Best Halloween Costumes for Dogs 2009

Halloween is once again almost here and it's time to start thinking about costumes. It's less than two months until Halloween so now is the time to pick your Halloween costumes and get them ordered before they're all sold out. Have you chosen a costume for yourself yet? How about a costume for your dog? When we love our four-legged friends, we want to include them in our Halloween fun and what could be more fun than dressing your dog in a costume and you dressing in a coordinating costume? In this article I have listed five of the top Halloween costumes available online for your dog (with coordinating ideas for you) so that both you and your pet will have a howling good time this Halloween!

Best Halloween Costumes for Dogs #1: Land Shark from SuperStarPetLovers.com $22.00 - $30.00

Imagine people's faces when they see your dog dressed as a shark! The land shark costume features a gray body with pointy white felt teeth. The hood is the mouth of the shark and the costume is complete with fins. There are Velcro closures at the neck and the belly of the costume for you to adjust to fit to your dog's size. There is a hole in the neck of the costume for the leash and elastic leg straps to hold the back in place. This costume comes in five sizes: X-small; small; medium; large and X-large. To help you choose the correct size costume for your dog, the Costume Craze website has a sizing guide and tells you exactly where and how to measure for the best fit. If you dress your dog in the land shark Halloween costume, perhaps you could dress as a shark also. There is a selection of shark Halloween costumes for people here.

Best Halloween Costumes for Dogs #2: Caribbean Pirate Pet Costume at HalloweenStreet.com starting at 21.99

With the popularity of the three Pirates of the Caribbean movies starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, a pirate costume for your pet is sure to be a crowd pleaser! HalloweenStreet sells a Caribbean Pirate Pet Costume that has a similar look to Pirates of the Caribbean. The costume slips onto your dogs' front legs and has the look of a pirate outfit with collar, belt, hook "hand" and boot tops. There's even a headpiece with braids. The only thing missing from this pirate costume is a tiny sword. The costume is in stock in only one size currently which is XL fitting a dog neck to tail of 22 to 24 inches with a chest size of 24 inches. The Caribbean pirate costume is not the only pirate pet costume available from HalloweenStreet, they have two others available to choose from here.

Once you've chosen to dress your dog in a pirate costume, round out your pirate crew and dress yourself in a pirate costume to go along with your ole sea dog pirate pal! You can find a selection of pirate costumes for adults here.

Best Halloween Costumes for Dogs #3: Police Officer Dog at halloweencostumes4u.com for 20.00

There is always crime to fight and what is needed to fight it is one brave police dog. Dress your dog as a police officer and he or she can be that one brave dog! The police officer dog costume available from Halloweencostumes4U includes a blue jumpsuit with attached handcuffs and a walkie talkie. A blue police hat completes the costume. The police dog Halloween costume is available in four sizes; small, medium, large, and extra large.

With your dog dressed in a police officer costume, how about dressing yourself in a prisoner costume? Your friends and family will laugh as they see that your police dog will allow no escaped prisoners! There is a selection of adult prisoner costumes available here.

Best Halloween Costumes for Dogs #4: Rag Doll Pup at Halloweenmart.com for $14.99

What could be more adorable than dressing your little dog as a rag doll? The cute little rag doll dog costume at Halloweenmart features a blue dress with a white collar, red dots, a red button and a red ruffle. There are even two red and white striped leg warmers included. This costume is available in sizes extra small (fits a 7 to 10 inch neck); small (fits a 10 to 14 inch neck) and medium (fits a 14 to 18 inch neck).

As a compliment to your rag doll dog, the perfect costume idea is for you to dress yourself as a rag doll too. There is a selection of rag doll adult size costumes here.

Best Halloween Costumes for Dogs #5: Cowboy with Horse and Spooky Sidekick Costume at petco.com for $19.99

When we were growing up, at some point someone always suggested playing cowboys and for some of us, that's where we learned to love horses. So now we have dogs instead of horses because horses cost so much to maintain but that doesn't mean we can't show our love for horses in different ways. Petco.com sells a fun cowboy with horse and sidekick Halloween costume for dogs. The "horse" part of the costume has fabric hook-and-loop fasteners for adjusting to your dog's size for a snug fit. It has brown patches (spots) to look like a pinto horse (sort of) and a small felt tail attached at the rear of the costume. The hood is brown and mimics a horses head and neck with mane and attaches to your dog's head. On the horses "back" is a small "cowboy" rider. This costume is available in only one size, a medium so it is for the smaller dog breeds.

So that you'll be ready to ride the range with your cowboy horse dog, why not saddle up in your own Halloween horse costume? There is a fun Horse'n Around Cowboy adult size horse costume available at Amazon.com for $38.99here.

Now all that's left to do is choose just one Halloween costume for your dog and yourself and get them ordered. Perhaps that might not be so easy with all the cute pet costumes available but hopefully this guide has given you ideas to find that one perfect costume for your dog so you'll both be ready for Halloween this year. Who knows, there might even be a blue ribbon in your future!