A scary time for pets
Just who is Halloween for, anyway?
The kids, of course. But it’s also an excuse for adults to dress up and act child-like for a night or two or three. Nothing wrong with that. But when it gets down to the pets, the SPCA and I have a problem.
Sure, it’s cute to put Fido in an Aviator outfit and parade him around to friends but does the dog really enjoy being a spectacle? I’ve seen some pretty strange ideas for canine costumes including ballet tutus, suits and ties and - perhaps the most humiliating - cat outfits!
The Etobicoke Humane Society offers this advice:
Keep your pets away from trick or treaters. A spooked pooch could go on the attack or even run away. Watch that they don’t get near candles or candies. Chocolate can be deadly for dogs and other treats can make them very ill. Eating the wrappers isn’t good for them either.
And please, please, on behalf of the doggie population, I beg you to preserve what’s left of their dignity. They already go to the bathroom in public and have to eat, go and do whatever we tell them to - don’t make them dress up in something uncomfortable and embarrassing just to give your friends a laugh!