Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween

The three of us went to Hillwood Estate on Saturday afternoon to attend their Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween costume contest and event for dogs. Sahraa refused to get dressed up for the occasion, but most of the other dogs did, along with many of their owners.

We’re members of Hillwood and have always wanted to take Sahraa up there on Sunday mornings, when members are allowed to walk their dogs on the extensive grounds, but I can never get away from work early enough to go, so this event was a chance for Sahraa to enjoy the place and visit with a lot of dogs and people who wanted to pet her.

Belle of the ball	The whole picture	The hot dog	And his relative, Big Mac
Sahraa makes a friend	The lion tamer	King for a day	Waiting for a treat
Double Bubbles	Feeling a bit silly?	Marjorie Merriweather Post and Mister Gus the Butler	Sharing a moment
The NASA crew	The stegosaurus	The sweets family	The bakers
Eating it up	The mohawk	The two buccaneers	From under the sea
The lobster puppy	'Anti-early Christmas'	The pumpkin dog	Wishful thinking
Just another costume contest

A.G. Arao / noyphoto		06-Nov-2017 06:54
Interesting event. Amusing costumes. Wonderful photos. Helen, you are documenting fascinating aspects of life in DC really well. -V-

Jola Dziubinska		05-Nov-2017 14:56
Some cute and funny costumes, well seen, Helen. V.

marie-jose wolff		04-Nov-2017 09:52
a delightful and fun gallery with these dogs in costume! V

Zoltán Balogh		01-Nov-2017 09:27
A really unique and funny gallery Helen, thanks for sharing. V

William Barletta		31-Oct-2017 05:29
No, the owners don't ask the dogs what they think about this ~~V~~

Roland		29-Oct-2017 18:31
Photographs of animals in a situation such as these "clothes" put the biggest smile on my face possible. Thanks so much Helen. BV

Dave Petersen Photography		28-Oct-2017 15:14
A fun and very interesting gallery. The things we do to dogs and yet they are still our best friends. Love the humor. V

Claude Gagnon		28-Oct-2017 00:02
Thanks Helen for sharing this amazing costume contest :))

Jeff Real		26-Oct-2017 22:46
Helen, this is such a delightful collection of your photography V

Liz Bickel		26-Oct-2017 17:03
This has ended up being such a neat gallery. I think the photography is good. The costumes are all so cute.

janescottcumming		26-Oct-2017 15:02
Sahraa was smart not getting dressed up! Couldn't believe some of the costumes. I try to come up with something each year for my guys but only in the back yard and only for one photograph. They simply wouldn't put up with wearing an outfit for more than a few minutes. Fun gallery. V

Dwight Rankine		25-Oct-2017 15:19
We are having fun viewing this gallery, Helen.

Ika Zinka Eferl		23-Oct-2017 08:55
Wonderful gallery! V

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