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Woof! How to Celebrate National Dog Day!

Pardon the dog-related pun: throw a stick at any calendar and it will land on a day on which a holiday is celebrated. I’m not referring to commonly known religious or legal holidays, I’m talking about the 1,000+ off-beat celebrations such as National Dog Day, August 26.

We humans have a looooong history with canines. Dogs evolved from wolves somewhere between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago and were the first domesticated animals. According to Guinness World Records, salukis, believed to be the first breed,

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