August 2025 Pet Holidays and Observances

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

 

August Pet Holidays

August has arrived  and we nearing the end of the year already Woof. Below is our monthly list of Pet Holidays for this month.

 

Month-Long Observances

  • Clear the Shelters.This event is to get people to adopt by waiving the adoption fees at shelters
  • Itchy Pet Awareness Month.  Brings awareness to the our pets allergies and itchiness.
  • National Dog Month.  We celebrate the joy of having a dog in our lives
  • Celebrating the healthy way of feeding our dogs with raw foods.
  • World Mutt-i-greet Rescue Month.  Promoting adopt a pet and not buy one
  • Rawgust.  Talking about the importance of Raw Feeding our Dogs.
  • Week-Long Observances
  • 6-12: International Service Dog Week.This event honors the many specially-trained service dogs who perform a wide variety of tasks.
  • 6-12, 2023: Give A Dog A Bone Week.This week is bring awareness and help to the homeless and their dogs by donating supplies
  • One-Day Holidays
  • 1: DOGust . Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs that we do not know their birth dates so we celebrate them on this day
  • 4: Assistance Dog Day.
  • 5: Work Like a Dog Day.
  • 8: International Cat Day.
  • 8: National Cat Dayin Canada.
  • 10: Snoopy’s Birthday We celebrate his birthday all over the world.
  • 10: Spoil your dog day This is not hard to celebrate
  • 15: Check the Chip Day. Very Important as we need to keep all information up to date for emergencies
  • 16: Saint Roch Day. Patron saint of dogs.
  • 17: National Black Cat Appreciation Day
  • 17: National Nonprofit Day.
  • 19: National Homeless Animal’s Day
  • 22: Bring your cat to the Vet Day
  • 23:  International Blind Dog Day
  • 26: National Dog Day.  An excuse to celebrate a wonderful day with your dog on an adventure.
  • 28:  Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
  • 30: National Holistic Pet Day. An important day as we as pet parents must keep our pets healthy and happy.

Have a wonderful August and please stay hydrated with the heat all over the country,

With a Woof and Love from

Layla