Costume Parties

Costume parties can be so much fun; and the great thing about them is that you don’t have to have a reason to host one. Yes, they typically take place around Halloween but that doesn’t mean this is the only time you can throw one.

I have attended costume parties that honor the host’s birthday, to celebrate the release of a long awaited movie and just for the sake of having a party. So what’s stopping you from hosting a costume dog for both your friends and their dogs?

You can serve food, play games and even have a contest for the best costume; and it doesn’t take much to make a costume for a dog. If you read the “Dress Up” or “Trick or Treat” sections you will know that you can use almost anything lying around your house as a dog costume. Take an old sun hat and a pair of shades, put them on your dog and there you have it - your dog is a beach bum. What about using a discarded red glove as the crowning piece of a rooster costume? You can even have a theme costume - you dress up a knight (or princess) and your dog can be your faithful steed.

Again, it just takes a little creativity and a couple of odds and ends lying around your basement to come up with a smashing costume. 

Trick or Treat

It isn’t that uncommon nowadays for a neighborhood to have equal amounts of dogs and kids. So when Halloween comes, why not dress up your canine and take him out for a little trick-or-treating. But what about a costume? Well, don’t despair - there are many costumes that can be made from things that are lying around your house right now. An angel costume can easily be made from everyday common things such as cardboard, a wire coat hanger, string, plastic food wrap and a silver-color pipe cleaner. In addition, you can make a ballerina costume from a couple of feet of tulle (available at any craft or sewing store), a Dracula costume can be made from a piece of black cloth for the cape or a baseball player costume is as easy as strapping a baseball cap to your dog’s head and dressing him in an old t-shirt.