Happy Halloween everyone! It's a gloomy, rainy day in the Bay Area, perfect Halloween weather. But with all the fun we humans have on this costume wearing and candy filled day, it can be truly frightening to our pets.
The door bell rings and knocking at the door repeatedly, at night, and we open it up to small "creatures" dressed up as zombies, princesses, ninja's etc, etc, etc screaming "TRICK OR TREAT!!!". Wow, now read that sentence again imagining the same scenario from your pet's eyes. Pretty scary huh?! Over the weeks, as neighbors have decorated their house in ghoulish designs, some of the dogs I've been walking have stared at these decorations in true confusion and worry. Our pets don't know what's going on and this seemingly innocent and fun tradition can scare them so much that they may run away from home and can end up hit by a car or, if they are lucky, in a shelter. Black cats especially need to be kept inside tonight as sometimes they are captured to be used in sick, depraved and torturous evil rituals. Below, I've included several links to tips about keeping your pets safe this Halloween.
Dogs Gone Boo
This is a great list of 13 tips to keep your dog calm tonight as trick or treaters stop by.
5 Halloween Pet Dangers
Straight from the vet's mouth. Here are 5 things that are dangerous to our pets during Halloween.
28 Halloween Costumes for Cats
And now for something cute!
Just remember, while we love Halloween, it can be a real nightmare to our pets. Please consider their safety tonight as you go on the hunt for candy, or as you are handing out candy.
If you dressed up your pet this Halloween, please post a pic to my Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/jennspettlc