Auston Matthews, other Leaf stars take part in International Dog Day

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The dog days of summer might not be over just yet.

Aug. 26 marked “#InternationalDogDay” — a day created to encourage people to share photos of their dogs to celebrate them and help raise awareness about pet adoption.

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The hashtag was trending Monday and the Toronto Maple Leafs took part in the celebration, posting several images of their star players on social media with their dogs.

Auston Matthews was featured in a post with his dog Nala with the caption: “Biscuits and twigs? Nala gets pretty excited about trips to the rink.”

The post was popular amongst Leafs fans as it garnered several thousand likes.

Not soon after the Leafs Twitter account posted a collage of Matthews, his dog and his family.

John Tavares was also featured on the Leafs Twitter account in two photos that showcased the star centre with his two dogs, Charlie and Bo.

The captions for the tweets read: “double dog day” and “We double-dog dare you to try and not like these pup pics.”

Blueliner Jake Muzzin was feeling the love as the Leafs shared two photos of Muzzins’ four dogs, Lulu, Lilly, Daryl and Hero.

The caption read: “A peek inside the Muzzins’ full house for #InternationalDogDay,” and called on Leafs fans to reply to the tweet with pictures of their own dogs to show support for the Buds.

International Dog Day, also called National Dog Day, was started in 2004 by animal advocate Colleen Paige, who has also started several other philanthropic days, such as National Mutt Day and National Cat Day.