Dress Up Your Dog This Halloween

According to the National Retail Federation, last year an estimated one in ten people (or 7.4 million households) donned their beloved pet in some sort of costume with Devil and Pumpkin costumes being the most popular. Many people who own pets think of them as family members and will go all out to include dogs, cats and other critters in their Halloween festivities. This includes trick-or-treating, handing out candy, costume parties or even celebrating at a friend or family member's house. Nothing quite says Halloween than having your pet running around dressed as Superman, Zorro or even Buzz Lightyear!

Here is a list of the top 10 pet costumes last year:

Devil
Pumpkin
Witch
Princess
Angel
Pirate
Hot Dog
Bat
Black Cat
Clown


Today, pet costumes are extremely popular. You can find them on just about every Halloween website. What started as a cute little idea of "dress up" for your dog has turned into a huge craze in pet costumes. In many ways picking out the perfect costume for your pet is much like picking out a costume for yourself or your children. Your pet has its own personality and owners are tapping into that when they go out and look for a costume. Also there are many more pet costume contests than there were in years past. You can send in pictures of your dressed up pet online and your local pet stores always have a Halloween costume contest. There are prizes for the "cutest" pet costume, the "scariest" pet costume, the "funniest" pet costume, even the best "group" pet costumes. You have to admit that when you see a picture of a Dachshund (aka - wiener dog) dressed up in a long hot dog bun, you have to smile!

So this year, don't just dress up your kids, dress up your dog as well. It's a fun and inexpensive way to make Halloween a night for the whole family!