My Chihuahua Booker hates costumes and clothes. He puts up with me making him dress up every year. Anyone who knows him waits to see what he will be. The Chalupa “shell” is made from thick flannel, and the meat was brown ribbon. The cheese and the lettuce were also ribbons by the yard. This … Read more
Since my St. Bernard is too big for normal pet costumes, we tried something different. I bought a child’s size 4-6 1-piece devil costume with attached hood. I cut the back open and put it over his head, then put his feet in the leg openings. I stuffed the arms with Styrofoam so that they … Read more
Winchester, our 4 month old puppy is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever with curly hair. We wanted him to help give out Halloween candy and since we always dress up, thought he should dress up too. We wanted to play up his curly textured hair and make him a costume he would be comfortable in. So … Read more
Olivia, my chocolate Labrador Retriever, is dressed in the Coolest Tootsie Roll Costume. I got the idea because she is brown in color, as are Tootsie Rolls, and I wanted her to be something on Halloween that you can’t buy in the store for pets. I really like this costume because it still allows your … Read more
I got the idea to have my Labrador Retriever be Big Bird because Labs are “bird dogs”. It was a play on words that she be BIG BIRD DOG. I dressed up as Oscar the Grouch. I got my supplies from Joanne fabrics and the Dollar Tree. For my costume I only had to purchase … Read more
Chrono is an all black German shepherd. With his pointed ears, solid black color, and ginormous size, he gets A LOT of comments about looking like a pony or a horse. So this Halloween we decided to dress him up like a pony as a little joke to all the people who already think he’s … Read more
This is my 8 month old Bullboxer ( English Bulldog cross with Boxer) named Libby. I wanted to make her a costume that would be easy to wear and lightweight. In the past I have used mythology for inspiration for my children’s costumes and decided on a Medusa Dog Unique Halloween Costume Idea to make … Read more
Our mastiff Bull Dozzer is wearing a handmade cape with a red velvet lining and the outside is covered in beads. He is also sporting a pair of Elvis type glasses.
This is my dog Cletus. I dressed him up as Santa Clause for Halloween because he brings joy to everyone. I used a kid’s large sweat shirt and just added fuzzy fabric for the trim. His wig was made out of a winter hat with a hole cut in the top for his face to … Read more
My dog Kano is a great dane/akita mix, which means he is tall and weighs 135lbs. Needless to say, you can’t find very many 5XL dog costumes for sale (even online) so every year I have to make him one. I always liked seeing the little dogs in banana costumes, but I figured a really … Read more
My children decided they wanted the family to do the Wizard of OZ theme this year for Halloween. We certainly did not want to leave the cat out of the Halloween festivities (or at least not the pictures). The girls wanted him to be a flying monkey. For this homemade Flying Monkey cat costume I … Read more
I made the dogs costume using a pattern for the outfit but the chair I just took foam and covered it leaving a hole in the back so my dog could fit through. I made fake legs and bought some cheap shoes. I just made my own pattern for the legs. I stuffed them and … Read more