National Disaster Preparedness Month.  It is so important to be ready for a disaster
  • National Pet Insurance Month.
  • NationalResponsible Dog Ownership Month.
  • National Service Dog Month.
  • Pet Memorial Month.
  • Pet Sitter Education Month.
  • World Animal Remembrance Month.

 

Week

 

  • 14-20:  Adopt a less adoptable pet week.
  • 21-27: National Deaf Dog Awareness Week.
  • 21-27: National Dog Week.

 

Days

 

  • 1: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day.
  • 5: Canine Enrichment Day.(UK)
  • 5: National White Cat Day.
  • 8: National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
  • 9: Happy Dog Day.(UK)
  • 9: Tuxie Appreciation Day.
  • 13: Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day.
  • 13: Scoobie Doo Day.
  • 14: National Hug Your Hound Day.
  • 14: National Pet Memorial Day.
  • 17: National Pet Carbon Monoxide Safety Day.
  • 18: Love Your Dog Groomer Day. (UK)
  • 19: National Meow Like a Pirate Day.
  • 19: National Cat DNA Day.
  • 20: Responsible Dog Ownership Day.
  • 20: Puppy Mill Awareness Day.
  • 21: National Cat and Dog Gut Health Awareness Day.
  • 22: National Walk ‘n’ Roll Dog Day. 
  • 23: Dogs in Politics Day. (also known as Checkers Day). 
  • 23: Adopted Dog Day.
  • 25: Remember Me Thursday
  • 27: World’s Largest Pet Walk.
  • 27: Old Yeller Day.
  • 28: World Rabies Day.
  • 30: Pet Tricks Day.(UK)
  • 30: National Puppy Mill Survivor Day.

 

Happy September Everyone and for our Jewish friends Happy New Year

 

With a woof and love from Nili

 

August 2025 Pet Holidays and Observances

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August has arrived; can you believe it!!! That means a new list of Pet Holidays and Observances – so here we go:

Nili and Monkey soaking up the August sun

Month

  • Clear the Shelters
  • Itchy Pet Awareness Month
  • National Dog Month
  • Rawgust.
  • World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month.

Week 

  • 3-9: International Assistance Dog Week.
  • 3-9: Give a Dog a Bone Week.

Day 

  • 1: DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs. 
  • 4: Assistance Dog Day.
  • 5: Work Like a Dog Day.
  • 8: International Cat Day.
  • 8: National Cat Dayin Canada.
  • 8: National Odie Day.
  • 10: Snoopy’s Birthday
  • 10: National Spoil Your Dog Day
  • 15: National Check Your Chip Day
  • 16 Saint Roch’s Day.
  • 16. International Homeless Animals Day
  • 17: National Black Cat Appreciation Day.
  • 17: National Nonprofit Day.
  • 22: National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day.
  • 23: International Blind Dogs Day
  • 26: National Dog Day.
  • 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day.
  • 30: National Holistic Pet Day

There is lots to celebrate this month so we hope you will enjoy, be safe with a woof and love from Nili

 

July 2025 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Good Morning, July has arrived, a long weekend ahead of us, please keep your fur kids safe and with collars on just in case. Happy July Everyone

This is my park toy cos summer has arrived and I can now play more, Nili

Month

 

  • National Lost Pet Prevention Month™.
  • Wild about Wildlife Month
  • Dog House repair Month

Week-Long Holidays

  • 3rd Week in July: National Feed a Rescue Pet Week:Launched in 2017, this holiday by GreaterGood.org and The Animal Rescue Site aims to feed shelter pets.

One-Day

  • July 1: ID Your Pet Day.
  • July 4:Independence Day.  I call this scary day for our pets and wild animals because of the fireworks which I hate
  • July 7: National Koi Day
  • July 10: National Kitten Day.This day celebrates the joy of kittens.
  • July 11: All-American Pet Photo Day.
  • July 15: National Pet Fire Safety Day
  • July 15: Feline Leukemia Day.
  • July 16: World Snake Day
  • July 21: National Craft for Your local Shelter Day. You do not have to be artistic to make something for the shelter animal.
  • July 21: No Pet Store Puppies Day – I do not shop at pet stores that sell any live animal unless they are from shelters.
  • July 26:National Dog Photography Day. This is celebrated in the UK
  • July 31: National Mutt Day, a very important day as I only rescue mutts.

Happy July Friends with love and woofs from Nili

 

June 2025 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Nili and BoyBoy enjoying the June sun, summer has arrived

 

Month

  • Adopt-a-Cat Month.
  • Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month.
  • National Foster
  • National Pet Preparedness Month
  • National Microchip Month
  • Social PETworking Month.

Week-Long Observances

  • June 1-7: Pet Appreciation Week.
  • June 1-7: National Dog Bite Awareness Week.
  • June 8-14: National Pet Wedding Week.
  • 3rd Week in June: Animal Rights Awareness Week.
  • June 16-20: Take Your Pet to Work Week

One-Day Holidays

  • June 4: Hug Your Cat Day.
  • June 8: Best Friends Day.
  • June 10: World Pet Memorial Day
  • June 14: Missing Mutts Awareness Day 
  • June 14: National Dog Dad Day.
  • June 16: Take Your Cat to Work Day
  • June 18: National Internet Cat Day.
  • June 18: Veterinary Appreciation Day
  • June 19: National Garfield Cat Day.
  • June 20: Ugliest Dog Day.
  • June 20: Take Your Dog to Work Day®.
  • June 21: NationalDog Party Day.
  • June 22: National Pet Choking Prevention Day
  • June 24: Cat World Domination Day.
  • June 28: World Day Against Pet Abandonment.

 

Happy June Everyone, please be safe and make memories

 

Woof and love from Nili

 

May 2025 Pet Holidays and Observances

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May has arrived, summer is nearly here woof, love Nili

Month

 

  • Chip Your Pet Month.
  • National Pet Month
  • National Service Animal Eye Exam.
  • Pet Cancer Awareness Month.
  • Pet Sitter Safety Month.
  • Responsible Animal Guardian Month.

 

Week-Long Observances

  • May 410: American Human’s  Be Kind to Animals Week.
  • May 4-10: National Pet Week.
  • May 4-10: Puppy Mill Awareness Week
  • May 5-11 Dog Anxiety Awareness Week

 

One-Day

  • May 3: National Specially-Abled Pets Day.
  • May 4: Mayday for Mutts.
  • May 4: Memorial Day for Layla
  • May 8, National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day.
  • May 10: National Dog Mom’s Day.
  • May 14: International Chihuahua Appreciation Day
  • May 14: Pick Up the Poo Day.(UK)
  • May 15: Do Lunch With Your Dog Day.
  • May 20: National Rescue Dog Day
  • May 28: Feast Day of St. Bernard of Montjoux. 
  • May 29: National Dog Friendly Day. (UK)

Have a wonderful fun May Everybody

With woof and love from

Nili

 

April Pet Holidays and Observances

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April has arrived which means sunny days and the adventures will begin. With it of course comes the Pet Holidays and as always I am listing them all below – Happy Spring.

Remembering Layla in her cute purple jacket

Month

Active Dog Month.

National Canine Fitness Month

National Heartworm Awareness Month

National Pet First Aid Awareness Month.

National Pet Month. (UK)

Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month.

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month

 

Week

First week of April: International Pooper Scooper Week.

April 1-7: National Raw Feeding Week.

 April 13-19: Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week. 2nd full week in April.

 April 13-19: National Dog Bite Prevention Week  2nd full week in April.

  April 14-20: National Pet ID Week. Third week in April.

  April 21-27: Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week. An effort by the Humane Society of the United States. Third week in April.

 April 23-29: National Scoop The Poop Week. Always starts the day after Earth Day.

Days

 

April 4: World Stray Animals Day

April 5:  Every Day is Tag Day

April 6: National Siamese Cat Day.

April 7: National Pet Health Insurance Day

April 8: National Dog Fighting Awareness Day

April 10: National Hug your Dog Day

April 11: National Pet Day

April 11: Dog Therapy Appreciation Day

April 20: Passover starts

April 17: Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day.

April 18: Pet Owner’s Independence Day.

April 19: National Dog Parent Appreciation Day.

April 19: National Cat Lady Day.

April 19: Sylvester the Cat’s Birthday

April 20: Easter

April 20: Passover ends

April 21: National Pet CBD Day.

April 22: Earth Day.

April 23:  National Lost Dog Awareness Day

April 25: Hairball Awareness Day.

April 26: National Pets and Kids Day

April 26: World Veterinary Day.

April 27: National Little Pampered Dog Day.

April 27: Free Feral Cat Spay Day.

April 27: National Pet Parents Day. Always the last Sunday in April.

Last Sunday in April: International Search and Rescue Dog Day.

April 30: Adopt a Shelter Pet Day.

April 30: National Therapy Animal Day.

April 30: National Tabby Day.

April 30: International Guide Dog Day. Always the last Wednesday in April.

 

Have a wonderful Month Everyone

With a woof and love from Nili