2021 Dog Lovers Calendar

A happiest 2021 to our Tribe! What a year it's been. Here's cheering to an incredible year ahead and to our dogs that keep the best company! 

2021 Dog Holidays 

January

• January 2: National Pet Travel Safety Day
• January 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day
• January 24: Change a Pet’s Life Day
• January 29: Seeing-Eye Guide Dog Anniversary

February

• February 3: Doggie Date Night
• February 3: National Golden Retriever Day
• February 14: Pet Theft Awareness Day
• February 20: Love Your Pet Day
• February 22: Walking the Dog Day
• February 23: National Dog Biscuit Day
• February 25: World & US Spay Day

March

• March 13: K-9 Veterans Day
• March 23: National Puppy Day

April

• April 3: Every Day is Tag Day (first Saturday in April)
• April 8: National Dog Fighting Awareness Day
• April 10: National Hug Your Dog Day
• April 11: National Pet Day
• April 11: Celebrate Shelter Pets Day
• April 11: Dog Therapy Appreciation Day
• April 21: Bulldogs are Beautiful Day
• April 22: Earth Day
• April 23: National Lost Dog Awareness Day
• April 24: World Veterinary Day
• April 25: National Pet Parents Day
• April 27: National Little Pampered Dog Day
• April 28: International Guide Dog Day
• April 30: Hairball Awareness Day
• April 30: Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
• April 30: National Therapy Animal Day

May

• May 1: National Purebred Dog Day
• May 2: Mayday for Mutts
• May 3: National Specially-Abled Pets Day
• May 8: National Dog Mom’s Day
• May 9: National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
• May 14: International Chihuahua Appreciation Day
• May 20: National Rescue Dog Day

June

• June 8: Best Friends Day
• June 8: World Pet Memorial Day
• June 21: National Dog Party Day
• June 25: Take Your Dog to Work Day®

July

• July 1: ID Your Pet Day
• July 11: All-American Pet Photo Day
• July 31: Mutt’s Day
• July 15: National Pet Fire Safety Day
• July 25: National Parents Day
• July 26: National Dog Photography Day
• July 31: International Friendship Day

August

• August 5: Work Like a Dog Day
• August 10: Spoil Your Dog Day
• August 15: National Check the Chip Day
• August 16: Saint Roch’s Day (patron saint of dogs)
• August 21: International Homeless Animals’ Day
• August 26: National Dog Day
• August 30: National Holistic Pet Day

September

• September 8: National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
• September 11: National Hug Your Hound Day
• September 11: National Pet Memorial Day
• September 13: Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day
• September 18: Puppy Mill Awareness Day
• September 18: Responsible Dog Ownership Day
• September 23: Remember Me Thursday® (an international social media awareness day that brings attention to the millions of adoptable pets waiting in shelters and remembers those pets who never got a second chance. Share your rescue pet using #RememberMeThursday)
• September 28: World Rabies Day

October

• October 1: National Fire Pup Day
• October 1: National Black Dog Day
• October 4: World Animal Day
• October 13: National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
• October 17: National Fetch Day
• October 21: National Pets for Veterans Day
• October 30: National Pitbull Awareness Day

November

• November 1: National Cook for Your Pets Day
• November 7: National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
• November  17: National Take a Hike Day
• November 20: National Adoption Day
• November 25: National Dog Show

December

• December 2: National Mutt Day (also onJuly 31)
• December 5: Celebrate Shelter Pets Day
• December 9: International Day of Veterinary Medicine
• December 17: Underdog Day