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Last-Minute Ideas for Homemade Dog Costumes: Part I

Are you ready to start the party and forgot just one little thing – to dress up your pooch, so that he can enjoy and have fun, too?! Here is a quick and easy last-minute Dog Costume idea!

Please think safety when dressing up your dog in homemade pet costumes. The costume should fit neither too tight, so your dog’s movements are not confined, nor too loose, so he does not trip over the costume. Not all dogs are fine with wearing a costume, so if your dog does not like it, take off the costume immediately.

This is the easiest homemade dog costume possible, because all you need is:

• a T-Shirt that you are willing to sacrifice for your dog (for a smaller dog you may use your child's T-shirt);
• a needle and a thread;
• a few safety pins for tailoring;
• scissors;
• your dog.

Time required: 15 minutes (excluding time required for choosing the T-shirt).

Instructions on how to make dog costume:

The front of the T-shirt goes on the dog’s back, so choose the shirt and decorations on it accordingly.

The easiest way to tailor the shirt is to have your dog standing up right and to put the shirt on the dog. Front paws go through the sleeves and decorations go on the dog’s back. It is likely that your shirt would be too large on your dog, so note any excessive parts and pin them down. You will cut them off later. Leave some space at the bottom of the shirt so your dog can relieve himself and not dirty the costume.

Take off the shirt (after you've pinned excessive parts, the shirt should still come off easily). Adjust safety pins as necessary and cut off excessive fabric. Turn your shirt and hand-sew the two parts together. You can even use sewing machine, if you like. Turn back. Your homemade dog costume is ready and now you can get the party started!

About the Author

Julie Morgan is a contributing author for pet apparel sew-it-yourself website www.homemade-pet-costumes.com that provides a wealth of useful tips, ideas, samples, photos and pet apparel sewing patterns for creating fun, unique and simply adorable homemade pet costumes at home!

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Ideas for/how to make homemade pet Halloween Costume?

I want to enter my two miniature dachshunds in a Halloween costume contest but do not have time to order costumes online, and our store selection is very minimal. Any ideas on what they could go as and how I could make it homemade? The categories are scariest costume and cutest costume, so ideas for both categories would be helpful!

You could buy plain coats and add onto them. If you can sew, you could build Hot Dog buns out of fabric and fiberfill, and sew those onto the purchased coat. Or you could just glue things onto the coat, like fake hair made of yarn.
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Pet Costumes

Underdog Pet Halloween Costume $17.95 Here he comes to save the day! And to provide a delightful Halloween costume! The Underdog Pet Halloween Costume is everything a pet costume should be. And, perhaps, even more. Without laying the puns on too thick, this costume really is super adorable.The Underdog Pet Halloween Costume is a humble and lovable outfit and comes complete with a top emblazoned with the super-pupÕs logo, along with a blue cape (because how else would a superhero canine be able to fly?). If you love adorable costumes and if you love for your pets to look even better, then pick this puppy up!

Puppy Queen Pet Costume $14.95 Got a whole litter your pooch has to take care of? Well, you should get her in the right style for Halloween! With our Puppy Queen Pet Costume, you'll have her dressed like royalty, ready to rule over her subjects! She'll be ready to bark out "off with their heads!" (well, we're assuming) when the party gets started!So pick up our Puppy Queen Pet Costume today, or take a look at our wide variety of pet costumes here at Costume Kingdom!

Lady Dogga Pet Costume $27.95 Are you in a bad romance with your doggie? Can you not read her p-p-p-poker face? Then maybe it's time to dress your pup up accordingly! With our Lady Gaga Dogga Pet Costume, you'll have your dog covered in star quality that's sure to bring around the paw-parazzi! Our Lady Gaga Dogga Pet Costume has a wig with hair bow, novelty glasses, and costume with ruffles that'll be sure to delight! If your dog can croon out a decent "Just Dance," you can't go wrong with our Lady Gaga Dogga Pet Costume! Pick this outfit up today!

Woolly Mammoth Pet Costume $39.95 Your pooch has the heart of an animal ten times its size, but come this Halloween, you'll be able to put your beloved pet in a costume that'll show what it's made of! With our Woolly Mammoth Dog Costume, your doggie will be in a hilarious and adorable look! Our Woolly Mammoth Dog Costume has a plush headpiece with ears, trunk and tusks! It even includes feet and a tail! When your pooch wants to go wild for Halloween, pick up this adorable costume and send them back to prehistoric times!

Pet Costume - Ladybug Jacket $15.95 Ladybugs represent good luck and prosperity. And surely, your dog has brought you years of prosperity already! Not only do ladybugs represent good luck, but they are also simply beautiful creatures. Now your dog can bring everyone good luck and be a treat for the eyes, too. Dress up your dog in this Ladybug Jacket Pet Costume. This Pet Costume features a red and black polka-dotted Ladybug outfit with attached cape with antlers. Your dog will look exactly like a ladybug!

Pet Smurf Costume - Dog $15.95 In search of some Smurf-tacular ensemble to help your courageous canine hide from Gargamel and Azrael this Halloween? Then this Pet Smurf Costume is just what you need!This Smurf-tastic costume concoction features a turquoise suit, dangling Smurf arms, white Smurf pants with front leg holes, and a headpiece with turquoise ears and a white Smurf hat to bring out the magical mushroom dweller in your pet this Halloween! Every one in the village will "smurf" when they see your darling dog in this Smurf-nificent item!With this Pet Smurf Costume, you'll have just what you need to have your pet barking "la, la, la-la, la, la" this Halloween season!

Pity The Fool Pet Dog Costume $27.95 You know what we're talking about, right? Your dog's awesome. You know it. We know. So let's get your dog in a costume that can only be described as "awesome." Together, we can make that happen! With our Pity The Foot Pet Dog Costume, your pooch will be ready to bring some attitude to these proceedings. Or at least some laughs. Either way, everyone wins! The Pity The Fool Pet Dog Costume comes with a mohawk wig and a costume vest with muscles. That's right. It's got muscles. This costume is awesome. Your dog is awesome. Put them together, and you'll be an awesome owner. Make it happen!

Blonde Hambition Dog Pet Costume $27.95 Is your pooch a pop star in the making? Or does your dog just have a really weird and kind of fake British accent? Well, either way, you'll have a killer Halloween costume for your pooch that'll get him or her (most likely her) in a glamorous look to the envy of all of your friends! With our Blond Hambition Dog Pet Costume, you'll turn your priceless ball of fur into a full-on diva!Our Blonde Hambition Dog Pet Costume comes with a wig with attached microphone, and a costume with a cone bra, for some reason. We don't really want to ask. But pick up this costume and enjoy!

Peacock Pet Halloween Costume $27.95 Oh, hey, what a beautiful peacock -- wait a minute, that's not a bird at all! When your puppy is set to show off its beautiful plumage, why not add a little to the little one's look? With our Blue Peacock Dog Costume, you'll have your dog in a look that shows off its tail (feathers) and be the envy of everyone at your Halloween party!Our Blue Peacock Dog Costume comes with a headpiece with plush detail and printed eyes, and a costume with printed tail that shows off the pretty colors (and camouflage) of your average peacock! Pick up this wonderful costume today!

Puppy Tinkerbell Pet Costume $14.95 Your pooch will be headed to Neverland in no time with this Puppy Tinkerbell Costume! She'll be running (or flying!) circles around you as happy as can be when you dress her in this Peter Pan inspired ensemble! Get those happy thoughts in order - when she starts tossing the pixie dust around, you might be flying as well!So pick up this Puppy Tinkerbell Costume today, and match up with your pooch with our wide array of Peter Pan and Tinkerbell costumes!

Pet California Gurl Costume $27.95 It suddenly all makes sense now! Katy Perry was put on this earth to deliver the perfect dog costume. This adorable outfit stands head and tail above all other dog costumes. It's a glitzy combination of cute and sassy and, gosh darnit! It's even got a wig! That's hilarious (and double hilarious if you own a Xoloitzcuintli). Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the Kary Perry California Gurl Dog is the pinnacle of dog get-ups. The only thing better than one of these costumes would be two of them! )While we don't recommend feeding your dog candy of any kind that doesn't mean you can't dress them like one. Dress your cute little pooch up this Halloween with the Katy Perry California Gurl Dog Costume!

Pet Costumes: Astro $9.99 Astro Pet Costume is the perfect halloween costume for this year. Pick this Costume this Halloween, and your pet will definitely be the talk of the party!! Includes one piece Astro costume that fits over arms and head. Available in Pet Sizes Small, Medium, Large and XL. Check out store for our other pet costume.

Killer Whale Pet Halloween Costume $27.95 Watch out, Shamu's coming! Is your dog a little less ferocious than you'd like? Need to toughen your pooch up a little? Well, what better way to do that than wrap him or her in the family black and white of a killer whale? Plus, it'll be like adding a completely new animal on top of your existing one! You can't go wrong with our Orca Killer Whale Dog Costume!Our Orca Killer Whale Dog Costume comes with a headpiece with printed eyes and a body costume with fins and a tail! Your dog will be the most fearsome animal at the party! Pick up this adorable costume today!

Angry Birds Yellow Bird Pet Costume $19.95 Is your pooch a quick one? Does your doggie seem to have two speeds - fast and really fast? Then they're ready to put on some Angry Birds apparel for Halloween! From the most addicting game known to man (and possibly even man's best friend) comes the costume solution that you just can't pass up! With our Angry Birds Yellow Bird Pet Costume, your little one will be in perfect form come Halloween!Our Angry Birds Yellow Bird Pet Costume will have your doggie in an adorable look with the officially licensed yellow bird of Angry Birds front and center! It's the Angry Birds Yellow Bird Pet Costume! Have your pup wear it for Halloween and get in on the fun!

Angry Birds King Pig Pet Costume $19.95 Does your puppy have a prediliction for stealing eggs? A little skittish around exploding birds? Then your dog is ready for Angry Birds! From the most addicting game known to man comes the costume solution that you just can't pass up! With our Angry Birds King Pig Pet Costume, your pooch will be in perfect gamer form come Halloween!Whether you play it on a mobile device, tablet or computer, the game is known to millions across the world! With our Angry Birds King Pig Pet Costume, no one will mistake your pooch for anything other than one of the most well known characters in the game!

Angry Birds Red Bird Pet Costume $19.95 Listen, your pooch may not have any truly special powers compared to their fellow feathered or furry brethren, but darnit, they get results! From the most addicting game known to man and possibly even some of our pawed friends comes the costume solution that you just can't pass up! With our Angry Birds Red Bird Pet Costume, you'll have your pup be in perfect gamer form come Halloween!Whether you play it on your tablet or your computer, the game is known to millions across the world! With our Angry Birds Red Bird Pet Costume no one will mistake your puppy for anything other than one of the most iconic characters in one of the most popular video games of all time! Grab this wonderful costume today!

Toddler Little Pet Vet Costume - Green $16.95 All those puppies and kittens aren’t going to take care of themselves! That’s why we have the Toddler Little Pet Vet Costume – Green . This adorable, aspirational outfit is the perfect choice for your girl or boy for this Halloween. After all, who doesn’t love animals? (Besides people without a heart.) And we want to keep our animals healthy, so let's get our kids ready to take care of them with this costume!This adorable outfit comes with a green scrub shirt, matching pants, an examination coat, a scrub cap, and a stethoscope for hearing itty-bitty animal heart beats. Just look at all that! Choose the Toddler Little Pet Vet Costume – Green today. Not only is it a great looking costume, but with all of these accessories, your kid will practically be a vet already!

Toddler Little Pet Vet Costume - Pink $16.95 All those puppies and kittens aren’t going to take care of themselves! That’s why we have the Toddler Little Pet Vet Costume – Pink. This adorable, aspirational outfit is the perfect choice for your girl or boy for this Halloween. After all, who doesn’t love animals? (Besides people without a heart.) And we want to keep our animals healthy, so let's get our kids ready to take care of them with this costume!This adorable outfit comes with a green scrub shirt, matching pants, an examination coat, a scrub cap, and a stethoscope for hearing itty-bitty animal heart beats. Just look at all that! Choose the Toddler Little Pet Vet Costume – Pink today. Not only is it a great looking costume, but with all of these accessories, your kid will practically be a vet already!

King of Pop Dog Costume $27.95 He's looking in the dog in the mirror! You know he's bad, he's bad, you know! Right? When you want to dress your puppy up in the style of ol' MJ, this is the costume for you! Pick up our King of Pop Dog Costume and get ready to watch your pooch belt out some old favorites! (Or just howl.) The King of Pop Dog Costume comes with a wig, novelty glasses and costume with black trim! It'll be the more adorable pop star ever! Grab this costume today and become the envy of all your pet-owning friends! (And your non-pet owning friends. Everyone's going to love it!)

Veterinarian Costume - Boys $18.95 Does your son love his pets and always wants to take care of their little ouchies? Well let him get a head start on med-school with this adorable Veterinarian Costume! This five piece Veterinarian Costume comes with everything you need to make this Halloween a night to remember forever! The Little Pet Vet costume comes with a blue scrub shirt, matching scrub pants, an examination coat with "Little Pet Vet" and a cute dog with bone printed on the front, a blue scrub cap and a stethoscope.

Dino Dog Costume - The Flintstones $15.95 Rabba rabba roo! If you love The Flintstones and you're looking for a fabulous costume for your pet, then you need this Dino Dog Costume! Our Dino Dog Costume comes with a one piece pink costume with black spots and an attached tail. This costume also has an attached head designed to look just like Dino! The one piece fits over the arms and head and is easy to put on! If you're dressing up as The Flintstones this year, this would be the perfect addition to your theme! Order this costume today and have a Bedrocking good time!

Adult Parrot Costume $64.95 Squawk! Ever need a reason to just repeat what everyone says in a funny voice? Now you've got one! This Adult Parrot Costume will dress you in a colorful plumage of one of the most sought-after pet birds in the world! It's also the perfect addition to a band of pirates! A one piece bodysuit with shoe covers, this costume is elaborate, yet simple to handle! Pop this Adult Parrot Costume on and it's all pieces of eight! Polly wanna costume!

Pet Costumes: Spongebob $9.99 Pet costumes that are simply adorable!! This Spongebob costume will turn that pet into the one and only Spongebob! Make that pet the star of the show!! Includes one costume. Available in Pet sizes Small, Medium, Large, and XL. This is an officially licensed Spongebob� costume. Check our size chart to match your pet�s breed to our average of sizes: X-Small: (7-10� Neck size) Chihuahua, Yorkie Terrier, Poodle, Shih Tzu, Maltese. Small: (10-14� Neck size) Beagle, Pug, Min Pin, Jack Russell, Cairn Terrier Medium: (14-18� Neck size) Cocker Spaniel, Keeshond, Shetland Sheepdog, Collie Large: (18-24� Neck size) Dalmatian, Rottweiler, Golden Retriever, Boxer, Labrador Retriever

Superman Dog Halloween Costume $12.95 The Man of Steel needs an exceptional pet! So what better costume is there than this Superman Dog Halloween Costume! Our Superman Dog Halloween Costume comes with a blue bodysuit with a bright red and yellow Superman logo over the chest! There is even an attached red cape so when your pet is running after Rex Ruthor, it flows and flaps behind him! What a super dog! So, before you get ready for your next adventure, be sure your dog can join and order this amazing costume today!

Dog Twister Costume $14.95 Oh my goodness, will you look at that. It’s the Dog Twister Pet Costume. That is the cutest thing I’ve seen all day (and I have seen many cute things today, believe me). If only this dog knew how cool he looked.Now what does this radical dog costume come with? Glad you asked. The Dog Twister Pet Costume not only comes with a doggy overall, but it comes with a spinner hat. Sure this dog will have no idea what’s going on, but that’s part of the charm of the whole thing. Clueless is a cute look on a dog. The Dog Twister Pet Costume is the best board game/dog costume you’ll ever find. Dogs. Costumes. Twister. Let’s make history here.

Princess Dog Costume $8.95 This costume is for the dogs, especially pretty poochies who are perfect princesses! If you want to celebrate your sweetie pie pet, then you need a special costume like the Princess Dog Costume! Our Princess Dog Costume comes with a lovely pale pink cape trimmed in silver trim with sheer overlay! There are strings at the neck of the cape to tie around your pretty pup! This even comes with a pink cone hat with veil and silver trim and ties under the dog's head. Give your favorite player a special role on her very own fairytale with the Princess Dog Costume!

Tuxedo Dapper Dog Costume $16.95 Does your puppy look a little ruff? Well maybe he needs a makeover! If you want to give your dog a dose of sophistication, then you might be interested in the Tuxedo Dapper Dog Costume! Our Tuxedo Dapper Dog Costume comes with a black pet jacket with an attached bow tie and white crisp shirt! This also comes with a black cape and even a miniature black Top hat! Your dog will be a Dapper Dan in no time! Order this costume today!

Pokey Costume - Adult $74.95 He's a little boy's dream pet! Actually, he's anyone's dream pet, even if he's made entirely of clay! If you want a sensational costume that's sure to put a nostalgic smile on everyone's face, then you need the Adult Pokey Costume! Our Adult Pokey Costume comes with a light brown bodysuit with clump hands and feet! There is an attached black tail on the back! There is even a Pokey head included, with a side screen for ventilation and one on the nose to see through! There are Pokey's perky blue eyes and black mane attached! You'll be ready to ride off into the sunset with your best friend in this look! Grab a pal to dress up and go together as the beloved clay pair!