It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color but not as vividly as humans.
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.
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.
The world’s largest and oldest not-for-profit all-breed registry is founded.