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Haunted House Dog Halloween Costume

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Haunted House Dog Halloween Costume
Spooky Loofa Dog Halloween Costume

Our 10 pound Morkie (Maltese +Yorkie) loves Halloween. He starts barking from excitement way before we leave, then strains at the leash as we go from house to house trick-or-treating. Last year he had a Spooky Loofa Dog Halloween Costume. This year I made him a Haunted House Dog Halloween Costume so that we could continue the spooky dog theme. I found a Poop Factory Dog Costume tutorial from another blogger and followed her instructions because both costumes used boxes as a base. Be sure to read my Tips and Notes at the end of this post before you make the costume. 

Instructions for Haunted House Dog Halloween Costume

Find a box that fits nicely on your dog. Spray paint it black.
Glue the box shut on top. I used Elmer’s Glue because hot glue does not work on spray-painted surfaces. You can see where I tried hot glue first.
This haunted house plate was my inspiration.
Fold a piece of black contruction paper in half and cut a silhouette of one side of the house. You will need two of these. It’s easier than you think, especially if you watch the video first.
Using the plate as a guide, I painted the windows with a mixture of orange and white paint. Let it dry.
Apply Elmer’s Glue.
Glue a haunted house on each side.
I used this picture as a model for my ghost. Right click and select save image to save the picture.
Fold the paper in half and cut out a ghost shape- you’ll get two exactly the same if you do it this way.
Use an ink pen to give your ghost eyes and a mouth.
Glue a ghost on each side of the house.
Cut five pieces of grograin ribbon. You’re going to staple/super glue/sew them to the box. Make sure the staple ends face toward the outside of the box. Four of them need to be long enough to tie into a bow or knot underneath your dog’s body. The fifth one needs to be measured to fit snuggly around his chest.
The gold ribbon was measured and cut to fit snuggly over Hercules’s chest. The brown ribbons were about 12″ long. My dog is small, so yours might need to be longer.

Tips and Notes

As I stated earlier, I followed the instructions of a fellow blogger. In the pictures, her dog looks a lot calmer than mine. If I had to do it over again, I would super glue and sew the ribbons to the box. Elastic might work even better. Another idea is to sew two cardboard or foam haunted house silhouettes to a baby onesie. I used a onesie for the Spooky Loofa Halloween Dog Costume and it stayed put all night. Hercules is rambunctious. His body movements kept pulling the stapled ribbon right out of the box. Costume failure and making repairs is not fun on Halloween night! Also, I would suggest cutting the part that fits over his body into a slight arc so that it stays in place and fits more snuggly. When I read a recipe, I always look at the comments and reviews to see what worked and what didn’t. Put the leash or harness on first!

This picture is blurry because hercules was moving so much. It was so cute though, I had to include it.

Happy Halloween,

Kristie

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Comments

  1. Naush Samama says

    Oh thats so cute ! Just hope the little Hercules was not too flustered by his ghost house costume !
    Thank you for sharing with us at Meraki Link Party, Kristie.
    Much love
    Naush

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