Celebration: Anita Crestani sent in this photo of Bentley Dexter, 3, and brother Fletcher Murphy, 1, at their joint birthday party.
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Most dogs probably feel they should be celebrated every day by their owners.
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However, they do have one day where they are recognised throughout the world for the love they bring to the lives of their families.
International Dog Day was celebrated last Friday, August 26.
The News asked readers to send in photos of their dogs to celebrate the day, and boy did they deliver, with hundreds of photos posted to our Facebook page.
Here is just a small selection to help celebrate the day made especially for dogs.
Hungry: Chelsea Nicholson’s ‘labra-hoova’ Dyson telling his owners they are three seconds late with his dinner.
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Chewy: Simone Hilschansky’s dog Bandit just chilling out waiting for his sister to come inside.
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Great company: Kerrie Priestley’s eight-year-old Siberian husky Blaze is still very playful.
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Family time: Lisa Woodward’s dog Eddie loves chilling with the family.
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