Category Archives: Pet Holidays

March Pet Holidays

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March

Month

  • Poison Prevention Awareness Month.
  • Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month.
  • Dolphin Awareness Month

Week

  • March 6-12: Professional Dog Sitter Month
  • March 20-26: National Poison Prevention Week.

 

Day

 

  • March 1: National Cat’s Day (Russia)
  • March 3:  If Pets had thumbs Day
  • March 13:K-9 Veterans Day.
  • March 17: Saint Gertrude of Nivelles Day— patron saint of cats.
  • March 17: St Patricks Day
  • March 20: Dogs in Yellow Day.Created by the UK’this awareness day shines the light on anxious and reactive dogs, often identified with bright yellow leashes, harnesses and collars. #DogsinYellow
  • March 23: National Puppy Day
  • March 23. Cuddly Kitten Day.
  • March 25: National Newfoundland Dog Day.
  • March 27: National Terrier Day.This holiday celebrates all terriers.
  • March 28: Respect Your Cat Day
  • March 30: Take a Walk in the Park Day. A perfect example to try a new park and have fun

 

February 2022 Pet Holidays

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February

Month

  • Dog Training Education Month.
  • National Cat Health Month
  • Spay Neuter Awareness Month
  • Pet Dental Health Month.
  • Responsible Pet Owners Month

Week

  • 7-14: Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week.
  • 20-26: National Justice for Animals Week

Days

  • 2: Sled Dog Day.
  • 3: Doggy Date Night.
  • 14: Pet Theft Awareness Day
  • Valentines Day
  • 20:Love Your Pet Day.
  • 22: Walking the Dog Day.
  • 22: World Spay Day. Annual campaign by the Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States; held the last Tuesday of February.
  • 23: International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day.

Be safe everyone with a woof of love from Layla

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2022 Pet Holidays

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Best time of year to smell and pee on the Christmas Tree

Month 

  • National Train your dog Month
  • Walk Your Dog Month.
  • Adopt a Rescued Bird Month.
  • Unchain a Dog Month.

Days

  • 2: National Pet Safety Day
  • 2: Happy Mew Year for Cats
  • 14. National Dress Up your Pet Day
  • 22. National Answer your Cat’s Question Day
  • 24. Change a Pet’s Life Day
  • 24. Peanut Butter Day – most dogs will that day
  • 29. Seeing Eye Guide Anniversary

 

Have a safe 2022 Everyone with a woof and love from Layla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 2021 Pet Holidays

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December has arrived, Christmas around the corner, below please find the December 2021 Pet Holidays for 2021.

Month :

  • National Cat Lovers’ Month

 

Days:

  • 2: National Mutt Day (again)
  • 5: International Volunteer Day
  • 9: International Day of Veterinary Medicine
  • Dec 10: International Animal Rights Day
  • 13: National Horse Day
  • 15: National Cat Herder’s Day
  • 15: Monkey Day
  • 17: Underdog Day
  • 24: Christmas Eve
  • 25: Christmas
  • 26: Kwanzaa Begins
  • 31: New Year’s Eve

We want to wish everyone a Happy Holidays, be safe and have lots of family fun,

Woof with love from Layla

 

 

 

 

November 2021 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Layla wearing a raincoat made from a broken umbrella

Month

  • Adopt a Senior Pet Month.
  • National Senior Pet Month.
  • Pet Cancer Awareness Month.
  • Pet Diabetes Month

Week 

  • 1-7: National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week.
  • 14-20 Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week.

Days

  • 1:National Cook for Your Pets Day.
  • 1:  International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day.
  • 7: National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day.
  • 16: National Slobber Appreciation Day.
  • 17: National Black Cat Day. Also celebrated on October 27.
  • 17: National Take a Hike Day.
  • 23: Wolfenoot – This started in New Zealand, celebrates the Spirit of the Wolf and  helping where we can, and making the world a better, kinder place.”
  • 24: Border Collie Day.
  • 25. Thanksgiving Day

 

 

 

 

 

October 2021 Pet Holidays

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On an adventure, I need to drink water

Month

  • Adopt a Shelter Dog Mont
  • National Animal Safety and Protection Month.
  • National Pet Wellness Month.
  • National Pit Bull Awareness Month.
  • International Domestic Awareness Month – drawing attention to the pets that are stuck in the toxic homes

Week 

  • 1st Week of October. National Walk Your Dog Week.
  • 17-23 October – National Veterinary Week

Day

  • 1: National Fire Pup Day.
  • 1: National Black Dog Day – Helping to draw attention to Black Dog Syndrome in shelters, as black dogs are so many times ignored.
  • 2: Poodle Day
  • 4: World Animal Day
  • 8, Vet Nurse Day
  • 13: National Pet Obesity Day
  • 16: Global Cat Day – to draw attention to all the feral cats who do not have homes
  • 17: National Fetch Day
  • 21: National Pets for Veterans Day.
  • 27: National Black Cat Day in the UK.
  • 29: National Cat Day.

 

 

 

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September Pet Holidays and Observances 

 

Month 

  • Happy Cat Month.
  • National Service Dog Month.
  • National Pet Insurance Month.
  • Responsible Dog Ownership Month.
  • Pet Sitter Education Month.
  • Animal Pain Awareness Month.
  • National Disaster Preparedness Month.

Week

  • Sept. 20-26:  Adopt a less adoptable pet week
  • Sept. 20-26: National Deaf Dog Awareness Week.
  • Sept. 20-26: National Dog Week.

Day

  • Sept. 1: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day.
  • Sept. 8: National Dog Walker Appreciation Day.
  • Sept. 12: National Pet Memorial Day
  • Sept. 12: National Hug your hound day
  • Sept. 13: Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day.
  • Sept. 18: Puppy Mill Awareness Day. 
  • Sept. 18: Responsible Dog Ownership Day.
  • Sept. 22: National Walk ‘n’ Roll Dog Day. Honoring dogs in wheelchairs and with mobility challenges.
  • Sept. 23: Dogs in Politics
  • Sept 23: Remember Me Thursday – One of the most important days of the year
  • https://remembermethursday.org/
  • Sept. 28: World Rabies Day.

 

 

August Pet Holidays and Observances

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August is here and below is our monthly Pet Holidays to be observed

Month

  • National Dog Month. 
  • Celebration of raw feeding for pets for the month of August.

Week

  • 1-7: International Assistance Dog Week.
  • 10-16: Give a Dog a Bone Week.  This is hosted  by Pets of the Homeless, where they ask people to donate pet food and supplies to help the pets of the homeless

Day 

  • Aug. 1: DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs as we do not know the exact date of their birthdays
  • Aug. 4: Assistance Dog Day
  • Aug. 5: Work Like a Dog Day
  • Aug. 6: Fresh Breath Day
  • Aug. 8: International Cat Day
  • Aug. 10: National Lazy Day
  • Aug. 10: Spoil Your Dog Day
  • Aug. 14: World Lizard Day
  • Aug. 15: National Check the Chip Day
  • Aug. 16: St. Roch’s Day
  • Aug. 17: National Black Cat Appreciation Day*
  • Aug. 21: International Homeless Animals Day
  • Aug. 22: National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
  • Aug. 23: International Blind Dog Day
  • Aug. 26: National Dog Day
  • Aug. 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
  • Aug. 30: National Holistic Pet Day

 

 

July Pet Holidays

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Month

  • National Pet Hydration Awareness Month.
  • Dog House Repair Month
  • National Lost Pet Prevention Month

Weeks

July 26 – August 2  National Feed a Rescue Pet Week

Days

  • July 1: ID Your Pet Day.
  • July 4:Independence Day. This US holiday is no holiday for dogs; the sounds of fireworks causes many dogs to panic and run, resulting in many lost dogs every year.
  • July 9: Cow Appreciation Day
  • July 11: All-American Pet Photo Day.
  • July 15: National Pet Fire Safety Day.
  • July 21: National Craft for your Local Shelters Day.
  • July 21: No Pet Store Puppies Day.
  • July 26:National Dog Photography Day. UK holiday.
  • July 31: National Mutt Day. Also see Dec. 2.

Please keep your pets safe and hydrated in the heat.

 

 

 

June Pet Holidays and Observances

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June Pet Holidays and Observances 

 

Month

  • Adopt-a-Cat Month
  • Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month
  • National Foster a Pet Month
  • National Pet Preparedness Month.
  • National Microchipping Month.

Week

  • June 6-12: Pet Appreciation Week.
  • June 20-26: Animal Rights Awareness Week.
  • June 21-25: Take your pet to work week

One-Day 

  • June 1: International Sheltie Day.
  • June 4: Hug Your Cat Day.
  • June 8: Best Friends Day.
  • June 9: World Pet Memorial Day. Second Tuesday in June.
  • June 10: Jerky Day.
  • June 19: National Garfield the Cat Day.
  • June 21: NationalDog Party Day.
  • June 21: National Dachshund Day
  • June 22: Take Your Cat to Work Day®.
  • June 24: Cat World Domination Day.
  • June 25: Take Your Dog to Work Day

And we must not forget that June is Pride Month – Happy Pride Everyone