{"id":1286,"date":"2017-08-28T16:57:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T20:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/birmingham\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2017-08-28T16:57:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T20:57:56","slug":"socialize-puppy-national-dog-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/birmingham\/socialize-puppy-national-dog-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Socialize Your Puppy on National Dog Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

This August 26th is National Dog Day! We are so excited to see all the cute fuzzy faces that will come in for our party and to stay over the weekend. This is a GREAT opportunity to really maximize puppy socialization- our parties attract a large number of dogs, so your pup can meet and greet and play with all of them in a safe, clean environment. If you haven\u2019t heard about it, here\u2019s a brief synopsis of what National Dog Day is all about:<\/p>\n

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National Dog Day is celebrated August 26th annually and was founded in 2004 by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert and Animal Advocate,\u00a0Colleen Paige<\/a>, also the founder of National Puppy Day, National Mutt Day and National Cat Day and many more philanthropic days to bring attention to the plight of animals and encourage adoption. The date of August 26th is significant, as it\u2019s the date that Colleen\u2019s family adopted her first dog \u201cSheltie\u201d when Colleen was 10 years old.<\/p>\n

National Dog Day celebrates all dogs, mixed breed and pure. Our mission is to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year and acknowledges family dogs and dogs that work selflessly each day to save lives, keep us safe and bring comfort. Dogs put their lives on the line every day\u2026
\nfor personal protection, for law enforcement, for the disabled, for our freedom and safety by detecting bombs and drugs and pulling victims of tragedy from wreckage, now they\u2019re detecting cancer and seizures\u2026things even humans cannot do. NDD was adopted into New York State Legislation in 2013.\u00a0Read more about it here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Puppy pet parents might not know that their little ones are able to attend our doggy day care parties! \u00a0Little pups go through the same assessment process we employ with all dogs to keep everyone safe, and are placed in the best playroom for them. \u00a0Since it\u2019s a Saturday, you might even want to \u2018take a night off\u2019 and opt in for some\u00a0puppy boarding<\/a>\u00a0in addition to our open play daycare. \u00a0This is a surefire way to increase your\u00a0puppy socialization<\/a>\u00a0safely. Our doggy day care services are a perfect way to treat your pup on National Dog Day.<\/p>\n

Look at those smiling faces! \u00a0These are just a handful of the cute pups that made it out to our day of play. \u00a0Don\u2019t forget to\u00a0follow us on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to see all of our pups!<\/p>\n