National Dog Day 2023 is Saturday. Here's how to celebrate your favorite pup
It is time to celebrate your favorite pooch.
Whether you are the proud parent of a playful Affenpinscher or of a personable Yorkshire Terrier — or of the more than 300 breeds in between — now is the time to celebrate your sidekick.
Saturday is National Dog Day. Here's how you can celebrate in Bucks County:
What is National Dog Day?
Pet and family lifestyle expert, animal rescue advocate, dog trainer and author Colleen Paige established National Dog Day in 2004.
National Dog Day celebrates all dogs, mixed breed and pure. National Dog Day is also aiming to 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, ensure public safety and serve as comfort and therapy dogs.
And according to the National Dog Day organization, dogs also perform in areas of 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.
Some dogs are now being trained to detect cancer and seizures.
Ways to celebrate National Dog Day in Bucks County
There are myriad ways to celebrate your favorite pup.
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The Black Bass Hotel in Lumberville claims Bucks County’s only "pet-friendly suite." The Baxter Room suite is “tucked away in a hillside” with "nearby waterfalls" and billed as the perfect place to soothe you and your animal companion.
The Bridgeton House Inn, of Upper Black Eddy, boasts Bucks County's only “pet-friendly cottage.”
A handful of restaurants — among them Bowman’s Tavern (New Hope), Earl’s New American (Lahaska), Genevieve’s Kitchen (Doylestown), Harvest Seasonal Wine Grill & Bar (Newtown), and Bristol’s King George II Inn offer the chance to dine out with your dog on patios and during warm weather, according to Visit Bucks County. Even some coffee shops are giving dogs a bone.
Dunkin's is celebrating National Dog Day by supporting the Joy in Childhood Foundation Dogs for Joy program.
Dunkin' will donate $1 for every iced latte ordered via the Dunkin' mobile app this Saturday to the Joy in Childhood Foundation to support the Dogs for Joy program, the company said.
The Dogs for Joy program is helping increase the number of dogs who work full-time in children's hospitals to bring joy to kids battling illness.
Adopt on National Dog Day
The National Dog Day organization lists 20 ways to celebrate, including performing checks on your home to make sure it safe for dogs, buying new toys for your dog, assisting an elderly or infirm neighbor by walking their dog, and springing for a dog massage or a holistic spa treatment.
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Perhaps none of the suggesting are better than the very first one: adopting a pet from the local shelter.
The Women's Animal Shelter at 3839 Richlieu Road in Bensalem is joining hundreds of animal shelters across the country for NBC Universal's Clear the Shelters program, a nationwide pet adoption event.
The Clear the Shelters event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Women's Animal Shelter.
Adopting puppy parents will receive 50% off adoption fees for cats and dogs, and adoption fees will be waived for all small pets.
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The PuppySpot online community lists the Dachshund, Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, Goldendoodle and Poodle as the top five breeds in Pennsylvania.
All shelter pets adopted from the Women's Animal Shelter are vaccinated, spayed or neutered, microchipped and are eligible for discounted veterinary services on their first wellness visit.
The Bucks County SPCA has two shelters: 60 Reservoir Road in Quakertown, and 1665 Street Road in New Hope.
To adopt from the Bucks County SPCA, potential puppy parents need to first meet the animal, then fill our a short pet adoption form.
The Bucks County SPCA has an adoption fee of $4500 for puppies up to six months old; $350 for dogs older than six months; and $175 for senior dogs.
Reporter James McGinnis contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: When is National Dog Day? Celebrate Saturday with man's best friend
