What are Your Dog's Halloween Plans?

There are a variety of potentially horrifying costumes out there for your dog. You can dress him up as just about any kind of animal (cat, monkey, shark); a football player (why, it's unclear); Yoda (if you're a Star Wars nerd); Spongebob Squarepants (if you're mean); or even Elvis (just fyi, nobody will "get" this one). Or, if you're feeling really brave, there are also companies that will match your dog's costume to your own. So if you want to wear that skanky little Catholic schoolgirl number, you can put your pup in a matching plaid mini. (Yes, this really exists. Click on the link.)

I highly doubt Riley will be getting dressed up this Halloween, largely because I couldn't deal with seeing her wear the "how-could-you-do-this-to-me" expression on the beagle above. I also have faint memories of my mom dressing up our Wheaten terrier as a baby and dragging the dog with us while we trick-or-treated, pawing at her stupid bonnet the whole way. Poor thing. But if you're so inclined, below are a couple of sites where you can buy costumes for your canine.

http://www.glamourdog.com/costumes.html
http://www.costumecraze.com/dog-costumes.html
http://www.buycostumes.com/CategoryPage/Pets_132.aspx
http://www.extremehalloween.com/pet.htm

And lucky you, MSNBC just did a story on how to best photograph your animal in costume. Hilar. If you have any images of your dog in costume, please send them in for me to post!