The young pups like to chew on everything. I usually try to get a costume that doesn’t have any dangling parts if I have a young pup like the Lion’s Mane I used for Dublin. My older dogs don’t usually chew on the costume no matter what’s hanging.

Cool! Thanks! We had to dismantle a toddlers monkey outfit to get it on Dublin.

Our friends take their therapy dogs to the Children’s Hospital. I wonder if they will dress them up for a Halloween visit.

Thanks for the safety tips!

I never dressed up my dogs in costume until I started raising guide dog puppies and I really don’t dress up my current dogs. However, I do like to do it with our puppies in training because it does help them become more comfortable being handled.

My two dogs, Linus and Stetson don’t usually get dressed up too much now that they are older, but I always dress up my dogs that are in training.

One safety thing I’ve learned is to be sure that the dog’s visibility isn’t obstructed and to test it some at home to be sure that it won’t do anything to impede the dog’s movement. One year Bunny and Morgan went as Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf, but Bunny’s red cape turned out to be too long and she kept stepping on it. I ended up carrying it behind her like a bridesmaid at a wedding! lol

Great informative post!