It's National Puppy Day: Call for Photos

Written by Lanning Taliaferro (Patch Staff)

At Patch, we love puppies every day, but especially today – National Puppy Day.

The observance got its start in 2006 to celebrate not only the “magic and unconditional love” that puppies offer, but also to spread awareness about puppy mills, according to founder Colleen Paige, an author and celebrity pet and home lifestyle expert.

Call for Photos:

• Send a photo of your puppy to lanning.taliaferro@patch.com and tell us a bit about how the pooch enriches your life.

National Puppy Day is observed worldwide.

And if you don’t have a puppy, but would like to add one to the family, the place to go to adopt a dog is the SPCA of Westchester, 590 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor.

And here are other Westchester County animal shelters to check out:

• Central Westchester Humane Society, 100 South Warehouse Lane, Elmsford
• New Rochelle Humane Society, 70 Portman Road, New Rochelle

Patch Editor Alfred Branch contributed to this report.

Photo: Annabelle, one of the dogs up for adoption from SPCA of Westchester

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