Sunday Selfies with Eddy and Her Eerie Toys

Hello, friends! Today, Eddy is here for The Cat on My Head's Sunday Selfies Blog Hop.

Eddy's selfies aren't all that selfie-ish, but she asked me to help her snap these shots. Yesterday, Eddy showed off one of her jack-o'-lantern toy bins. Today, she wanted you all to see how she does indeed make selections of which toys are worthy to play with on a given day.

Eddy quite festively chose a skeletal fish on this day. He's a silvervine toy, which Eddy loves. Also in the toy bin you might notice a ghostly donut toy as well as a rotten banana that smells heavily of catnip. Those weren't chosen on this day, but they're currently on my bedroom floor, so at some point recently they were indeed the chosen ones.

Eddy's wishing you all lots of frightening fun like she had today!

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Spooky Flashback Doodle of the Day

Last Halloween season, after Eddy got especially insistent with her attempts at breaking into the bathroom if I dared close the door, I decided to draw her in a Halloweenified version of the bathroom door scene from The Shining. I remember sitting down with my sketchbook and no true plan whatsoever. The result was messy and far from perfect, but it starred my wild girl Eddy and I appreciated that much. So, here's that doodle from last year.

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Tip of the Day

We're 19 days in, and our Halloween tips are still going. After all, we have 31 of them to get through. And, indeed, we have another Halloween-inspired tip for you today.

Yesterday, we mentioned the importance of keeping black cats and of course all furbabies indoors on Halloween to prevent them from becoming victims of tricks and pranks. Today's tip is similar, and it is to avoid going on a walk with your dog, or your adventurous kitty, during trick-or-treat hours. This is for a number of reasons, including the obvious one that foot traffic, and even potentially car traffic, will be increased during trick-or-treat hours. This is something that could pose a risk especially for skittish dogs or cats, as they might become frightened of the Halloween hustle and bustle. What's more, not only will more people be out and about on Halloween night, making extra traffic and noise, but many of them will be dressed in strange and potentially frightening costumes. These factors could lead a nervous dog or cat to panic, and to potentially get loose and lost. Of course, increased traffic could also lead to accidents and injuries, such as if a nervous or excited dog or cat gets loose and makes their way into the street. All in all, it is important to always take into consideration your furbaby's safety, which might very well mean house arrest during those trick-or-treat hours on Halloween night.