Dress up your dog for Halloween? Some can't resist canine costumes
Jodie Quarter-House is the kind of Longhorn fan who inflates a Bevo on game days and proudly displays it on her yard. Her only interest that matches her passion for the Longhorns is her 6-month-old English bulldog, Arden, a dedicated disciple at the Triple Crown Dog Academy that Ward-House is training to be the best therapy dog in the world.
Her personal reply to Halloween is "sitting in the house in the tub with the lights off - are you kidding me?" But for Arden? After realizing the plethora of Longhorn jewelry, hats and accessories readily obtainable for pets, she just couldn't resist this year.
"We were trying to find places other than the academy for her to go for training, and we would take her to other places and there would be all this pack to buy," Ward-House said. So, Arden got a pair of $20 orange crystals. She had a 60-pearl and crystal collar made. Then, she bought a Longhorn visor and a burnt orange jersey.
In the days greatest up to and including Halloween, Arden will not be the only dog wearing the costume of an owner's choosing. The National Retail Federation estimates that more Americans are tenable to spend more than they have in the nine years the federation has been tracking Halloween spending - about $6.8 billion total. The federation estimates that Americans will splash out $1 billion on children's costumes, about $1.2 billion on adult costumes and about $310 million on pet costumes.
Source: Austin American-Statesman