National Black Dog Day
Founder Colleen Paige’s current materials list National Black Dog Day on October 1 and describe it as an annual awareness observance.
Date and recurrence
1 October
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / Colleen Paige animal-welfare observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Colleen Paige — holiday indexFounder Primary
- Colleen Paige — National Black Dog Day artwork/contextFounder Primary
Frequently asked questions
When is National Black Dog Day?
1 October The stored recurrence guidance is: 1 October.
Does National Black Dog Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Black Dog Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / Colleen Paige animal-welfare observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Black Dog Day?
The stored designation basis is: Founder Colleen Paige’s current materials list National Black Dog Day on October 1 and describe it as an annual awareness observance.. Supporting provenance includes Colleen Paige — holiday index. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Black Dog Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / Colleen Paige animal-welfare observance.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
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