The moment is upon us - it is time to vote for your favorite dog Halloween costume! The polls will be open until Tuesday, November 6th to give everyone lots of time to participate. Good luck to everyone on your quest for a $50 Amazon gift certificate!
Loading …Nothing quite says “It’s Halloween” than having a giant, hairy spider on your head. It seems like little Tagen is having little problem taking her pictured arachnoid issue in stride. Her proud owner, Paul, tells us more.
This is my baby girl Tagen. She is only 3 so of course this will be her 3rd year of dressing up! She is very loving and just plain adorable. Her aunt made her outfit for her this year and it might just be her favorite one yet. We recently found out she has some complications so that makes her even closer to my heart. She wants to wish each and everyone one of y’all a Happy Halloween!
That about wraps up the contest for this year, folks. Voting will commence tomorrow and I hope everyone who has enjoyed the entries so far will stop back in to cast their ballot. Good luck to everyone!
As the dog Halloween costume contest comes to a close this week, we have just a few more entries to get out the door. Next up is Piper who is emulating her favorite Native American Princess, Pocahontas. I especially like the little wooden bow and embroidered tee pee myself. Her owner Tom tells us more…
Piper is a 6 month old Golden Retriever puppy and this will be her first Halloween as a little Golden Indian. She has been a wonderful addition to my roommates and I. Coming up with a costume for her was easy as she is always on the hunt for a new place to dig, new cricket to jump on, and always on the look out for frogs in the grass. We thought a little Indian Scout would be a perfect fit for Piper’s first Howl-O-Ween! It will be fun to see how she does with all of the tricker-treaters coming to the door. She is so friendly and full of energy, my guess is she will want to say hi to everyone!
Check back all week to see the final entries posted, or submit your own last-minute posing pooch before voting starts on Monday morning. This has been a lot of fun and we are very grateful for all of the participation. Remember - a $50 Amazon gift certificate is on the line so be sure to come on back to vote for your personal favorite.
Lily’s costume seems to come to us from a galaxy far, far away - but it’s top notch and hilarious. Her owner Maggie was quick to point out that “She didn’t need the ear pieces that came with the costume!” The costume is obviously meant to be Yoda from the Star Wars movies and after seeing Lily’s get up I just have to say: “Win this costume contest, that dog might.”
Looks like Garden City, New York will be doubling for Dagobah this Halloween. Check back in a few days to see the final entries and cast your vote for the winner of the Amazon gift certificate. And it’s not too late to send in your own entry!
Most dog costumes strive to personify a pooch, but others pay tribute to fellow members of the animal Kingdom. And I’m not talking about a Boston terrier deciding to leave the house dressed up as Lassie. Far from it - we’re talking jumping species here. For example - Mattie’s proud owner, Tobi, tells us about her dog’s uncanny resemblance to a particular elegant movie animal all the way from Wichita, Kansas:
Mattie is dressed as a White Stallion this year waiting to take Cinderella to the Ball in her Pumpkin Carriage. Mattie enjoys dressing up for Halloween along with seeing the kids as they come to the door in costume. Well she would like to think that everyone is coming to visit her. At 3′ tall, 125 lbs. people ask if Mattie is a horse so the costume fit well for this year! Off to the Ball!
Happy Howl-O-Ween!
Mattie is a Brindle Great Dane so playing the role of a carriage horse isn’t much of a stretch. Still, we hope she doesn’t get typecast and have to dress up as a Budweiser Clydesdale next year! Thanks very much for the entry, Tobi - and we wish Mattie all the best when voting commences next week!
The submissions are trickling in, and we’ll be posting entries every other day or so in order to allow plenty of time for voting. First up, Denise has sent in a picture of cute little LiliBelle who is dressed as Princess Jasmine from the Disney movie Aladdin. I’ll let Dense take it from here…
Here is LilliBelle, she is a four year old Chihuahua. She is dressed as Jasmine from the Aladdin movie. She loves to get dressed up and wear clothes. She thinks she is a princess and even has her own tiara collection! We love Halloween, and LilliBelle loves greeting trick or treaters at the door wearing her costume! She usually ends up taking pictures with a few of them as well.
What an adorable photo. Thanks ever so much for taking the time to send it in, and I wish you and LB all the best when it comes time to start voting on October 21st. That will give everyone 10 full days to cast a ballot for their favorite doggie in disguise. Keep checking back for new contestants, and for goodness sake - submit your own!
The folks over at Mashable.com have compiled a comprehensive list of their top 25 pet-related sites. Whether you’re looking to share photos, organize dog walkers or discuss your pets with other owners of the same species or breed - you’ll definitely find something here to your liking. We were especially impressed with PawSpot.com which is a social network designed to help people organize mutual pet-sitting services and doggie play dates with one another. Have a look and let us know if this list is missing any of your personal favorites.
Joan from Texas offered a long description of dog Halloween costumes that she has prepared for her pets in years gone by and so I got to wondering - How many of our other readers might have pictures laying around of their pets in spooky getups? So email us your photos. We’ll pick our favorite and the winner will get an Amazon gift certificate for $50. Sound like a plan?
In the meantime, and for your inspiration, here’s Didi from Kingston Ontario in his 2007 St. Patrick’s Day best. Didi’s owner, Jaime, tells us that although all the people in attendance thought “Paddy Didi” was adorable, Didi himself was anything but amused. Not only did our furry friend eventually get himself out of the duds - he ate them. At least he recycles. We look forward to your submissions and will make a special gallery for everyone to enjoy as they start coming in.
If you’re as excited as me that there is going to be a fourth Indiana Jones movie, the title of this post will likely make perfect sense to you. Indy always tried to keep the genesis of his nickname under wraps, usually extremely unsuccessfully. But most pooches and their owners want the world to know their names, and a personalized dog sweater would seem a terrific way to make that happen.
It’s easy enough to buy a custom sweater with your dog’s name emblazoned upon it, but does anyone have any ideas as to the best way to knit one themselves? I wasn’t able to find a pattern of the sort - if anyone would like to design one we’d be happy to feature it here on DGK. It’s easier said than done, obviously, but a template suited for dogs with names of reasonably short length should be fairly straightforward. There will be no question who knit the sweater when your neighbors see your very own dog’s name on it! What does everyone think?
All Hallow’s Eve is just 12 short weeks away. Have you consulted Rover as to what he wants to dress up as this year? Chuckle if you like, but Halloween costumes for dogs have become big scary business in the last several years. Many major online pet retailers are stocking them, and the quality and wide variety of options will likely put a chill down your spine. We ran a quick search and found the following dog costume options available for 2007:
So if you think it would be fun for you and the kids to walk your pooch around the neighborhood in a creepy getup come October 31st, there are a lot more dog Halloween costumes to choose from. The five we’ve mentioned are just the tip of the tombstone.
