What About Pets on Halloween? / myLot

Boise, Idaho

October 31, 2025 1:21pm CST

Since 2018 Americans have spent at least $500 million annually on pet costumes. This according to the National Retail Federation. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic pet spending held steady. Hot dog and pumpkin costumes are especially popular. Are you dressing your pet tonight?

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (74354)

• United States

31 Oct

My big dog would jump on people and try to lick them and my little one would try to bite them

they will stay home while we go out. I did buy my little one a Pokémon costume one year though just for fun around the house. I see lots of cute costumes for pets at the thrift store my daughter works at.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (181272)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

I see cute ones sometimes too but I'd never put ours through that.

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Rimps

@Rimps85 (2835)

• India

31 Oct

and the pets aren't aware of this...LOL

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (181272)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

They don't understand any of it.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231918)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov

@celticeagle They suffer for our amusement.

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Rimps

@Rimps85 (2835)

• India

1 Nov

@TheHorse absolutely

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (90459)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

31 Oct

If I had a pet I would not dress it no one would see it anyway,

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (181272)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

We don't either.

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Fleur

@Fleura (33025)

• United Kingdom

31 Oct

It's amazing what people will spend money on. No, it would be kind of difficult to dress a dwarf hamster

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (181272)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

Yes, it is.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231918)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 Oct

No. Kitty will be spared such an indignity.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (181272)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

That's good.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231918)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov

@celticeagle My bass student (age 14) was a vampire today.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (181272)

• Boise, Idaho

11h

@TheHorse ......my favorite.

LindaOH

@LindaOHio (205036)

• United States

1 Nov

I no longer have fur babies; and they never liked anything put on them. I saw a video of wiener dogs coming down the street with costumes on. There were at least 20 of them. It was so cute and so funny.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (181272)

• Boise, Idaho

1 Nov

It's not natural for them. i just personally don't feel they need clothes at all.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (205036)

• United States

15h

@celticeagle The wiener dogs in the hot dog costumes though are hilarious.