Pet Talk: Dressing up pets for Halloween
DEAR HALLOWE’EN LOVER: Not only are you not alone, but any money you spend on this endeavor will be added to the .92 billion dollars the National Retail Federation estimates consumers will be spent on pet costumes. Yes, that’s 920,000,000 — more than the GNP of many small countries. Okay, so how do you decide what costume your pet will wear? Consider their personality — or in the case of cats, purr-sonality. In case you need inspiration, here’s the top 10 pet costumes according to the National Retail Federation: Pumpkin, Hot Dog, Ghost, bat/bee/spider (tied for rank), Cat, Superhero, Witch, Lion or Vampire, and tied for 10th place: Chucky, Devil, Dragon and Scooby Doo. For those keeping track, last year the top three were the same: Pumpkin, Hot Dog and Ghost. Frankly, I’m still mulling over that $920 million spent just on pet costumes. Yes, I’m in favor of having fun, but that is a…
