Celebrate your dog every day and every way but especially on these fun dog national holidays. Don’t see a dog holiday here? Just email us at dogstermag@belvoir.com and we will add it to the list!
JANUARY dog holidays
Walk Your Pet Month
Train Your Dog Month
January 1: New Year’s Day
January 2: National Pet Travel Safety Day
January 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day
January 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
FEBRUARY dog holidays
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Pet Dental Health Month
Unchain a Dog Month
Dog Training Education Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Responsible Pet Owners Month
Superbowl Sunday
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Date changes every year, but checkout the annual Puppy Bowl event, which you can find details at Dogster.com’s February event listing.
February 3: National Golden Retriever Day
February 14: Valentine’s Day
Try this Doggie DIY project for Valentine’s Day.
February 14: Pet Theft Awareness Day
February 20: Love Your Pet Day
February 22: National Walk Your Dog Day
February 23: National Dog Biscuit Day
MARCH dog holidays
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Poison Prevention Awareness Month
Professional Pet Sitters Weed (first full week in March)
March 13: K9 Veteran’s Day
March 23: National Puppy Day
APRIL dog holidays
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National Heartworm Awareness Month
National Adopt a Greyhound Month
Pet First Aid Awareness
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
April 8: Dog Fighting Awareness Day
April 10: National Hug Your Dog Day
April 11: National Pet Day
April 21: Bulldogs are Beautiful Day
April 23: National Lost Dog Awareness Day
April 25: International Guide Dog Day
April 30: National Therapy Animal Day
MAY dog holidays
Chip Your Pet Month
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
National Pet Month Day
May 3: National Specially-abled Pets Day
May 11: National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
May 14: International Chihuahua Appreciation Day
May 30: Memorial Day
JUNE dog holidays
June 9: World Pet Memorial Day
June 21: Take Your Dog to Work Day
JULY dog holidays
Bational Pet Hydration Awareness Month
National Lost Pet Prevention Month
July 1: ID Your Pet Day
July 15: National Pet Fire Safety Day
July 31: National Mutt Day
AUGUST dog holidays
August 1: DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs
Augist 10: Spoil Your Dog Day
August 15: National Check the Chip Day
August 17: International Homeless Animals Day
August 26: National Dog Day
August 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
August 30: National Holistic Pet Day
SEPTEMBER dog holidays
National Service Dog Month
Responsible Dog Ownership Month
September 8: National Hug Your Hound Day
September 21: Responsible Dog Ownership Day
September 23: Dogs in Politics Day
September 28: World Rabies Day
OCTOBER dog holidays
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Adopt-a-Shelter Dog Mont
Pit Bull Awareness Month
National Pet Wellness Month
October 1: National Fire Pup Day/ National Black Dog Day
October 10: Pet Obesity Awareness Day
October 26: National Pit Bull Awareness Day
NOVEMBER dog holidays
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Adopt-a-Senior Pet Month
National Senior Pet Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
National Pet Diabetes Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
November 7: National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
DECEMBER dog holidays
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December 2: National Mutt Day
December 25: Christmas