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Our Favorite Photos of Your Pets in Their Halloween Costumes

Posted on October 30
Elizabeth Kauma

Elizabeth Kauma

A collage of pets in halloween costumes: Starting at the top right and going left to right across the top and then the bottom: a beagle in a ghost bandanna, a cavapoo as a pineapple and a hotdog, a cat dressed as a burglar, a bunny with red wings, a cat dressed as a rocker, a dog dressed as Waldo, a cat with a brewers helmet on, and a cat in a bee costume. All of these pets are very cute and against a blue background.

We loved all your floofs so much we couldn’t feature just one! (Photocollage by Elizabeth Kauma, photos courtesy of Julie G., Mairin H. Deb N., Marc G., Brooke W., Carrie N.)

We asked you to send in your scariest Halloween pets, and man you delivered! Keep scrolling to see these floofs in all their glory ⬇️

A beagle with a ghost bandana sits next to 3 pumpkins, two are jack o'lanterns.

Emery takes Halloween seriously! (Photo by Julie G.)

Julie G. submitted Emery in his Halloween gear! According to her, Emery is in the process of becoming a therapy dog and is hound (pun intended) for running around in the colder weather with his siblings!

A black and brown cat sits on a couch with a red berrt on its head, next to is is a white and blue striped cloth with jewelry and plastic tiaras strewn across it, in the background a book called “My Paris” by Maurice Chevalier” is standing.

I would let this kitty rob me! (Photo by Mairin H.)

Mairin H. took inspiration from the Louvre robbery, and dressed up Fanny as le cat burglar. Fanny sadly passed away in June, but Mairin is hoping that Fanny haunts her forever. Guaranteed, her glamorous spirit won’t be forgotten.

On the left a photo of a cavapoo on a coach in a pineapple costume, on the right a photo of the same cavapoo on the floor in a hotdog costume. In the photo on the right the dogs tail is wagging and is blurry due to the motion.

Salty and sweet! (Photo by Deb N.)

Winnie here has double the costumes, so therefore double the Halloween spirit! I love Cavapoos, pineapples, and hot dogs, so this is a home run for me!

A dog in a red and white striped top and a white hat with a red pompom is in a living room with a fireplace to his right and a couch in the background to his left. Surrounding the photo is a blue background.

Where is Waldo? (Photo by Marc G.)

This pupper is dressed up like his namesake: Waldo! His owner Marc, has a quest for us!

“My dog Waldo is somewhere in the attached photo. Can you find him?”

A tabby cat with her paws in front of her on a couch, she is wearing a plastic brewers helmet. Around the photo is a blue border.

I know who I think the MVP of the brewers should be! (Photo by Brooke W.)

Lily was already the champion of my heart, but now she is dressing up as a World Series champion Brewer!

A black bunny sits on a couch with red wings on its back

Is it a bunny, is it a bat, no it is Bonsai! (Photo by Carrie N.)

Bonsai may normally just be a regular bunny, but when halloween comes around, Bonsai becomes a bat!

An orange cat stands in front of a window, it is where a jacket with punk rock patches on it.

I want to jam out with this furry friend! (Photo Carrie N.)

Phoenix the cat is dressed up like a punk rocker, which makes sense since Phoenix is a rockstar all year long. You’ll be sure to find them at the next Hissfits concert 🤘

A furry black cat is in a bumblebee costume on a couch. Next to the cat is a black bowl that is shaped like a black cat.

I think I understand why Olivia Rodrigo uses Honeybee as a pet name! (Photo by Carrie N.)

Bee still my heart! Diesel the cat is the cutest bumblebee bee I have ever seen.

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