National Dog Day Timeline

September 8, 2015

Dog Myths Revealed

It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color but not as vividly as humans.

August 26, 2004

National Dog Day Invented

This was the day that National Dog Day was invented by Colleen Paige who chose August 26 because that was the day her family brought home her first dog.

1929

First Guide Dog School for the Blind

The very first school to teach dogs to help blind people navigate the world was started in Nashville, Tennessee. It was relocated to New Jersey two years later.

September 17, 1884

American Kennel Club Opens

The world’s largest and oldest not-for-profit all-breed registry is founded.