This is why I have no leg to stand on as far as getting Teague to wear a costume. No, that's not Teague in the photo, but some other supercute, unfortunate GR.

Every year at this time Teague and I sit down and have a very serious discussion about Halloween costumes.  The talk goes something like this:

Me: “Wouldn’t it be fun to dress up this year and walk around the neighborhood and then show off for all the kids who come to the door?”
Teague: <blank stare>
Me: “You could go as a pirate? Oh, or I know, I could be a pirate and you could be a parrot!
Teague: <stony silence punctuated with head turned toward the wall>
Me: “I see that doesn’t grab you.  How about a superhero? Maybe Spiderman?”
Teague: <death glare that precedes heading for the exit>
Me: “Hey! Where are you going? I haven’t gone through all the possibilities yet…”

And every year we do what Teague wants to do — preserve his dignity.  Not as much fun as dressing up, but a whole lot cheaper when I don’t have to replace a shoe that has been on the receiving end of vengeful justice.

If you’re like me and don’t have a good sport who is willing to be your costume sidekick, you could always pick a costume for yourself that requires a DOG (you know, dressed as a dog) as an accessory.  By the way, that will be the ONE & ONLY time you will ever find “dog as accessory” in these pages.  Here is a fantastic list of suggestions based on your dog breed.

Are these guys not about as cute as they can be??

How does Halloween go over at your place? Do your animals love dressing up, tolerate it out of love for you, or put their paw down and stay au naturale?