People.com Lifestyle Pets Shelter Pups Celebrate National Dog Day by Picking New Toys Out of a Room Full of Treats The ASPCA is celebrating National Dog Day in an adorable way By Kelli Bender Kelli Bender Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor for PEOPLE Digital and PEOPLE magazine. She has been with the PEOPLE brand for more than eight years, working as a writer/producer across PEOPLE's Lifestyle, Features, and Entertainment verticals before taking on her current role. Kelli is also an editor on PEOPLE's Stories to Make You Smile and serves as an editorial lead on PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest and Pet Product Awards. Before joining PEOPLE, Kelli helped AOL and Whalerock launch a pet lifestyle site called PawNation. She is a pet parent to a cat named Wallace, and her professional and personal devotion to animals has taken her to three dog weddings ... so far. People Editorial Guidelines Published on August 26, 2020 12:29 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Video via ASPCA Today is National Dog Day, but the ASPCA started the celebrations early. Because every dog deserves to feel special every day, especially National Dog Day, whether they have found their forever home yet or not, the ASPCA recently treated some of their adoptable canines to a big surprise. The lucky pooches were led into a room filled with all different kinds of toys, so they could play with all the goodies and select their favorite to keep. All of the dogs were understandably overjoyed by the selection of fun, new things to enjoy, and many spent some time carefully considering their options before selecting their ideal toy. New Jersey Shelter Dog Finally Finds Forever Home After Patiently Waiting for 7 Years The ASPCA hopes this special moment, which they caught on camera, inspires animal lovers to give the dogs in the clip, or any adoptable canine, a loving home. Right now, the ASPCA, still working under limited operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, is in need of large dog fosters in particular. Extending Your Hand for 'The Sniff Test' Is Not the Way to Introduce Yourself to a New Dog If watching this video made you realize that you want to celebrate National Dog Day with your own pup, but you don't have one yet, visit the ASPCA's website to learn more about adopting and/or fostering a dog through the animal welfare organization.