12 Pawsome Ways to Celebrate Mother's Day with Your Fur Baby

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Mother's Day Activities for Dog Moms: 12 Fun Ways to Celebrate with Your Fur Baby

Mother's Day is upon us, and while you might not have given birth to a litter, you've certainly mastered the art of picking up after one.

Today we celebrate all the extraordinary pet moms who know that the best cuddles come with fur on everything you own—and that fur babies may shed on your favorite sweater, but they'll never ask to borrow the car.

Here are 12 paw-fect ways to spend the day with the furry (or feathery, or scaly) love of your life.

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Garden & Wag:

Visit a Pet-Friendly Botanical Garden

Visit a pet-friendly botanical garden where you can admire spring blooms while your furry tour guide leads you straight past every flower arrangement and directly to the most interesting-smelling bush on the property.

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Sip & Sniff:

Relax at a Dog-Friendly Winery

Relax at a pet-friendly winery where you can sample award-winning wines while your pup investigates vineyard scents that would pair perfectly with their kibble. A solid afternoon for everyone involved.

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Brunch & Munch:

Reserve Mother’s Day Brunch at a Pet-Friendly Restaurant

Reserve an outdoor table at a pet-friendly restaurant where your fur baby can work through their own "yappy hour" menu while you enjoy Mother's Day mimosas. The service is slower when your dog is greeting every passing person, but no one seems to mind.

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Pet Pawtraits:

Book a Pet Photography Session for Mother's Day

Book a professional pet photography session with someone who has somehow cracked the code on capturing your pet looking adorable instead of catching their signature weird camera face. Worth every penny.

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Road tripping with my pup, Jax

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Scenic Sniffs:

Take a Scenic Drive or Road Trip with Your Dog

Windows down, dog in the passenger seat, no particular destination. This is one of the simplest and most underrated things you can do with your pup. Pick a scenic route, stop wherever looks interesting, and let your dog hang his head out the window like he owns the road. Because he does.

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Whisker Whimsy:

Visit a Cat Café

Visit a cat café where you can sip lattes surrounded by feline judges silently scoring your lap-sitting potential from their perches. Whether or not you pass the audition is entirely up to them.

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Bark & Brew:

Sample Craft Beers at a Dog-Friendly Brewery

Sample craft beers at a dog-friendly brewery where your sociable pup can network with the local four-legged crowd while you enjoy something hoppy. Social connections will be made. Belly rubs will be exchanged.

Kitten with the "Mewy Christmas" Pawsome Greetings™️ card template by StoryTail

Paddleboarding with my adventure cat, Milan

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Paddle & Paws:

Go Kayaking or Paddleboarding with Dogs (and cats!)

Rent a pet-friendly kayak or paddleboard for a waterfront adventure where your furry first mate can either fully commit to their inner sea captain or quietly question every decision that led to this moment. Both are equally valid outcomes.

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Book & Bark:

Browse a Pet-Friendly Bookstore

Browse a pet-friendly bookstore where your literary critic can help you select the perfect read by determining which books smell most intriguing. Their methodology is unorthodox. Their enthusiasm is not.

Glamping with cat and dog

Multi-species glamping

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Glamping & Growling:

Book a Pet-Friendly Glamping Site

Book a pet-friendly glamping site where you and your adventure companion can spend the day exploring nature—and still expect turndown service and a memory foam mattress when the sun goes down. Roughing it, redefined.

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Canine Cinema:

Host a Pet-Friendly Movie Night

Set up a backyard movie night with comfy blankets and snacks. The snacks will last approximately four minutes into the opening credits. Plan accordingly.

Glamping with cat and dog

Hitting the trail with Jax

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Trail Blazers:

Hike a Dog-Friendly Trail

Pick a trail you've been meaning to try and let your dog lead the way. He will stop at every interesting rock, investigate every suspicious bush, and arrive at the summit looking like he planned the whole expedition. He did not plan the expedition. He has no idea where he is. He's having the best day of his life.

Happy Mother's Day, pet moms. You've earned it. Now go and enjoy!

How to Find Pet-Friendly Spots Near You

The BringFido website and app is the easiest way to discover pet-friendly activities, restaurants, hotels, and more in your area. Enter your location and BringFido pulls a list of nearby spots where your fur baby is welcome to join the party. I use it nearly every day while traveling with my pup Jax and cat Milan—it has saved us from showing up somewhere only to discover dogs (or cats) are politely unwelcome.

Mother's Day Memories Worth Keeping

Whatever you do today, do it with your pet beside you and don’t fur-get to document it!

Our Fur Baby Memory Books and Fur Baby Journals were made for exactly these moments—and they make a pretty pawsome gift for the pet mom in your life, too. The purr-fect finishing touch: a personalized Mother's Day card signed by her fur baby, from our Pawsome Greetings™ MOM Collection. No craft skills required.

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FURTHER READING:

Discover 15 Mother's Day DIY Paw Print Card Ideas for Pet Moms in this blog post.

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Hey, I'm Kelly, an artist and designer...

... and proud mom to a big, goofy three-legged dog and his feline sidekick, a tiny cat with a purr-sonality twice his size. My passion? Turning slobbery kisses and cuddles into keepsakes that’ll make you smile from ear to floppy ear. I believe in making creativity as accessible as a stroll in the dog park – no artistic pedigree required!