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April 2022 Pet Holidays and Observances

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April has arrived and let the adventures and fun begin, Layla

 

 

Month 

  • Canine Fitness Month
  • Dog Appreciation Month
  • National Adopt a Greyhound Adoption Month
  • National Heartworm Awareness Month
  • National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
  • Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
  • Prevention of Lyme Disease in Dogs Month

Week

  • International Pooper Scooper Week – April 1-7
  • International Pooper Scooper Week – April 1-7
  • National Animal Control Appreciation Week – April 10-16, 2022 (Second Full Week in April)
  • National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week – April 10-16, 2022 (Second Full Week in April)
  • National Dog Bite Prevention Week – April 10-16, 2022
  • Passover – April 15 – 23
  • Animal Cruelty / Human Violence Awareness Week – April 17-23, 2022 (Third Week in April)
  • National Pet ID Week – April 17-23, 2022 (Third Week of April)
  • National Raw Feeding Week – April 1-7
  • National Scoop the Poop Week – April 24-30

Day 

  • April 2 : Every Day is Tag Day – (First Saturday in April)
  • April 4 : World Stray Animal Day
  • April 6 : National Siamese Cat Day
  • April 7 : National Pet Health Insurance Day
  • April 8 :  Dog Farting Awareness Day
  • April 8 : National Dog Fighting Awareness Day
  • April 10 : ASPCA Day (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
  • April 10 : National Hug Your Dog Day
  • April 11 : National Pet Day
  • April 17 : Easter
  • April 18 : Pet Owners Independence Day
  • April 19 : Pet Owners Day
  • April 19 : National Cat Lady Day
  • April 22 : Earth Day
  • April 23 : National Lost Dog Awareness Day
  • April 24 : National Pet Parent’s Day – (Last Sunday in April)
  • April 26 : National Kids and Pets Day
  • April 27 : Free Feral Cat Spay Day
  • April 27 : International Guide Dog Day  (Last Wednesday in April)
  • April 27 : National Little Pampered Dog Day
  • April 29 : Hairball Awareness Day  (Last Friday in April)
  • April 30 : National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
  • April 30 : National Animal Advocacy Day
  • April 30 : National Therapy Animal Day
  • April 30 : Pet Tech CPR Day (Last Saturday in April)
  • April 30 : World Veterinary Day (Last Saturday in April)

Happy April Every One, love Layla

 

 

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.