Posted
August 26, 2013
This
day is a celebration of all dogs—pedigreed purebred dogs as well as
“mutts”—and holiday originators urge us to either purchase dogs
from reputable breeders or adopt dogs from rescue organizations or
pounds. In other words, no puppy mills!
How
will you celebrate National Dog Day? Will you give your dog a spa
treatment or a special meal? Will you outfit your dog with a t-shirt
that matches your own tee? Will you stoop for a photo shoot or take
an extra-long walk with your dog?
Those
who don't own a dog can still donate money to humane societies or
rescue shelters.
Read,
or watch, or sing!
One
way of celebrating dogs is to enjoy some of the art and movies, songs
and books created about dogs. Here are a few of my personal
favorites:
Favorite
dog movie: Lady and the Tramp
Favorite
dog book: The Incredible Journey, by Sheila Burnford
(Favorite
book with dog as a supporting character: One Is One, by
Barbara Leonie Picard. Warning: it's a super sad book! But I loved it
as a child!)
Favorite
dog song: I Wanna Be a Dog
...and here
Here
are my Pinterest pages on August
holidays, historical
anniversaries in August,
and August
birthdays.
And
here are my Pinterest pages on September
holidays, historical
anniversaries in September, and September
birthdays.
