Halloween is just around the corner. I can tell by all the yard decorations I've been seeing and by all the doggy costumes on the pages of pet supply catalogs. According to an AKC poll, ten percent of dog owners will be dressing up their pooches this Halloween. There are so many cute costumes available to anyone who has a dog who will put up with strange garb draped all over his body. The top ten favorites this year appear to be devil, pumpkin, witch, princess, angel, pirate, hot dog, bat, black cat, and clown. There's nothing cuter than a Dachshund posing as a hot dog or a Pug dressed as a bumblebee but I have to say that, in my prejudiced opinion, my pure white spitz dressed in her beauty queen costume years ago was the best. Sharla wore a glittering hot pink cape with a silver banner reading 'Miss K-9 USA.' She strutted through that doorway like she knew she was the most beautiful girl there and won a big box of milkbones! Halloween can be so much fun but but it can also turn sad if someone pulls a cruel prank or the dog accidentally gets into some food that's
toxic to dogs. Please practice a little
caution this October 31st. Here's wishing you and your dog a happy and safe Halloween!
