Pet Holiday Calendar
All the Dog Days to Celebark! A pet holiday calendar full of ways to woof it up and celebrate how life is so much better with a pup by your side.
Observe & Celebrate
Whatever it is you love most about your puppers, there is probably a day to celebrate it! Breed specific days, favorite doggie food and activity days, canine healthcare recommendation days, and more. Here is a complete pet holiday calendar of barkable observances.
January
National Train Your Dog Month
Walk Your Dog Month
Walk Your Dog Month
- Jan. 2: National Pet Travel Safety Day
- Jan. 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day
- Jan. 24: Change a Pet’s Life Day
- Jan. 24: Peanut Butter Day
February
Dog Training Education Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Pet Dental Health Month
Responsible Pet Owners Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Pet Dental Health Month
Responsible Pet Owners Month
- Feb. 2: National Brown Dog Day
- Feb. 3: Doggy Date Night
- Feb. 20: National Love Your Pet Day
- Feb. 22: Walking the Dog Day
- Feb. 23: National Dog Biscuit Day
March
Poison Prevention Awareness Month
- March 2: International Rescue Cat Day
- March 13: K-9 Veterans Day
- March 23: National Puppy Day
April
Active Dog Month
Canine Fitness Month
National Heartworm Awareness Month
National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month
Canine Fitness Month
National Heartworm Awareness Month
National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month
- 1st Full Week: International Pooper Scooper Week
- 1st Full Week: National Raw Feeding Week
- 2nd Week: National Dog Bite Prevention Week
- April 10: National Hug Your Dog Day
- April 11: National Pet Day
- April 19: National Cat Lady Day
- April 26: National Kids and Pets Day
- April 27: National Little Pampered Dog Day
- Last Friday: Hairball Awareness Day
- Last Sunday: National Pet Parents Day
May
National Pet Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month
- 1st Full Week: Be Kind to Animals Week
- 1st Full Week: Dog Anxiety Awareness Week
- 1st Full Week: National Pet Week
- May 3: National Specially-Abled Pets Day
- May 15: Do Lunch With Your Dog Day
- May 20: National Rescue Dog Day
June
Social PETworking Month
- 1st Full Week: Pet Appreciation Week
- Monday After Father's Day: Take Your Cat to Work Day
- Friday After Father's Day: Take Your Dog to Work Day
- June 8: Best Friends Day
July
- 3rd Week: National Feed a Rescue Pet Week
- July 1: ID Your Pet Day
- July 31: National Mutt Day
August
National Dog Month
Rawgust – Celebration of Raw Feeding for Pets
Rawgust – Celebration of Raw Feeding for Pets
- 1st Full Week: Give a Dog a Bone Week
- Aug. 1: DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs
- Aug. 4: Assistance Dog Day
- Aug. 5: Work Like a Dog Day
- Aug. 8: International Cat Day
- Aug. 10: National Spoil Your Dog Day
- Aug. 17: National Nonprofit Day
- Aug. 26: National Dog Day
- Aug. 28: Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
September
Animal Pain Awareness Month
Happy Cat Month
National Service Dog Month
Responsible Dog Ownership Month
Happy Cat Month
National Service Dog Month
Responsible Dog Ownership Month
- 2nd Sunday: National Hug Your Hound Day
- 3rd Saturday: Responsible Dog Ownership Day
- Last Full Week: National Dog Week
- Sept. 22: National Walk ‘n’ Roll Dog Day
- Sept. 23: Adopted Dog Day
- Sept. 28: World Rabies Day
- Sept. 30: National Puppy Mill Survivor Day
October
Adopt A Dog Month
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
Black Cat Awareness Month
National Pet Wellness Month
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
Black Cat Awareness Month
National Pet Wellness Month
- 1st Full Week: National Walk Your Dog Week
- Oct. 1: National Black Dog Day
- Oct. 4: World Animal Day
- Oct. 4: Kindness to Animals Day
- Oct. 9: CATober 9th
- Oct. 11: National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
- Oct. 16: Global Cat Day
- Oct. 20: National Fetch Day
- Oct. 22: National Make a Dog’s Day
- Oct. 29: National Cat Day
- Oct. 30: National Treat Your Pet Day
November
Adopt a Senior Pet Month
National Senior Pet Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month
National Senior Pet Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month
- Nov. 1: National Cook for Your Pets Day
- Nov. 1: International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day
- Nov. 12: World Animal Enrichment Day
- Nov. 15: National Shop with Your Dog Day
- Nov. 16: National Slobber Appreciation Day
- Nov. 17: National Black Cat Day
- Nov. 23: Thankful for My Dog Day
December
National Cat Lover’s Month
- Dec. 2: National Mutt Day
- Dec. 9: International Day of Veterinary Medicine
- Dec. 11: Holiday Food Drive for the Needy Animals Day
