Woof Woof Wednesday: Spooky Sweater Weather

It's Woof Woof Wednesday, and pup Astrid wanted you all to see the nonsense she has to put up with. You know, like wearing cute and festive sweaters.

Astrid is pretty much my only furbaby willing to wear any semblance of clothing. There are certain things she doesn't enjoy and so I don't put her in those, but she does tolerate me putting her in cute sweaters and very basic costumes.

Given that the temperatures have sometimes dipped to 30°F this week, it's the perfect time for Astrid to don this frightfully festive attire.

Astrid and all of us here send you warm wishes!

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Not So Spooky Doodle of the Day

Today's new Halloween doodle is another one with a furry and also feathered friends from the Halloweenish story I've been writing. We again have the Evan-inspired special needs kitty, as well as his parrot friend. The raven isn't actually real, but instead part of a piece of decor very similar to something I have sitting on my own desk at home.

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Tip of the Day

We talked about sparing unwilling furbabies from dressing up for Halloween, and about selecting safe costumes for those furbabies who do enjoy dressing up. Today, we're here to remind you that, if you yourself are planning to don a costume for Halloween, to again take your furbaby into consideration. Any costume worn by yourself, or anyone else in the house, should be safe around your kitty or pup, such as by being free of parts and pieces that a kitty or pup might chew or ingest and thereby put themselves in danger. Earlier in the month we also talked about the toxicity of items such as fake blood, so of course it's safest to refrain from including that in any costume you wear.

Aside from costume dangers, also keep your furbaby's comfort and happiness in mind if you have any sort of costume for yourself. Wigs and masks, for example, might scare some cats or dogs, especially those who are already skittish. It's not only important to ensure that any costume you wear is safe around your furbaby, therefore, but that it also does not scare them.