Puppies and their owners celebrate National Puppy Day

National Puppy Day is a special day to celebrate our favorite furry friends. But more importantly it's a day meant to draw attention to the plight of orphaned puppies and to encourage adoptions.

The holiday was founded in 2006 by Colleen Paige, who is also the founder of National Dog Day and National Cat Day.

In honor of National Puppy Day, we've compiled some adorable pictures of puppies with big ears and larger paws. Yahoo News lovers sent us photos of their napping dogs and their puppies with endless energy.

There were photos of tiny little puppies and some who were smiling and one puppy went formal for the day, wearing a tie to celebrate National Puppy Day. (Joel Roberts and David Handschuh/Yahoo News)

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