Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound?

• 10-06-2007 4:35 AM

  Bonita of Bwana Joined on 09-14-2007 Foley , Alabama Posts 2,142 Points 4,985

  Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact I love the fall and Howl-o-ween is the best!!  We shop early for costumes for the kids, trying to find ones that will endure and add to the family dress up chest and that includes the dogs!  Today we took snaps of one of our pack to send to his mom who is setting up a new life in another state. Check out my pages if you'd like a giggle. ( I don't know how to add them to a post yet, since this is a new lap top and a new playground).  Do you dress up your fur kids?  Do you have to bribe them or do they just think it as funny as we do?   Bonita of Bwana AKC Rhodesian Ridgebacks Champions, Therapy Dogs and Awesome Companions To learn more about Rhodesian Ridgebacks on a Positive and Ethical Site visit us at , http://www.bwanakennel.com/

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• 10-06-2007 7:00 AM

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  CoCo Chanel Joined on 11-04-2006 South Jersey Posts 403 Points 85

  Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact coco hasnt really had clothes on since last winter... but halloween would be exactly a year since we got her! last year she was so tiny at only 8 1/2 weeks old, she sat on my lap the entire time while i sat on the porch and handed out candy...it was cold and all she had on was her little denim jacket with sherpa lining....  all the kids loved on her, and it was a great way for her to be introduced to strangers and strange costumes! lol  she was so little and dependent on me, i didnt even need a leash as she wouldnt stray not even a foot away from me... i think i socialized her too much cause she would follow anyone home! lol so this year... i'm not sure... i might have to keep her leashed to me as her recall isnt 100%. i did get her two costumes though...and depending on the weather, we'll see if she even wears one... a hot dog... or minnie mouse... lol since she was little, she would always shiver outside... so she's used to wearing clothes...hence she tolerates it.... but say for instance i put something on her, she would rub herself over everything trying to "rub" it off... lol so now i only put clothes on her if she's too cold... ie... it's starting to get really cold in my room late at night since i open all the windows.... and if i dont put a tshirt on her... like right now, she snuggles so close to me i can barely move.... sometimes she even try to sleep ON my lap top for added warmth.

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• 10-06-2007 9:04 AM

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  snownose Joined on 09-29-2006 Michigan to Southeast Posts 5,178 Points 405	Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact No dress up here, the dogs would tear that stuff to shreds.......lol
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• 10-06-2007 9:55 AM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 11,083 Points 265

  Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact I have one who LOVES playing dress up, and one who only likes clothes when it's super cold out. I do not encourage people to touch Teenie (or even to look at her) and especially not kids, so I don't dress her up. Dress up is her favorite game, and she has lots of little, practical and cute outfits. She's very cold natured, so she stays dressed all winter. No costumes, though.

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• 10-06-2007 10:29 AM

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  Jewlieee Joined on 03-23-2007 MI Posts 7,307 Points 4,610	Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact  I don't but my sister does. Her dog is going to wear a scary spider costume this year.
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• 10-06-2007 10:43 AM

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  kpwlee Joined on 06-17-2006 North Carolina Posts 6,429 Points 535	Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact like this? within 5 minutes he eaten it off and was slinging the remnants around despite that I bought a black T shirt and am going to put a white stripe down the back and call it a skunk!  It will need a tail but that wouldn't last 10 seconds so we'll forgo that!
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• 10-06-2007 11:26 AM

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  Bullymom Joined on 03-14-2007 North Carolina Posts 3,529 Points 110	Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact I cannot keep my dogs from trying to tear Madison's costumes off!  We don't even try to dress the dogs up!  ~*Kimberly*~
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• 10-06-2007 11:35 AM

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  maizysmom Joined on 08-15-2007 Posts 1,469 Points 575	Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact Yes, the dal was a pirate and a firefighter,the doxie was a clown and the lab was a clown They weren't too happy though.
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• 10-06-2007 4:17 PM

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  grab01 Joined on 09-10-2007 middle of the desert Posts 1,454 Points 0	Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact Um..no..who would do such a thing?
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• 10-06-2007 6:51 PM

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  Sandy E Joined on 09-15-2007 southern Illinois Posts 38 Points 140

  Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact Anyone who owns a hairless breed dresses them a lot depending on the weather.   Willa has her own little chest of draws with everything from short sleeve t-shirts to  protect her from sunburn to heave fleece jackets.  So Howl-o-ween is just a new outfit for her. Last year Tootsie weighed only 14 ounces so she went as a bat.  Wild Willa went as a headhunter.  Dottie, aged 12, has a bad heart so she doesn't go along.  This year Willa will be a Baby Doll complete with  pink dress, diaper and bonnet.  I haven't decided for Tootsie (now a whopping 2 pounds)  --Skunk?  Black widow?  Any suggestions?            Sandy E and The Girls "To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorous afternnon is t be back in Eden." Milan Kundera"

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• 10-06-2007 10:33 PM

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  marlania Joined on 09-10-2007 South Louisiana Posts 2,302 Points 85	Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact Brown would never stand for it, and Tar would want to eat the costume. Grey, however, loves to wear tshirts, especially his Ballpark hotdog shirt. So he's our trick-or-treater in the family. Can I have my 4000-something posts back? Pretty please?
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• 10-07-2007 8:01 PM

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  Bonita of Bwana Joined on 09-14-2007 Foley , Alabama Posts 2,142 Points 4,985	Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact Oh My gosh  just too cute !! I managed to put a couple on my profile page but they aren't any where as cute as that face !! Bonita of Bwana AKC Rhodesian Ridgebacks Champions, Therapy Dogs and Awesome Companions To learn more about Rhodesian Ridgebacks on a Positive and Ethical Site visit us at , http://www.bwanakennel.com/
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• 10-08-2007 9:04 PM

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  Janet808 Joined on 09-14-2007 Pgh. PA Posts 1,688 Points 345

  Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact No, I've never dressed my dogs up, although we have the cat, and that's hilarious.  He just falls over, can't move!  LOL  Tabitha (maltese) is so small you could never find anything small enough although my daughter and I were out this evening and they're coming out w/ clothes that just might fit her now.  But, she's too old to be tortured like that. lol  Although, I did think about finding utters to put on Misty and make her a cow, since we've nicknamed her Misty "moo cow" cause she tromps around the house and poor Tabitha like a cow!    But I was thinking of at least getting Misty a halloween bandana.  Something simple, since I'm not sure how she'll react. Handle every situation like a dog. If you can't Eat it or Chew it. Pee on it and Walk Away

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• 10-08-2007 9:13 PM

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  VelvetFuzzButt Joined on 09-04-2007 Posts 81 Points 30	Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact My sister is making an awesome outfit for the shih tzu and We're going to enter a few contests and go to petsmart on the 23rd. I can't wait until shes done and we take photos. Dresden
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• 10-08-2007 10:57 PM

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  Bonita of Bwana Joined on 09-14-2007 Foley , Alabama Posts 2,142 Points 4,985

  Re: Howl-o-ween ? Do you dress up your hapless hound? Reply Contact   I am going to try one more time to attach a snap...wish me luck !! this is Kota who loves  to play !! Okay that didn't work   any suggestions? I have internet explorer and windows vista Bonita of Bwana AKC Rhodesian Ridgebacks Champions, Therapy Dogs and Awesome Companions To learn more about Rhodesian Ridgebacks on a Positive and Ethical Site visit us at , http://www.bwanakennel.com/

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