Halloween and Holiday Safety for Pets

Everyone loves to have fun for Halloween and sometimes we want to include our pets in our festivities, but we must be careful because our pets can be "spooked" by all the noises, strange costumes and visitors coming to the door. Plan ahead and if your pet is one to bark at every visitor or try to bolt out the door, then confinement to a back bedroom may be warranted. Make sure your pet has proper identification such as an identification tag or microchip, and there are also new GPS Trackers for those frequent escape artisits.

halloween has a high incidence of lost dogs, injuries, and accidental poisoning. halloween also has an elevated number of dog bites to children and people the dog is normally social around. You are responsible for controlling your pet and protecting him from escape or biting the little ghouls and goblins that come knocking at your door.
Pets can find the costumes scary, too. Be extra cautious with your dog so he won't be scared or try to attack the stranger in a costume. Masks or hats can sometimes confuse your dog or trigger territorial instincts even if they are normally familiar with that person. Even my own dog, Jake, did not like the "monster" that had swallowed my son and tried to pull the costume off of him. We had to take our son with the coustume in a bag to his friends house to change and go trick or treating. We also tried to dress Jake in a costume, but he did not tolerate that either and he tried to eat the costume. Some dogs love the costumes, and some dogs hate it.

If you want your dog to wear a costume for halloween, make sure he is comfortable at all times. Avoid costumes that use rubber bands or can restrict circulation or breathing. Check for toxic paints or dyes. Try dressing your pet up a few days earlier to get him used to the idea rather than waiting for halloween. If your pet becomes uncomfortable with his costume, at least get a quick picture, then let him go trick or treating in his birthday suit.
Once your child returns with their goody bag, be sure to place the treats far out of reach of your pet. Chocolate can be toxic to dogs and dogs can also eat all the candy as well as the wrappers and sticks. Also keep an eye on your treat bowl. An unguarded bowl with goodies is tempting to your pet.  Nothing ruins a halloween festivity than a trip to the animal emergency hospital with a sick pet.
halloween can be fun for you and your pet with a little safety planning and protecting him from escape, injury or accidental poisoning.

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