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8 Best Dog Halloween Costumes On The Internet

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Every year I see awesome dog Halloween costumes when surfing the internet and this year is no different.  However, it has been a long time since I posted the best dog costumes on the internet way back in 2008.  Four years later we’re back posting our favorite dog Halloween costumes for 2012.

I guess we’re like the U.S. presidential election or maybe the Olympics here on the Puppy In Training blog.  The good news is this year we’re going to have more than one best of Halloween dog costumes post.  We’ve expanded our Halloween dog Costume post to include a “Best of”, “Cutest“, and “Star Wars”.  Believe me all of the images you’ll see in the coming days are worthy of top 10 best dog Halloween costume nominations.

Best Dog Halloween Costumes On The Internet!

We love sharing these wonderful images with everyone.  I did my best to find the original source to link back, but it’s difficult to tell where these originally came from.  If any of the images belongs to you please let me know and I will reference your site and link back to you or if you prefer I can remove the image entirely.

In David Letterman style descending order starting with:

#8 – Tech Savvy iPhone Dog

iPhone Dog Halloween Costume
iPhone Dog Halloween Costume. Source: Gizmodo

I thought it was appropriate to have the iPhone dog Halloween costume kick off our top dog Halloween costume list.  After all the release of the iPhone 5 was only a few weeks back.  This little guy looks like he’s sporting an original iPhone.  I can’t really tell from the picture, but I wonder if that’s his leash coming through the iPhone jack?

#7 – Fantasy Dragon or Awesome Suit of Armor!

Dragon Dog Halloween Costume
Dragon Dog Halloween Costume. Source: Metaplode Forum

This costume is just plain cool. It really looks like it could be some kind of fantasy armor from a Dungeons and Dragons game or possibly it’s the dragon Smaug from the upcoming movie The Hobbit (aff link).  Either way it’s cool!  If I was only a little bit younger back when I was into the fantasy role playing stuff this probably would have risen higher on the list.

#6 – Sesame Street!  Oscar The Grouch

Oscar the Grouch Dog Costume
Oscar the Grouch Dog Costume. Source: Dog Reflections

I saw this awesome dog costume years ago and bookmarked it for some kind of future use.  That future use is today!  I think if I was a teenager the Dragon dog costume would have appealed to my role playing fantasy days, but if I were a toddler…maybe about 5 years old then Sesame Street and Oscar the Grouch dog costume might be number 1!

#5 – Husky Carrying A Treasure Chest

Husky Treasure Chest Dog Halloween Costume
Husky Treasure Chest Dog Halloween Costume. Source: Cute Cubed

This one reminds me of Apache’s pal Alchemy.  I love this costume and someday if I can become a little more crafty I might make a similar outfit for one of my dogs.  All we need is a little yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum and maybe a little bit of Johnny Depp and Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean!

#4 – Gifts For The Little Pups

Cute gift carrying puppy dog costume
Cute gift carrying puppy dog costume. Source: My Disguises

I know what you’re saying…this is just like the Husky dog costume.  I agree, but I loved them both!  This one had a little added cuteness factor.  Maybe it’s the size of the dog or the angle of the picture.  Anyhow, could you find a cuter dog Halloween costume?  Maybe if you threw a puppy into the mix!

#3 – Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Dog Costume!

Chia Pet Dog Costume
Chia Pet Dog Costume. Source: Inhabitat

Are Chia Pets still around?  I saw several of these costumes on the internet, but chose this one because you have the dog costume version right next to Chia Pet box.  If only this pup were standing next to an actual Chia Pet 🙂

#2 – For The Pokemon Fans…Umbreon

Umbreon Dog Costume
Umbreon Dog Costume. Source: Deviant Art

If you’re a Pokemon fan then you probably know who this guy is, if not then you might think this is a giant, black, dotted rabbit with crazy red eyes.  Either way we thought it was a cool dog costume.  Some people are way too creative!  Just in case you didn’t know this is Umbreon.

#1 – Back To The 80’s!  “That’s Tron, he fights for the users…”

Tron Dog Halloween Costume
Tron Dog Halloween Costume. Source: Fashionably Geeky

Lets turn the clocks back to 1982!  Probably because I’m a product of the 80’s, but I thought this was the coolest dog costume ever!  I loved the video game Tron and I loved the movie.  I tried and failed years ago to make my own (human) costume of Tron.

That’s my 8 favorite dog Halloween costumes.  It’s funny, but it’s almost like a timeline of my life.

  • 1970’s Sesame Street
  • Early 1980 Tron
  • 1980’s Chia Pet
  • Late 80’s Fantasy Video and Role playing games
  • 1990’s – Pokemon
  • 2000’s – Pirates of the Caribbean
  • late 2000’s iPhone

Weird…

That’s not it folks!  We came across so many dog Halloween costumes this year we broke it down into several categories.  Today was our best of list.  Tomorrow we’ll share the cutest dog costumes and the following day you’ll see our favorite Star Wars dog costumes.  Stay tuned…

What about you?  Have you seen better dog Halloween costumes across the internet?  If so, please tell us about it in the comment section below.

Are you yearning to see more dog costumes.  Check out our cutest dog Halloween costumes post by clicking the image below.

More cute dog costumes
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St. Patrick’s Day Dog

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In the past we haven’t had much to talk about on St Patty’s Day, but this year we have a St. Patrick’s Day Dog named Dublin!  Well, he’s not really a St. Patrick’s Day Dog, but we decided that because he has an Irish (with my best Irish accent) name that we should declare him a St. Patrick’s Day Dog.

On our way to Guide Dog Obedience training this past weekend I chatted with our group leader a little bit about St. Patrick’s Day and she was very interested in getting some festive green collars for her 4 dogs at home.  It got me to thinking that Dublin being a St Patrick’s Day Dog should have something to represent his Irish side.

That being said what does an Irish Dog do or wear on Saint Paddy’s Day?  Unfortunately, Dublin cannot drink green beer and eat corn beef and cabbage today.  We were a little stumped on what to do and wear so we went to Amazon.com to do a little bit of shopping.

St. Patrick’s Day Dog

For the most part we didn’t see much that we liked including a silly Green Shamrock Tie for your dog and I wasn’t too sure about the St Paddy’s Dog Bandana listed on the site.  However, I did see three things that I may put on my wishlist for next years (we already missed the buying period for St Patrick’s Day).

By far our favorite doggy product to show up at Amazon.com was the Leprechaun Dog Costume.  Take a look:

  • Leprechaun Dog Costume

St Patricks Day Dog

Leprechaun Dog Costume

How can you not love the little orange beard around his chin?  It’s just too adorable.  This costume would look great on my dad’s little cairn terrier and probably go well on Dublin too.  Perhaps this will be a purchase before next years St Patty’s Day festivities

We also liked this doggy bandana:

  • St. Patrick’s Day Dog Bandana Shamrocks

St Patricks Day Dog Bandana

St. Patrick’s Day Dog Bandana Shamrocks

Okay now this is what I think about when I think about doggy bandanas.   This I would allow my St Patrick’s Day Dog to wear.  If you’re looking for a nice Irish bandana go wit this one and not the one previously mentioned above…

Finally this collar full of shamrocks was to our liking as well:

  • St. Patrick’s Day Dog Collar

St Patricks Day Dog Collar

St Patrick’s Day Dog Collar

We really liked the St. Patrick’s Day Dog Collar, but we also have a friend who makes and sells her own collars with beautiful designs.  Maybe we’ll have a chance to post some of her work sometime in the near future.

Since it’s a little too late to order from Amazon maybe we need to make a quick trip over to Target and get Dublin something green before we celebrate St Patty’s day with our friends.

Do you do anything special with your dog on Saint Patrick’s Day?  Let us know in the comment section below.

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Halloween Dog Costume Contest

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I know what your thinking: “Halloween was almost three weeks ago!  I’m already prepping my turkey and getting ready for Thanksgiving!”  I know, I know…but I just got an email about a Halloween dog costume contest and I’m sure plenty of you got some great photos of your puppies in costume this year.

Speaking of puppies in costume did I show you Stetson’s dog costume this year?

Stetson and I were lucky enough to get invited to the Orange County Guide Dog Halloween group meeting where the majority of the dogs were dressed up for Halloween.  Linus is not a big fan of dog costumes, so we didn’t dress him up this year.

Stetson’s Halloween Dog Costume

Dog Costume - Stetson the Angel Fan

Yep, that’s my boy.  We went eco-friendly this year and recycled some of our household items including a free Bobby Grich T-Shirt we received at the Angel game, a vintage 1980’s Angel baseball cap that we also received for free, and finally a rally monkey that we purchased at the Angel game several years ago.  Stetson and the other dogs thought the rally monkey was a dog toy, but had trouble finding the squeeker.

Back to the Halloween Contest I mentioned earlier.  Here’s the information:

We know that Halloween is over but we’re still reveling in leftover candy and photos of costumed pets.   Send us a photo of your pet dressed up for Halloween.  If we pick it as our favorite, we will send you a set of EatBetter and Drinkbetter (affiliate link) bowls.  Hurry though, the contest closes November 30th.  Enter Contech’s November Photo Contest

We reviewed both the EatBetter and DrinkBetter Dog Bowls here on the Puppy In Training website.  If you want win your own set the rush over to the Contech’s November Photo Contest and submit your dog costume picture.

We’d love to see your Halloween dog costumes too.  Leave us a link in the comments section below or send me your images at ckmorita [at] puppyintraining [dot] com and I’ll put together a post with your Halloween dog costume.

Hot Dog Halloween Costume Parade 2009

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I know, I know…I spelled it all wrong it’s not the Hot Dog Halloween Costume Parade. It’s actually the Haute Dog Howl’oween Parade.  Yep, a funny play on words, that can sometimes be difficult to spell when you’re trying to look up information on the internet.

Hot Dog Halloween Costume Parade 2009

What:
Haute Dog Howl’oween Parade

When:
Saturday, October 31st 2009 at 2:30pm

Where:
Livingston Park
4900 East Livingston Drive (@Park Ave in Belmont Shores)
Long Beach, CA 90803

This years Halloween Parade in Long Beach, CA falls on the perfect day: October 31st, 2009.  Well, maybe not so perfect if you have dogs you’d like to strut around at the dog costume parade and then later on need to get the kiddies dressed up for an evening of trick-or-treating.  It could be along day for some.

Lucky for me I have no kids and the Haute Dog Howl’oween Parade that seems to elude me every year will be on a date I can attend.  What does that mean for you?  More wonderful pictures on here at Puppy In Training.  Of course, I will do my best to get my mother the professional photographer to join me at the parade.  Unfortunately, neither Linus nor Stetson will be participating in this years parade.  Perhaps we will get them involved next year.

If you’re looking for some pictures from last years parade then check out:

Haute Dog Howl’owen Parade 2008

If you need more inspiration for your latest and greatest dog costume then go to:

6 Great Dog Halloween Costumes

If you want to learn how I made Derby’s Lion’s Mane Costume then go to:

How To Make Your Own Dog Costume

Come join us for the fun and excitement at the Haute Dog Howl’oween Parade 2009.

Have you ever been to a Dog Halloween Costume Parade?  If so, I’d love to see pictures of your favorite dog costumes.

How To Make Your Own Dog Costume

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Halloween is right around the corner and I thought it would be the perfect time to write a DIY (do it yourself) on How To Make Your Own Dog Costume for Halloween.  This year we dressed Derby in a lion mane dog costume and it was definitely a hit at our guide dog costume party.

Last year I wasn’t too creative with Stetson and his first Halloween costume. However, Target has some great costumes and Stetson and I both dressed up as bee’s (I guess you could say we were a swarm of bees). This year we decided to do a little more preparation and after researching the internet and posting about dog costumes and our favorite: the alligator dog costume…I got really excited about designing my own dog costume for Derby and our Halloween guide dog meeting.

Derby’s Dog Costume – Simba The Lion

Here are some images of Derby in his dog costume as Simba the Lion:

Derby chomping on his prey (looks like a piece of grass or twig)

Derby the happy dog!

Derby giving us his best lion pose!

Don’t mess with Derby the lion.

Derby smelling the grass.

I’m sure everyone’s now wondering…what a brilliant costume! How did you do it?

How To Make Your Own Dog Costume

I was secretly hoping I would get a yellow Labrador Retriever or a Golden Retriever so I could dress them up as a lion for Halloween. If you saw my post on The 6 Best Dog Costumes On The Internet then you would have seen the Golden Lion who was actually supposed to be Lambert the Sheepish lion. A very random reference, but I just recently saw the short cartoon when watching Disney’s the Fox and the Hound…I’m a kid at heart and still watch cartoons.

Anyhow, I’ve been searching for a lions mane since I got Derby and couldn’t find anything suitable until Halloween costumes started rolling into the local Walmarts and Targets. While walking through Target I saw the perfect Lions mane…it was the hair on the wolfman’s mask. So here are the step-by-step instructions for constructing your very own dog costume.

Items you will need for this project:

  • Wolfman Mask from Target
  • Elastic band
  • Piece of Velcro
  • Extra Collar
  • Sewing kit (needle and thread)
  • Knife or Scissors
  • Optional – rubber band

Instructions

  1. Go to Target and buy the $9.99 Wolfman mask.
  2. Grab a knife or scissors and unstitch the hair from the latex mask.
  3. With rudimentary sewing skills attach the collar to the lions mane (this will keep it in place when costume is worn.
  4. Next, attach the velcro under the neck. This will keep the lions mane closed around the neck area.
  5. Finally attach the elastic higher up from the velcro just under the chin. This helps to keep the hair from sliding back behind the ears.
  6. Optional – take an extra piece of hair from the mask and attach it to your dogs tail with the rubber band.

And the final results…we won Most Original Costume at our Guide Dogs of America meeting! YAY!

The Fearless Lion

Farm animals about to be preyed upon by the mighty lion!

Thanks to Joe for the wonderful photographs at our GDA meeting.

Let me know if you have any questions about How To Make Your Own Dog Costume. I, myself am not very creative nor very crafty, but was able to piece this one together.

If you haven’t already seen last years Halloween post then please check it out and get some new dog costume ideas.  Definitely one of our favorites was the headless horseman dog costume.

Did your dog wear a dog costume for Halloween? If so, what did he/she dress up as?

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