

The 19th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade held in New York City where dogs competed for the best costume on Oct. 25, 2009. Newscom
Buttercup, a West Highland Terrier, is dressed as a bee for the Fifth Annual Times Square Dog Day Masquerade on Oct. 18, 2009. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Newscom
Two pugs walk across a stage dressed in pirates' costume to compete in the Times Square Dog Day Masquerade. The contest aims to raise awareness for homeless and abandoned animals. Natalie Behring/Reuters
Tuffy is dressed as a punk at the Times Square Dog Day Masquerade. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Newscom
Petey, a Yorkshire terrier, is dressed as the witch from 'Wicked' at the Times Square Dog Day Masquerade. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Newscom
Benjy Kruser, dressed as Shrek, holds his dog Missy who is dressed as a donkey for the 14th annual Pet-O-Ween costume contest held in Dubuque, Iowa, on Oct. 25, 2009. The event is a fundraiser for the Dubuque, Iowa, Regional Humane Society. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Newscom
Papillons are dressed in Halloween-themed outfits during the Harajuku Omotesando Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
A dog in a Halloween-themed outfit is pictured during the Harajuku Omotesando Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
Powder, dressed in a homemade python costume, participates in the annual Halloween dog parade at Belle Meade neighborhood in Miami, Fla., on Oct. 18, 2009. Carlos Barria/Reuters
Pugs Mochi (l.) and Olive pose for a photo dressed as surfers riding a styrofoam board on a wave in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 4, 2009. Richard Vogel/AP
A dog dressed as a scarecrow attends the 19th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City on Oct. 25, 2009. Michael Carpenter/WENN.com/Newscom
Georgie the Pekingese is dressed as 'The Naked Cowboy' from Times Square in New York City. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Newscom
Dogs compete for best costume at the 19th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City. Newscom
A dog dressed as Jackie Kennedy in a pillbox hat attends the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade. Newscom
A dog in a bishop costume is seen at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade. Newscom
Winston, a terrier mix who is dressed as the 'Phantom of the Opera,' participates in the Times Square Dog Day Masquerade on Oct. 18, 2009. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Newscom
Rusty is dressed as dog lying on the beach at the Times Square Dog Day Masquerade. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Newscom
Leo the bulldog is dressed as a rock star at the Times Square Dog Day Masquerade. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Newscom
At the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, a dachshund is dressed as a lit stick of dynamite on Oct. 25, 2009. Newscom
Jim Brooks of Ramrod Key, Fla., checks the positioning of a mylar balloon affixed to his 'Balloon Dog' Brutus during the Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade in Key West, Fla. Brooks designed the costume as a parody of the 'Balloon Boy' hoax. Rob O'Neil/Florida Keys News Bureau/Reuters
Beatrice is dressed as the 'Miracle on the Hudson,' with Herb Westphalen and Kate Schulte dressed as flight crew members at the Dog Day Masquerade in Times Square. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Newscom