If I haven’t said it before (and I have), I love love love Halloween. More importantly Tango was the best Halloween-partner-in-crime I could’ve asked for. The absolute best, most loyal, do-anything-for-you type of dog. And by do-anything-for-you I mean that time he patiently posed for a photo shoot for me while I dressed him up in 31 different Halloween costumes; some homemade, some of the Petsmart variety, all adorable and perfectly executed by my model dog. I had used Tango as my “practice” dog for pet photography since he was a puppy. Being in front of the camera seemed very natural for him. He knew how to work his angles. He was fierce!
GHOST OF HALLOWEEN PAST
Tango scared many a trick or treater in his time; body slamming the door when they knocked, lunging at them on the sidewalk, giving them his best rabid Cujo impression if they dared look his way – the usual variety from my cuddly cute reactive dog. For the most part, any Halloween festivities he got to participate in outside the house were adult only costume parties where there would be no children to torment (although, in all honesty, isn’t that the point?). Still, I think Tango loved Halloween like I do because I always made it fun for him. Halloween in this home gets celebrated like a holiday all through October. He got fresh baked pumpkin treats, new toys, all sorts of strange decorations to interact with, and nightly couch snuggles as we settled in for scary movies.
The idea for this photo shoot came after a few different friends asked what was Tango going to be for Halloween. Mind you, I did not make him trot around in costumes in public to be put on display. It simply started one year with a quick towel around his collar for an Instagram post as “Superdog”, and a tradition was born. Over the years friends would send me pics of Pinterest posts of other dogs dressed in fun creative ways. So in 2015 when asked what Tango would be that particular year, I couldn’t decide. Ultimately he got to be something different every day. Technically, he was something different every few minutes for as long as it took me to take each shot. I revealed a new Tango each day of October under his personas on Twitter and Instagram. And for the record, he got loads of treats, kisses, and belly scratches during and after our game of dress-up. Please enjoy this gallery of Tango’s 31 Days of Halloween.
DAY 1 : Devil Dog
Perfectly portrayed on top of the coffee table none the less 👹
DAY 2 : Batdog 🦇
DAY 3 : Hotdog! 🌭
DAY 4 : Football star 🏈
#PutMeInCoach
DAY 5 : The Green Baron
In the nick of time, a hero arose. A funny-looking dog with a big brown nose
DAY 6 : Knight in Shining Armor
Once upon a time… a knight in shining armor named Tango destroyed everything. The end.
DAY 7 : Punk Rock Dog 🎸
#NoAutographs
DAY 8 : Frankenstein’s Monster’s Horse
#WhoaNelly
DAY 9 : Playboy Bunny 🐰
DAY 10 : Ladybug 🐞
DAY 11 : Ballerina 👯♀️
And one and two and plié
DAY 12 : Hipster Business Dog
Résumé includes:
– stealing socks
– watching humans eat
– tackling small children
– counter surfing
Minimum salary requirement: 3,000,000 belly scratches/day
DAY 13 : Baseball Fan ⚾️
We need a belly itcher, not a pitcher.
DAY 14 : Olympic Athlete 🥇
He can high jump, he can sprint, he can even hurdle.
DAY 15 : Sheriff Tango ⭐️
DAY 16 : Professor Tango 👨🏫
DAY 17 : Hula Tango 🍍
#HawaiianHound
DAY 18 : Movie Star 😎
He’s so famous he’s gotta go incognito
DAY 19 : Count Tangula
#Muahahaha
DAY 20 : Scuba Dog
DAY 21 : Superdog
It’s a bird, it’s a plans, it’s…
DAY 22 : Frankenstein’s Monster
#Frankenweenie
DAY 23 : Loco Lion 🦁
DAY 24 : Prowler Dog
DAY 25: Nemo
Found him!
DAY 26: Tangosaurus 🦖
#JurassicWorld
DAY 27 : Ghostdog 👻
#Boo!
DAY 28 : Jaws 🦈
Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the shower…
DAY 29 : Hershey’s Kiss
I do love chocolate 🍫
DAY 30 : Elf
Santa’s little helper came early
DAY 31 : Mummy’s Dog
And that’s a wrap!
What awesome photos of such a lovely dog. 🙂
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