Halloween Safety Tips for Dogs

Time to dress up your dog in his best vampire, werewolf or zombie outfit ’cause it’s Howloween! Just in time for this frightful holiday, We share Halloween safety tips for dogs, events, and some thrilling Halloween costume ideas.

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Halloween Safety Tips for Dogs

Above all, it’s important to keep your dog safe this Halloween. Halloween can be a wonderful holiday for trick or treaters, but it can also pose dangers to many dogs. Here are some Halloween Safety Tips for Dogs.

• Never, ever give your dog chocolate. Pet parents should read up on How To Treat Your Dog For Chocolate Toxicity, so if you pooch happens to get into the stash of Kit Kat bars you’ll know what to do. Remember, even a small amount of chocolate can do damage. The most common symptoms include hyperactivity, muscle tremors, vomiting, diarrhea, increased heart rate and increased urine output. Severity of chocolate toxicity depends on the amount of chocolate and the size of your dog. Call your vet immediately to have him administer a vomit-inducing agent if your dog eats chocolate. Also, try homemade simple and healthy desserts you can give to your dog.

• It’s usually best to avoid trick or treat with your dog. Instead, be sure he’s safe and comfortable in his either his dog crate or room. It’s a good idea to teach your dog to go to bed when the doorbell rings before the 31st.

• Light up lit pumpkins make cute halloween decorations but electrical cords are hazardous to your dog [1]. Try to discourage your dog from chewing on the cords, otherwise he may get electrocuted. The best practice is to keep cords hidden, off the floor and turned off while you’re not at home.

• Orange candles may add to the ambiance, but these can be harmful to your pooch. Your entire family may be at risk if a pet knocks a candle over and causes combustion of flammable household materials.

• Those who aren’t fond of taking your pooch out on Howloween can snuggle up and watch the five scariest movie dogs ever.

Things to Consider

More Halloween Pet Safety Tips: Keep your furry friends away from any potentially hazardous Halloween decorations. Beware of glow sticks. Some fire hazards are like lit candles, glow and strung lights. So double check that all of the Halloween candy, candy bowl, and candy wrappers out of the reach of the dog.

Halloween treats especially those harmful to dogs include: sugar free candies and chocolate. On Halloween big night, don’t leave your dogs out in the yard. At peak trick or treat hours, dogs should be kept in a separate room away from the front door. Ensure that your pet is wearing an ID tag.

Canine Costumes

Now on to the best part about Halloween — dressing up your four legged friends! In 2012, the National Retail Federation released its survey of top dog costumes including: pumpkin, followed by outfits such as devils, hot dogs, bees, and super heroes. Note: Be careful of materials that are not 100% cotton — they might cause dog allergies.

Dog Halloween Costume

• Many of the costumes topping the list can be bought for a relatively cheap price at Target.
• For those who don’t like mainstream dog costumes, different shops on Etsy hand-makes crocheted dog hats which are available in an array of awesome designs. Options for hats include Viking warrior, Yoda, garden gnome or lion.
• If the recent Hollywoof craze of superhero movies has you dressing up like Batman or the Avengers, the Etsy shop offers a Captain America or Batman costume to complete your super pooch’s look.

This article on Halloween Safety Tips for Dogs will help you. We wish you a pleasant and safe Halloween with your dog. Happy Howloween!