Tips For Celebrating Halloween With Your Dog

The time of the year for horror decorations and fun costume parties is around – it is Halloween! Now you are ready to venture on a trick-or-treat journey with your dog, dress her, and click some cute pumpkin photos. Halloween brings happiness, and there are some things you should consider that can increase your joy.

These Are Some Tips For Celebrating Halloween With Your Dog:

#1 Costumes

Whether you are buying a costume or preparing one yourself for your pup, the only limit is your creativity. However, keep in mind your Fido’s comfort and get costumes with a proper fit that won’t rub sensitive areas like leg pits. A simple rule of thumb is that your dog should be able to drink, eat, play, and relieve himself even if dressed up. In case your pup isn’t in the mood to put on a costume, you can still dress her using colorful Halloween-themed bandanas and collars.

#2 Contests, Fests, and Parties

The fun only increases when you celebrate with others. Keep an eye out for Halloween fests and contests in your neighborhood. Or, if your pet is not comfortable around a crowd, you can host a Halloween party at your home with close family and friends whom your dog recognizes.

#3 Decorations

Halloween decorations can take any form – from Jack-O-Lanterns, and horror lighting, to fake spider webs. You can also carve a pumpkin for your furry friend. It all depends on your creativity. However, there are multiple precautions you need to take with these decorations with a dog in your house. If your pup is a chewer, you should keep that in mind while organizing decorations. Your pup can chew gourds, light wires, and other decorations which can cause stomach pain and blockages.

#4 Treats and Candies

Halloween and candies come hand in hand. Keep all the candies, chocolates, and dog-toxic treats out of your pup’s reach. Even the plastic wrapper should be safely thrown otherwise its scent would attract your furry friend. If you have kids at home, make them understand that they shouldn’t feed the dog anything they like and throw the wrappers in the bin. Though your pup can’t have the traditional Halloween treats and candies, you can always bake some Halloween-themed treats to enjoy with your dog.

#5 Trick-or-Treating

Different dogs like different things. Some are comfortable with the weird and scary costumes and love being around a bunch of people while others don’t. If your dog isn’t a social creature, don’t force him to go trick-or-treating and keep him home.

#6 Prevent Fears and Overstimulation

Since it’s Halloween, excessive doorbell rings, flashing lights, scary decorations, haunting masks and dresses, and loud noises will be there. All of these things can overstimulate or seem threatening to your dog and therefore you need to take precautions against them.

Whenever you see your pet scared, it’s always a good idea to take him away into a safer and calmer environment.

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