Many dog owners enjoy dressing up their dog for special holidays like Halloween. A dog in a costume is cute, but not all dogs like wearing clothing. Always watch out for any signs of stress or anxiety when dressing up your dog.
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Will KORU BEAR be dressing up this Halloween?
At first, KORU BEAR was a bit skittish trying out Halloween costumes. After a couple of days, he’s able to associate wearing a costume to be fun and involve lots of treats.
Tips on Introducing Dog Costume
1. Slowly acclimate your dog. Let your dog connect with the costume by letting him sniff it out for as long as he wishes.
2. Never force your dog to wear a costume. Stop if your dog fights back – he does not approve of the costume.
3. Be Patient! It may take a while before your dog starts liking the costume.
4. Use a soothing voice and most importantly Treat and Praise Your Dog!
Halloween Dog Treats
Use special Halloween dog treats like Wellness Crunchy WellBars – bite-size snacks for good dogs. These grain-free pumpkin-flavored dog treats in spooky shapes are oven baked. It contains no corn, soy, wheat and artificial colors/flavors. Each treat is packed with antioxidants (Vitamins E & A) that help maintain cell health. Wellness Halloween Crunchy WellBars are available for a limited time at Petsmart.
Tasty Healthy Snacks Make A Happy Dog!
3 Tips on Dressing up Your Dog
1. If your dog looks unhappy and uncomfortable, take off the costume. Your dog’s safety and comfort must be your number one priority.
2. Avoid complicated costumes. Most of the time, keeping it simple is better. A Halloween bowtie, collar or bandana is sufficient to accessorize your dog.
3. Watch for your dog’s body behavior. A tail tucked and ears pinned low are signs of stress.
Give your dog lots of praises and TREAT him well. Since Halloween comes only once a year, take plenty of photos of your dog and provide him with tasty healthy snacks.
Make Halloween with your dog fun and entertaining!
This Halloween, are you dressing up your dog?
You are a very handsome Batman dog KORU BEAR. We will check this treats at PetSmart.
Not sure if Rudy will be dressing up. This year, I got him a Halloween bandana. You are a cute batman dog.
No, my girls tolerate their rain and winter coats, and a bandana, and that’s it. That’s why I no longer take Ducky to her daycare’s Halloween party – the 2nd year she went I said she was there as herself, meaning no costume please. But one of the employees put a costume on her anyway – for a photo op – which made me angry. I told the owner about it and she apologized; but since then I’ve kept Ducky home on Halloween-party day.
I never tried dressing up my dog, I have a feeling she wouldn’t like it 🙂 Your dog looks happy in a costume though 😀
KORU BEAR smile is so cute. I’d love to dress my dog some clothes in upcoming winter, guess this Halloween is a nice chance to try. Thank you for sharing the tips!