DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs
DOGust Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs is held on August 1. This event in the first decade of the month August is annual. 
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Make a dog-friendly birthday treat and bring it to your local shelter so all the dogs can have something special. Back in 2008, the world’s largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization, North Shore Animal League America chose August 1 (or “DOGust 1st) as the universal birthday for all shelter dogs.
Shelter dogs often don’t get the birthday treats and love that dogs in homes do, and often it’s impossible to know a shelter dog’s real date of birth, so the North Shore Animal League of American named August 1st the day to celebrate!
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Mutt's Day on July 31 (By definition a mutt, sometimes called a "Half-breed", is a dog that is of mixed breed);
International Assistance Dog Week on August 3 (Starts on First Sunday in August);
Spoil Your Dog Day in US on August 10
US & UK National Dog Day on August 26 (was founded by a woman - Colleen Paige - in 2004);
International Dog Day on August 26 (supported by the International Fund for the Protection of Animals);
National Dog Walker Appreciation Day in US on September 8
Hug Your Hound Day on September 14 (Second Sunday of September)
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