Observed All Month
National Service Dog Month
National Pet Insurance Month
Responsible Dog Ownership Month
Pet Sitter Education Month
Animal Pain Awareness Month
National Disaster Preparedness Month
Observed for the Week
September 12–18: Adopt-a-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week (third week in September)
September 19–25: National Deaf Dog Awareness Week (last full week in September)
September 19–25: National Dog Week (last full week in September)
Special Days
September 1: Boykin Spaniel Day
Boykin Spaniels are the South Carolina State Dog
September 4: International Bacon Day (Saturday before Labor Day)
September 7: Labor Day
September 8: National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
September 12: National Hug Your Hound Day (second Sunday in September)
September 12: National Pet Memorial Day (second Sunday in September)
September 13: Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day
September 13: On this date in 1969, the famous Great Dane detective, Scooby-Doo, made his television debut, along with his crime-solving partners, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy – in the Hanna-Barbera series, “Scooby-Doo, Where are You!”.
September 13: National Grandparents Day
September 13: National Blame Someone Else Day
September 18: Puppy Mill Awareness Day (third Saturday in September)
September 18: Responsible Dog Ownership Day (third Saturday in September)
September 22: National Walk n Roll Dog Day
On this day dogs in wheelchairs and those with mobility difficulties are honored.
September 23: Dogs in Politics Day
This day recognizes the dogs of politicians. It’s also known as Checkers Day
September 23: Remember Me Thursday®
(This is an international Social Media Awareness Day to bring attention to the millions of adoptable pets waiting in shelters, and to remember those pets who never got a second chance. Share your rescue pet using #RememberMeThursday)
September 25: World’s Largest Pet Walk
A fund-raiser sponsored by Pet Partners
September 28: World Rabies Day
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Resources:
Dog Tipper, https://www.dogtipper.com/fun/pet-holidays
Dox Design, https://dox.design/the-ultimate-list-of-2021-pet-holidays/
Pet Partners, https://petpartners.org/wlpw2021/
SmithsonianMag.com, “How Scooby-Doo’s Origins Are Related to the RFK Assassination,” by Kevin Sandler, The Conversation, SmithsonianMag.com, May 13, 2020
Image: Female Boykin Spaniel, Creative Commons License: “A wavy-coated Boykin Spaniel, 17 May 2008, 11:31.29, Own Work, Newbhewer” This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.