31/10/2025
๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐
Halloween can be fun for some, but can pose various challenges for dogs. Below are some things to be mindful of this Halloween to keep your canine friends happy and safe.
๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐. Many Halloween treats can be toxic to dogs, especially chocolate.
๐๐พ๐ค๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ. Dressing up can be fun for humans, but a lot of dogs will not appreciate wearing an outfit. Take into consideration your dogโs feelings on this matter, it may be fun for us but if itโs scary for your dog, itโs just not worth it. (This may seem hypocritical advice seeing as though I will often dress my dogs up for seasonal picturesโฆ. however I spend time training my dogs to accept wearing these novel things for short periods of time to get pictures to make people smile. I take the same approach to wearing rabbit ears or a witches hat etc as I do co operative care, or muzzle training. In the case of dressing up for pictures, if they werenโt comfortable or didnโt want to do it, that would be that!. I actually think training them to accept novel items is useful, as they learn to accept new strange things, and not find them scary).
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐. People in costumes, trick or treaters or parties can be noisy and scary to some dogs. Create a safe quiet space for them to get away from it all and relax without being disturbed.
๐๐ฟ๐ค๐ค๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ. If you have a dog that is prone to bolting out of doorways, make sure safety measures are put in place to avoid this occurring. These safety measures may include making sure your dog has a collar with ID on it in case of the worst case scenario. Also, keeping your dog separate from the main thoroughfare ( safe space for them, peace of mind for you).
๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฎ. Some decorations can pose hazards to dogs, be mindful of where you place things like candles for example.
๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐จ. Not all dogs are social butterflies, and thatโs fine. Bear them in mind when you make your Halloween plans.
Happy howl-o-ween to all those who celebrate! ๐ป๐๐ป
Thankfully our living room is at the back of the house, so weโll have the lights off and be living our best undetected life watching a scary movie with the log burner on. Is there a bah humbug version for Halloween does anybody know? ๐๐๐๐
