Funny Dog Costume: Mochi as Olaf from Frozen

Funny Dog Costume: Mochi  as Olaf from Frozen

I am a special education teacher and my students are always talking about the movie Frozen. That is how I came up with the idea to make the costume of Olaf for my dog Mochi. I went to the thrift shop looking for ideas of how to make the costume. I found a white one … Read more

Awesome DIY How to Train Your Dragon Dog costume

Awesome DIY How to Train Your Dragon Dog costume

Since I am a fan of How to Train Your Dragon and feel that Toothless’ movements seem like those of my puppers, I decided to make a simple yet detailed costume for my pupper dog, Khaleesi. Plus Khaleesi is named after the mother of dragons, so why not a dragon costume?! I started with drawing … Read more

Scarecrow Dog Costume

Scarecrow Dog Costume

I  wanted to make our dog Connelly a costume that went along with the farming theme so I made him a costume that looks like two dogs a carrying a bale of hay. His costume is made up of everything that we had at home: baby clothes, box, hay, twine, stuffed animals and hot glue. … Read more

Copacabana Showgirl Costume for a Dog

Copacabana Showgirl Costume for a Dog

Last year I entered Samantha, our 3 month old lab mix puppy, in our local Howl o\’ween Parade.  Since I just got her from the local ASPCA, I went to PetSmart and picked up a cute Bumble Bee outfit.  When I got to the parade, there were four other bees.  I looked around and saw … Read more

Awesome Stormtrooper Costume for a Dog

Awesome Stormtrooper Costume for a Dog

The body of the Stormtrooper costume is made of EVA foam that was Velcroed on to a spandex body suit which of course was custom made.  The helmet was modeled in clay then a mold was created and then the final helmet was cast in fiberglass, the bottom of the helmet is open with additional … Read more

Cutest Whos from “Horton Hears a Who” Dog Costumes

Cutest Whos from "Horton Hears a Who" Dog Costumes

We decided to dress our golden retrievers Phoenix and Gryphon as Who’s from “Horton Hears a Who” this Halloween because we wanted to choose something cute, colorful, and whimsical we could have fun with. We’ve also always loved Dr. Seuss, and the messages he weaves into his stories. The Whos have been interpreted in some … Read more

How to Turn Your Chihuahua into a Peacock for Halloween

How to Turn Your Chihuahua into a Peacock for Halloween

Once Upon a Time… There was this crazy dog lady who treated her Chihuahua like her child and would even dress her up in outfits like she was a human.  The lady was out to dinner with her fiancé at a restaurant that had wild peacocks roaming the patio area and she made the comment … Read more

Hershey’s Dark “Chow”colate Kiss Costume for a Dog

Hershey's Dark "Chow"colate Kiss Costume for a Dog

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! My birthday is October 30th and every year I get to celebrate with a spooky cake, a big bag of candy corn, or a “boo”quet of dead flowers? (Cackle! Cackle!) Sewing Halloween costumes was, and still is, one of my very favorite treats to make for the kiddos in … Read more

Hostess Cupcake Dog Costume

Hostess Cupcake Dog Costume

MY little Marshall is a 25 pound white fluff ball! 20 pounds with out all his adorable fur! So I wanted soemthing as cute as him! All of the pet stores have costumes with hoods, he WILL NOT wear hooded costumes! He has very sensitvive ears, so I wanted soemthing that wouldnt hurt him! I … Read more

Coolest Greyhound I Dream of Jeannie Costume

Coolest Greyhound I Dream of Jeannie Costume

This I Dream of Jeannie costume was made for my female Greyhound Queen. I found some beautiful tapestry and sheer remnants and got to work. I made the hat with cardstock,  covered it with fabric and attached an elastic chin strap. I created the pattern for the body parts and put the top and bottom … Read more

Fire Pawtrol Costume for Snowplow our Dog

Fire Pawtrol Costume for Snowplow our Dog

Our fire fighter friends have officially adopted Snowplow as their ambassador in partnership with their Dalmatian which is Snowplows friend. They like his truck more than theirs because of the love it contains. The children love our bundle of love and he’s all hugs and kisses with all his friends in the neighborhood. On Halloween … Read more