It’s (arguably) the best time of year, a.k.a. Halloween season! Which means, it’s time to turn your furry friend into the talk of the town with a dog halloween costume that will turn heads for miles. What’s that? Your dog recently had surgery and needs to wear a cone or recovery collar? (Or you still have an e-collar cone laying around and want to put it to good use?)
Whether you’re going for funny, cute, simple, or complex, we’ve got a slew of dog costume ideas for Halloween that incorporate a cone in the most creative ways possible! Scroll down to see 10 inspirational ideas.
1. Fries for Fido Costume
This one-year-old pup named Gus looks delicious in his fry costume! I wonder if he smells as good as McDonald’s fries do.
2. The Dirty Dog Martini
A classic: the Extra Dirty Martini. Grab some styrofoam balls at your local crafts store, paint em’ green, add some red felt, and you’re good to go! If only this dog could drink is post-surgery sorrows away.
3. Fruit Loops for Fido
Chandler the Golden Retriever is dressed as a big cereal bowl filled with Fruit Loops, which the owner has created by slicing up different colored pool noodles. Genius Halloween dog costume!
4. Satellite Dish Dog Costume
Simple simple spray paint, and printed-out logo, and some cardboard go a long way in this simple dog costume. I wonder what signals he’s picking up!
5. Snow Cone of Shame
Okay, this one is next level! The dog’s owner dyed this pup’s fur the two colors of a Slushy for this genius halloween costume using the post-surgery cone of shame. Sweet as can be.
6. Popcorn Pup Dog Costume
Finn the Golden Retriever is ready for the movies with this bucket of popcorn halloween costume.
7. Basketball Hoop Dog Costume
Nothin but net!
8. Easy Flower Dog Costume
This easy halloween dog costume idea just involves gluing paper petals to an e-collar. Voila! A flower!
9. Wheel of Fortune Cone Costume
This highly customizable costume can feature any text you want, although we love how this one references the dog’s own cone collar!
10. Game of Cones
For the Game of Thrones fans out there, here’s a funny one:
Conclusion
Just because your dog is on the mend, doesn’t mean you can’t have a little Halloween fun!