Pumpkin Dog Costumes
Pumpkin Dog Costumes
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Pumpkin Pet Costume – Dog Costumes
What a cutie! Your dog will look adorable in this sweet pumpkin patch costume! I love the little hat that looks like the stem and leaves. And the way the costume is puckered and gathered all the way around the dog, it does look like a pumpkin!
Pumpkin Dog Costume This cute little pumpkin dog outfit is for smaller to medium sized dogs. I love the hat on this one too. It’s rounded to give the appearance of a pumpkin top.
Most people think pumpkins have always been used in making Jack O Lanterns but actually they have been used for only a few hundred years. In Europe, Jack O Lanterns were carved from turnips or potatoes.
Pumpkins actually originated in North America. Probably Mexico. They have been grown in America for over 5,000 years. But now they are grown in almost every continent. The only continent they aren’t grown in is Antartica. 80% of pumpkins are harvested and used in October. Wonder why???
American Indians used pumpkins not only just for food, but also as medicine. I’d love to know how they were used as medicine.
Some more interesting facts about pumpkins:
- The ridges on a pumpkin are called ridges.
- Pumpkins are a Fruit AND a Squash.
- Pumpkins are 90% water.
- The largest pumpkin pie ever baked, took 5 hours to bake, measured more than 5 feet and weighed 2020 pounds! Yummy!
- Pumpkins are very healthy for you. They have loads of Potassium, Vitamin A and B and no Cholesterol.
- They also are a good source of fiber.
- Pumpkin Flowers are edible too
- Pumpkins not only are good baked, but also can be roasted, broiled, boiled microwaved and steamed.
- The pumpkin capital of the world is Morton, IL
- The word pumpkin comes from the Greek word pepon, which means “large melon.”
- Pumpkin pie used to be made quite differently in Colonial times. They used it in their crust.
- The colonists also baked whole pumpkins in the ashes of their cooking fires. They would cut off the top, and after removing the seeds, they filled the pumpkin with honey, spices and milk.
- Pumpkin is also used as a feed for animals.
- The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1458 pounds but it was damaged so it couldn’t be “officially the largest pumpkin grown.”
- The official pumpkin was over 100 pounds lighter at 1,340 pounds.
- Native Americans made mats from pumpkins by cutting strips of pumpkin and drying it out.
- Native Americans called pumpkins isquotersquash or isqoutm. I bet that’s where we get the word squash from.
- Roasted pumpkin seeds make a yummy, healthy snack.
I’m sure after reading all these interesting facts about pumpkins, you want to dress your dog in a pumpkin dog costume. And you probably want a piece of pumpkin pie too! Oh, and if you want to match your dog with your own pumpkin costume, here’s one for you:
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August 10th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I love this site. I have a hotdog, and one year he dressed up as a hotdog. You have given me some ideas for this year. We always stop by the pet shop and get a family photo taken. What a fun site.
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September 29th, 2009 at 10:37 am
How cute! Believe it or not I had never heard of a Pumpkin dog costume. I will definitely have to give it a try with my little Peek-A-Poo. Thanks for the idea!
-Regi
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October 3rd, 2009 at 2:10 am
You have some great ideas on your site. There are many costumes that I would like to put my dog in.
BUT…….. a poodle dressed as a pumpkin………. I think not.
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October 13th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
I love the pumpkin dog costumes! Too cute! My dogs don’t dress up for Halloween, but I love seeing all the dogs that do. Thanks for sharing, and all the great pics
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October 23rd, 2009 at 4:59 am
Thanks for the great idea and I love pumpkin dog costumes. Here are many costumes that I would like to put for my dog. I would like to see all the dogs wearing the pumpkin costumes in these Halloween festival. From the picture display in your blog I love the second one wearing pumpkin costumes. Anyway thanks for sharing, and all the great pictures.
November 16th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
I love the halloween dog costumes. Poor dogs. I can amagine what they are saying to each other!
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January 22nd, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Embarrassing for the dogs, but hilarious to me.
March 1st, 2010 at 6:15 am
That is just hilarious! You could have a caption competition for the best “what is this dog thinking” sentence.
Mine would be (for the little dog lying down):
“I fetch you your smelly slippers every morning, and this is how you repay me!”
March 13th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Great site with very informative posts. I have bookmarked this site for future. I can imagine my Collie wearing this kind of costume.
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March 20th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I was in Mexico for halloween and seen in MExico city a family with their dogs all dressed up. I could not believe it even in MExico
April 21st, 2010 at 11:25 am
What a great idea for a dog costume. I know many people who call their dogs “my little pumpkin” and now it really can become just that. It is interesting that a pumpkin is both a fruit and a squash. This would be a cool costume for when you open the door when people are trick or treating.
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May 14th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
These are adorable. My husband’s nickname for me is pumpkin, so maybe this halloween I’ll dress our Schnauzer up as a pumpkin, and then we’ll both be super endearing.
Thanks for the pumpkin trivia… I can’t imagine a pie with a 5 foot diameter. I bet it was good!
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:48 am
I can’t decide if my dog should be a pirate, a bumblebee, or a pumpkin!
July 18th, 2010 at 6:27 am
What a wonderful concept for any dog costume. I know many people who call their dogs “my tiny pumpkin” and now it genuinely can grow to be just that. It’s intriguing that a pumpkin is both a fruit as well as a squash. This would be a cool costume for whenever you open the door when men and women are trick or treating.
July 19th, 2010 at 1:15 am
I love my pet dog very much, he is my best chum. I take care of him everything even choosing a good clothes that will suit to him. By the way, the customs are cute. I’d like to by for my pet as soon as possible.
August 5th, 2010 at 2:57 am
I wish I had a small dog to try some of these costumes on. We used to have a black lab and one year we dressed him up as “Fire Chief Dog”, but he didn’t like it too much. I think the family is going to be doing some sort of Disney theme this year, so I’d love to see if there are either any Toy Story or other Disney themed costumes for dogs.
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