Halloween is fast approaching, so whether you show
your spirit and opt for a little fun during the festivities–
one thing is certain, the Halloween holiday kicks off a
season of dressing your pets. The holiday brings out
the inner kid in most of us and so it’s no surprise that
the holiday family fun has been extended to our furry
companions. It’s estimated by the National Retail Fed-
eration that more 20 million people will dress their pets
for Halloween.
Whether you do or don’t dress your pets regularly is
most often a matter of personal preference and/or
practicality, however the explosion in the ‘humaniza-
tion of pets’ has made this trend into the new norm
and it’s gone global. The United States is the leader of
the pack in setting pet trends, which is no surprise con-
sidering two-thirds of our households have pets.
To understand the concept of ‘humanization’ one just
needs to think about the type and level of quality of
products and services you enjoy for yourself, and then
seek the same for your animal companions—from hu-
man-grade healthy super foods and supplement op-
tions; premium ‘lifestyle’ gear for walking, traveling,
sleeping, and training; technology and apps for pet
care, playing, and feeding; fashion and apparel on
trend or matched to your own personal style; and mod-
ern luxury services like lodging (hotel-style overnight
boarding), spa treatments, and holistic or specialized
health care. In short, humanization goes way beyond
dressing the part—and possibly anthropomorphizing
your fur kids for a smaller percentage of some folks—
as the options for pets in the modern world are abso-
lutely endless and from one end of the spectrum to
the other, in terms of cost, er investment, in our kids’
well-healed lives.
your chance to try it on for size, choosing something
clever that suits their personality, naturally… and then
remember to treat them to a Pumpkin Spice treat or
some Bacon & Apple jerky… tis the season!
PET SAFETY TIP: If you do dress your pet, be sure that
its costume doesn’t interfere with the pet’s ability t o
breathe, see, hear, move, or bark. If they do not re-
spond positively and are frightened, it’s also best to
remove the costume immediately.
Spiders, witches, funny monsters, and scary charac-
ters-- We have something to suit every dog (or cat’s)
style this Halloween with our largest assortment of cos-
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out our BOO-tique, LOADED with frighteningly fun
Halloween pet costumes and toys including Sushi, Nin-
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Did we mention this was FUN?
Do YOU Love to Dress-up for Halloween Too?
Don’t miss our annual HOWL-o-ween Pet Costume
+ Cocktail Party – a social for you and your pets on
October 27th, 7-10pm (The Unique Space, 1275 E 6th
Street, Downtown LA) which can be a TERRIFIC way
to socialize your pet in a Halloween setting, showcase
their costume, eat, drink, and be SCARY! Join us for
games, professional pet photos, pet psychic readings,
delicious treatbar for the dogs, cocktails for the hu-
mans, and lots of great prizes.
For more info and advance ticket sales, please visit:
http://bit.ly/HOWL2015
We are a society that loves animals. We just want the
best for them. The bonds we create with our dogs
and cats are both emotional and social, so it seems
only natural and fitting that as humans we develop an
equally strong desire to provide them with things that
also please us.
Dressing the family pet is just one, small piece of this
shift in attitude among pet ownership. Choosing a pet
costume or festive accessory for one or two days of
the year is about having fun and sharing an experience
with your pets, and not about committing to dressing
the dog daily. It is in fact true, that there are many an-
imals that seem to really enjoy being dressed up and
associate the experience with extra attention, positive
reward and praise. So if you haven’t joined the millions
of people preparing your pets for Halloween yet, now’s
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