It's not too late!

If you are running behind and don’t have time to go out and buy your pet a Halloween costume, there are many things sitting around your house that you can figure out a SPOOKY get up for your pooch!

Here are a few ideas for a Homemade pet costume: (Remember you can use regular clothes, items and hair color to make your dog be just about anything)

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• Skunk – use white hair color spray down the back of your black pooch
• Prisoner in Jail - Buy an orange sweater and put a number of the back
• Zebra – use hair color as well to make stripes
• Disco Dog – buy an afro at a Halloween store and stick on your dog with some beads

There are many things you can do with stuff around your house to make a homemade pet costume. Be creative and let the kid’s participate, but make sure whatever you put on your pet or decide to put him in, that it is a safe item for your pooch.You can purchase many grooming products to help the transition from cute to COOKY.

Picture Perfect!

As pet owners sometimes we can get a little crazy and “starstruck”. I do believe that my little Copper, pitbull mix is the most precious thing. I call him “cop a lop”, my pet name for him.

Maybe your dog looks just adorable in that little Halloween costume or the new dress you bought her, or all bundled up in her little sweater and you just MUST snap a photo! How could you not? We have the opportunity to share it now because October is ASPCA's Adopt-A-Shelter Dog photo contest!

The ASPCA will be selecting the winners and your potential winner could be on the ASPCA website and receive a Prize Pack (Lots of fun stuff!)as the winner! Maybe this is his or her big break!

Make sure to enter immediately  the deadline is October 31. If you are a “Twitter Tweeter”, use this hashtag to tweet on this event- @aspca and #DogsinLovePhotoContest

You could also join the Dog Channel’s Halloweenie Dog Costume Contest, deadline is October 27th.