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Step 1
Celebrate National Dog Day by spending extra time with your dog. Take it for a ride or a walk to a place that's special for the two of you. Buy it a new toy or special treat. Check out their "doggie items" to make sure none need to be replaced. Toys, pillows, and dog clothes wear out with time. Spend some extra time grooming your dog. Try some dog massage. Exercise, meditate or try doing yoga with your dog.
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Step 2
rescuedIf at all possible, celebrate this day by adopting a dog from a shelter or rescue group. There are so many wonderful dogs in need of a home. If adopting isn't an option for you right now then commit to some volunteer time working at a shelter. That is one way to celebrate dog day that can extend throughout the year. Perhaps you could open your home and heart and do some foster care for a shelter or rescue organization.
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Step 3
There would be less dogs in shelters if people would act responsibly and have their dogs spayed or neutered. In celebration of dog day, help promote spay/neuter programs in your area. Service dogs make the world accessible for many disabled people. Donate to a program that trains service dogs. Your contribution to such a cause can make a difference in someone's life. If appropriate, consider entering a dog therapy training program with your dog. Therapy dogs are a wonderful source of encouragement and delight for the elderly, the terminally ill, and for children in hospitals.
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Step 4
an easy lifeToday would be a good day for you to check the veterinarian records for your dog just to make sure everything is current. Your dog depends on you to take care of its physical needs as well as to fulfill its desire for love and attention.
