Welcome to the October 2024 DogDays Calendar. This month Fall is in full swing. This means enjoying some cooler days and nights. This is a great time to enjoy the outdoors with our furry friends and family. There are lots of this season’s Harvest celebrations to visit. Let’s continue to make this year their best one yet!
October Pet Holidays and Special Awareness Days this Month
- Adopt-A-Dog Month®
- Adopt-a-Shelter Dog Month
- National Animal Safety and Protection Month
- National Pet Obesity Awareness Month
- National Pet Wellness Month
- National Pitbull Awareness Month
- Small Dog Awareness Month
- World Animal Month
Awareness Weeks
- October 1–7 | National Walk Your Dog Week (first week of October)
- October 6–12 | Animal Welfare Week (first week of October, starting on a Sunday)
- October 7–11 | Customer Service Week
- October 13–19 | National Veterinary Technician Week
Holidays and Awareness Days
- October 1 | National Walk Your Dog Day
- October 1 | National Fire Pup Day
- October 1 | National Black Dog Day
- October 4 | World Animal Day
- October 9 | National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
- October 10 | World Mental Health Day
- October 19 | National Fetch Day
- October 21 | National Pets for Veterans Day
- October 26 | National Pitbull Awareness Day (last Saturday in October—unless Halloween falls on the last Saturday, then another date is chosen)
- October 28 | Plush Animal Lovers Day
- October 31 | Halloween