Welcome to the September 2024 DogDays Calendar. This month Summer begins to evolve into Fall but not without a few lingering “dog days” of summer. This means trying to avoid the heat while beginning to enjoy some cooler days and nights. This is a great time to enjoy the outdoors with our furry friends and family. Let’s continue to make this year their best one yet!
September Pet Holidays and Veterinary Awareness Days
Awareness Months
- Animal Pain Awareness Month
- Happy Cat Month
- National Service Dog Month
- National Pet Insurance Month
- Responsible Dog Ownership Month
- Pet Sitter Education Month
- Pet Memorial Month
- National Disaster Preparedness Month
- National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
- National Food Safety Education Month
Awareness Weeks
- September 8–14 | Suicide Prevention Week
- September 15–21 | National Farm Health and Safety Week
- September 16–22 | Adopt-a-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week (third week in September)
- September 22–28 | National Deaf Pet Awareness Week (last full week in September)
- September 22–28 | National Dog Week (last full week in September)
Holidays and Awareness Days
- September 2 | National Wildlife Day
- September 8 | National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
- September 8 | National Hug Your Hound Day (second Saturday in September)
- September 8 | National Pet Memorial Day (second Sunday in September)
- September 10 | World Suicide Prevention Day
- September 13 | Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day
- September 15 | National Pet Carbon Monoxide Safety Day
- September 21 | Puppy Mill Awareness Day (third Saturday in September)
- September 21 | Responsible Dog Ownership Day (third Saturday in September)
- September 21 | National Cat and Dog Gut Health Awareness Day
- September 23 | Dogs in Politics Day
- September 23 | Adopted Dog Day
- September 26 | 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
- September 30 | National Puppy Mill Survivor Day