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 [email protected] and we will add it to the list!
JANUARY dog holidays
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
Unchain a Dog Month
Dog Training Education Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Responsible Pet Owners Month
Superbowl Sunday
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
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
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
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
National 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
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
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
National Senior Pet Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
November 7: National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
DECEMBER dog holidays
December 2: National Mutt Day
December 25: Christmas
