National PUPPY Day is celebrated on the 23rd Day in March. Dogs are the most trusting, lovable, joyous animal. Seriously, who can resist sweet puppy dog eyes? They just make your heart melt as they work their way into it. Author, pet lover, and dog activist Colleen Paige created this as a national day for puppies in 2006. Since then the day has gotten global recognition. They are also receptive to human attention so it’s great for embracing that, especially with a new young puppy in your home. Puppies need lots of love, nurturing, and TLC so they can grow up healthy and have good lives.
Puppies need a safe, fostering, caring environment. This is the complete opposite of what living conditions are in puppy mills. This is an animal cruelty practice used only to make cash. They live in a very tight confined space with almost zero amount of room to move at all. They receive no attention and are fed very poor nutrition. If you aren’t in a place where you’re ready to become a full-time parent to these puppies, fostering a puppy is great as well. Young pups learn to have good dog behavior early on. This helps prepare them for being suitable and desirable for adoption.
Either way, fostering or adopting a canine is a great way to open your heart. Give a pooch some love and form a new bond that you’ll treasure for years to come. If you already have a puppy or dog, take this day to shower them with attention. Work on the closeness with your dog, after all, they’re members of your family. Bonding is a good way to enjoy downtime in your home away from outside stress in your private sanctuary or take them to a dog-friendly park.
Not sure how to LOVE the day? We’ve got a few interesting ideas to consider that may help get you started.
Here are some activities that you can do on National PUPPY Day!
Hire a professional photographer or someone you know that’s handy with a camera to catch precious moments with your puppy.
Some say you can’t teach a dog a new trick. While your dog or puppy has a hard time learning a skill, you can practice and then practice some more. It’s time well spent and their ability to do something can only improve so don’t give up. Be patient!
Whip up a batch of homemade dog treats. Everyone loves homemade things.
Donate to the ASPCA. Dog pounds gladly accept money, food, new toys, and supplies. You may be able to offer up your services by volunteering. If you don’t have a dog or can’t have one where you live, offer up a little time volunteering at a pet shelter. Dogs and shelter workers are appreciative of having the extra attention and help which is often needed at a sanctuary.
Use social media posts with the hashtags #NationalPuppyDay, #PuppyDay, #Puppies, #AnimalHolidays, #MarchHolidays, #Holiday, #FindADayToLOVE, #iHEARTdays to support the importance of celebrating, promoting, and sharing with the world why you ❤️ National PUPPY Day.
Year | Date | Day of the Week |
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2023 | March 23 | Thursday |
2024 | March 23 | Saturday |
2025 | March 23 | Sunday |
2026 | March 23 | Monday |
2027 | March 23 | Tuesday |
We fall in love with puppies’ adorable cuteness. But puppy mills are horrible places for them to grow up and live; they aren’t fair at all to the animals. Like all living things we need to treat puppies with respect and see that they don’t receive animal cruelty which unfortunately puppy mills definitely are. In fact, I didn’t even know they existed until researching National PUPPY Day.
People love dogs and if you are a dog owner take time to give your pooch affection. If you don’t have a pet then fostering, adoption, donations, and volunteering are ways you can get involved in caring for dogs. Take action to love a puppy which is the cute part of a dog’s early life. After all, they’re titled as the esteemed man’s best friend.
Like all little fur babies, they can be a handful. This is what keeps us on our toes, gives us a workout, and they’re wonderfully non-guilting listeners. Think of a puppy as your judgment-free zone. And the eyes … those puppy dog eyes. 👀
Puppies allow us to live a relatively stress-free life when they’re around. Anxiety, stress, depression all seem to take a back seat and melt away when they’re licking our faces And even if it’s not popular, growing up with a puppy in the household exposes you to more allergens and pet dander which eventually strengthens & boosts your immune system.
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