Jan Rietcheck Neumann (Washington) Somewhere in my house I have a picture of our now long-deceased cockapoo, Maggie, that would have been PERFECT. I dressed her up as an angel, halo and everything. I had my camera ready and said, “Maggie, smile at Mama!” She did look at me. But her look was a definite “Eff u, take this crap off of me and give me treats for this humiliation.” She won.
Jill Gibbs (Montana) My dogs love Halloween. Well, maybe not so much. But they get paid well. We live on a dead-end street with minimal street lights. We don’t get any trick-or-treaters.
Photo by Jill Gibbs
Jessica Theisen de Gonzalez (New York) My own dog Boudicca, who is an incredibly good sport about costumes. Here’s Boudicca as a banana.
Photo by Jessica Theisen de Gonzalez
Jessica Theisen de Gonzalez (New York) Sometimes cats can get in on the fun. Mitad had already proven a quick study, learning crate-training faster than the dog. She was fine being a small pie with everything, as long as I kept the treats coming.
Photo by Jessica Theisen de Gonzalez
Jessica Theisen de Gonzalez (New York) This was a lovely seven-year-old mixed-breed girl named Negra who was initially so shy, but did start to flower during her stay with us. Props and costumes are incredibly effective in marketing shelter pets, sometimes softening the reputed image they have, or just being irresistibly cute. She was adopted not long after her photo shoot.
Photo by Jessica Theisen de Gonzalez
Marni Fowler (Florida) Gary, the BEST CAT EVER!! Always up for anything I asked of him. He was one of a kind.
Photo by Marni Fowler
Inu Lolen (Spain) It suits him very well and he was sooo relaxed while he was being painted, ha ha!
Photo by Inu Lolen
Mark Cuilla (Washington) Jasper hated her beanie.
Photo by Mark Cuilla
Danielle Davis (Illinois) Lil’ Bo Peep and her sheep!
Photo by Danielle Davis
Kathryn Horn (California) Many iterations of the same costume, from 1989 to 2014.
Photo by Kathryn Horn
Jenny Beard Biehunko (Alabama) Kneazlejuice!
Photo by Jenny Beard Biehunko
Jenny Julian (Oregon) Lola as a chicken.
Photo by Jenny Julian
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