Do you take your pet Trick or Treating with you? Do you enjoy dressing up your cat for your Halloween parties?
I have to admit that I think it’s cute when pets get dressed up for Halloween (as long as it’s OK with the pet of course). Recently I took photo of pets for our local animal shelter. They hosted a “Barktoberfest” (Octoberfest) and had a Halloween costume contest. Check out a few of the adorable costumes the dogs wore.
Aren’t they cute! I love the giant (and he was GIANT!) Great Dane dressed as an angel. The last dog pictured is wearing a bear costume and a tutu. For his costume he’s a “Dancing Bear”. How original. I love it!
I took 507 photos that day. There had to be well over 100+ well dressed dogs in costume. I’d share more photos but I don’t want to bore you. 🙂
The dog in the yellow shirt (above) is in a Jersey Shore costume. Ha Ha.
A great source for fun Halloween costumes for your four-legged family member is PetSmart.
I think PetSmart has one of the cutest collections of dog Halloween costumes. I love it that each costume is VERY affordable too. The costumes range in price from $5.00 – $12.00 with most costumes in the $8-$9 range. If only children’s costumes were that affordable.
You might think that the inexpensive cost of th costumes mean that you are getting a “cheap quality”. I don’t think that is the case at all. Our dog has the Top Paw Basketball Player costume and I think it’s made very well. If it can withstand our dog running around our home with it on it can certainly handle a night out trick or treating.
Here is the costume as seen on the PetSmart website (retail value $8.39),
And here is the costume on our dog Espn (pronounced Es-pin).
I wish my photos were a little nicer. Espn is not one to stop and pose for pictures. He’s always on the go-go-go.
The costume was super easy to put on. All I had to do was hold him down long enough (he’s truly ALWAYS moving) and slip his front legs into the “pants” on the costume. Then wrap a piece a material around his neck and close with the Velcro. The costume is all one piece. Once it was on him he was able to run around and chase the cats just like he normally does. He did try to remove the Basketball a few times but once he realized it wasn’t coming off he gave up.
The best thing about this costume is that we can use it again next year and for many years to come.
So far everyone who has seen him in his costume think it’s the funniest and cutest costume they have ever seen. I think PetSmart has plenty of super cute and funny costumes. Here are a few including cat costumes too.
I don’t know if my cats would wear a costume but they certainly are cute.
PetSmart is hosting a Halloween costume contest on their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/PetSmart?sk=app_205695282820896. Enter your dog or cat in their best costume for a chance to win a spot in a PetSmart commercial and possibly print advertising plus an all expense paid trip to the photo shoot location. The winner will also get a year supply of Greenies.
If you would like to check out more sweet pet costumes from PetSmart visit the following links. Simply click on the words to go to the appropriate page on PetSmart.
Do you plan on dressing up your pet for Halloween? If so I would love to hear what you plan on dressing them up as.
PetSmart has offered to give a lucky reader a Halloween costume of their choice. This giveaway is going to be a short one so that there is time to get the costume sent to the winner. This giveaway is going to end promptly at 11:59 PM on October 18th.
To enter please check out the PetSmart costumes (check out the two links above) and then comment on which costume you would like to win AND the size.
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This giveaway is open to US residents only and will end on October 18, 2011 at 11:59 PM (EST). The winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator from all eligible entries. The winner will be notified via e-mail and will have TWO DAYS to reply with a name, costume choice, size and mailing address (no PO Box). Failure to do so will result in a new winner will be chosen in their place.
Other giveaways can be found on the right side bar under “Win It”.
Kimberly
*I received a free product sample in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own.
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They’re all so cute! I would choose the skeleton costume (small) for my little guy
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Unicorn Dog custome in Large
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I absolutely LOVE the dog’s dragon costume! We would need a large for our pup.
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I would love to have the Top Paw Bee costume for dogs in size Large. Great giveaway!
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I like the frog costume in a size Medium.
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I would like the top paw unicorn costume in large.
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I’d love the Martha Stewart Witch Costume for Dogs in size medium. Thanks for the review and giveaway!
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I’d choose the skeleton costume in XXL!
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I like the dragon costume, size medium
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I like the Top Paw™ Cow Costume in small 🙂
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I would love the basketball dog costume in a med! It’s adorable!
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Pansy the Pug wants the frog costume in size medium,
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We have a small boy peekapoo chihuahua so I would definitely get the Top Paw™ Basketball Player Costume for Dogs in extra small!
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I’d love to have the Great Choice Football Costume for Dogs in XL!
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I like the cat Jester costume the best! I have 3 cats so I am sure one would wear it! 🙂
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i have 3 min. schnauzers girls, i usually make their costumes, but with 3 it is getting more difficult. this year i am making mice, going as 3 blind mice, i hope.
i like the basket ball player, i like the ones on your blog better than the ones on petsmart.
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I would choose the dragon in size large. Your dog Espn is so cute! I love all animals.
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i would love to win the Martha Stewart Pets™ Dragon Costume for Dogs in small or xsmall. its for our cat. hes quite large. i would have to measure him first but that would involve waking him and i value my skin being attached to my body today. 😉
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I like the Football dog costume in small. It would be great for the Super Bowl party, too.
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I love the Great Choice Halloween Tutu!
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i would love to win the dog chicken costume in xxl
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I love the hot dog! size med.
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Love the unicorn costume in Med.
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LOL!!! love those costumes:
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I would get the bee costume for my pup in a size medium . I love it!!!!!
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My maltipoo would look insanely adorable in the witch costume! Omg. Size Med I think?
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Ginny says
The little cow costume in a M size would suit my doggie perfectly. So cute!
Kathy says
My puppy would LOVE being a cheerleader. Haha. Well, I would love it. I’m pretty sure she’d love it too. She is a big jumper so it works!
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I would like Martha Stewart™ Pumpkin Costume for Dogs n large.