Observed All Month Poison Prevention Awareness Month Women’s History Month Observed for the Week March 6 – 12: Professional Pet Sitters Week (Observed First Full week in March) March 20 – 26: National Poison Prevention Week Special Days March 1: Mardi Gras March 2: Ash Wednesday, Lent Begins March 3: If Pets Had Thumbs Day …
Black History Month: It is a time set out for recognizing the input all over the world of people of African descent.
Origin of the Special Day Did you know that February 23 is National Dog Biscuit Day? Until recently, neither did I! I’ve seen references to National Dog Biscuit Day, International Dog Biscuit Day, National Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day, as well as other variations, but, to tell you the truth, it doesn’t seem like anyone actually …
A Day for Lovers Everybody’s thoughts turn to love on February 14 – after all, Valentine’s Day IS the most romantic day of the year! Right? Celebrated annually on February 14, across the United States and in other countries around the world, it is sometimes referred to as St. Valentine’s Day, as well as the …
National Mutt Day occurs on December 2, and National Mixed Breed Awareness Day occurs on July 31. Both of these days invite us to celebrate the blessings in our lives that mixed breed dogs are! National Mutt Day Colleen Paige is the well-known animal welfare and pet expert who created National Mutt Day. Considered …
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National Underdog Day has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with canines! WHAT Is National Underdog Day? Established by Peter Moeller, National Underdog Day occurs on the third Friday in December (December 17 this year) and was first observed in 1976. The term is used to mean that the “underdog” is “the dog that lost the fight.” …
Here are your December 2021 Pet (and People) Awareness Days and Events: Month-Long Events Safe Toys and Gifts Month Week-Long Events November 28 – December 6: Hanukkah December 26 – January 1: Kwanzaa Awareness Days December 2: National Mutt Day (On July 31 this is called National Mixed Dog Breed Day) December 3: National Roof …
Betcha didn’t know that Minnie Mouse appeared in other pictures before hitting it big with Mickey in Steamboat Willie! It All Started in 1928 In 1928, Walt Disney created a human-like mouse character named Minerva Mouse and nicknamed her “Minnie.” The nickname “stuck,” and that’s the name she has made famous. Just as he had …
Did you know that Mickey Mouse was not Walt Disney’s first successful cartoon personality? And did you know that Steamboat Willie was not Mickey’s public debut performance? Read on, my friend. Oswald? Who is Oswald? In January 1927, executives at Winkler Pictures told Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks that Universal Pictures was desiring to get …
Thinking about today being Halloween (well, yesterday, now), I was wondering whether any kids would come Trick-or-Treating. They didn’t, but it got me GTSing, and now the question is: Did You Know . . . ? Trick-or-Treating Has Existed Since Medieval Times. In medieval times in Scotland and Ireland, trick-or-treating was called “guising.” Much like …
