Halloween

So this post is only tangentially related to food, but this was just so ridiculous that I had to post it.

Guess what I saw at Target today....

No, my crappy camera phone resolution is not playing tricks on your eyes. This here, ladies and gentlemen, is A HOT DOG COSTUME FOR A DOG! This Halloween, if you don't have small children to dress up in costume - you can dress up your dog! I am particularly amused by the fact that they had to specify that this costume was for pets only. I guess if you wanted to you could dress your cat too.

Here's another favorite - dress your dog as a banana...

Or a turtle....

They had a rooster too, but I didn't take a picture of it. Now here's what I can't figure out - why would anyone want to dress their dog as another animal?! I mean, she's already an animal - why does she need to dress up like another animal?! People dress up as animals for Halloween, so maybe you should be dressing your dog as a person?

A Disclaimer: Don't get me wrong, I am not an animal hater. I have a dog, and I love my dog... which is why I am not dressing her up in costume this Halloween.