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Wilson knows what he's going as for Halloween (a Martian.) What about your mutso? Here are some ideas from New York's Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade as well as recent pet parades in Beaumont, Texas, and Jacksonville, Fla., plus some older favorites.
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Anybody have a claw, er paw, cracker?
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Penny the Geisha will walk over your back in her bare paws.
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"Neverending Story" readers will recognize Falcor, the dragon who flies with a boy named Bastian Bux on his back.
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I'm a Barbie accessory?!!
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I pity the fool who doesn't vote me best of show.
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Eli still needs a little fattening up before be becomes the star of next month's holiday gathering.
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Like most snapping turtles, Pepper's bite is worse than his bark.
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Daisy gets a buzz on at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade.
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After midnight, Mickey the three-legged dog/carriage turns back into a pumpkin.
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For Meatball, the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade is a black-tie affair.
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Kuma, the king of the jungle, is a Shibu Inu in real life.
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Dragon or stegosaurus? Only Fritz the Pomeranian knows for sure.
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Max, the Grinch's "reindog" (Oscar, a rescued Chihuahua-mix wheelchair dog), prepares to carry out his master's plan to steal Christmas.
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Yankee fan Shaggy looks a little down - no wonder after that ALCS.
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If you can't guess this character from the bad combover, you're fired!
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A Maltipoo name Sherlock is supposed to be a Great White Shark, but it looks more like one landed on his back.
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Hey, li'l buddy! A Coton de Tuléar is ready to cast off on a three-hour tour.
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The firetruck is one of the Corgi Toy™ classics.
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While Pachino fires up the Landspeeder, Zeus does his best JarJar Binks.
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You've got mail!
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Mm, mm. The secret ingredient in Chef Lynn Corsovoy's spaghetti and meatballs is a Yorkie named Baxter.
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Yet another dragon at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade. This one is mostly tail, however.
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Big Bird has fallen on hard times.
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Officer Friendly.
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Don't cry for me, Manhattan!
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The "New York City Softdrink Ban" makes an appearance.
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A Chia Pet in desperate need of pruning.
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Stacey Surman and Butter work the concessions at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade.
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This skeleton canine is a bony-Fido French bulldog.
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Fish 'Stick: This Little Mermaid answers to the name Chopstick.
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Nikko pretends he ain't nothing but a hound dog, but he's more of a lapdog.
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Got a dog in your throat? (Basset frog at Dogtoberfest, Jacksonville.)
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He's got more than enough in the tusk department, but what happened to his trunk?
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The judges will have to decide whether this is a cute wink or an unfortunate facial tic.
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Tragically, Toby the rescue dog was eaten by an alligator, disqualifying him for Best of Show.
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A sweatshirt isn't going to win any prizes, no matter how imploring the face.
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Unfortunately Sammy the Superdog doesn't have the power to keep his owner from wearing a rainbow tutu in public.
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Why the long face, Raggedy Anne? Maybe because your red locks are sliding off your head?
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Tutu patriotic.
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My keen sense of smell tells me there's a bomb around here somewhere.
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For some canines, like Yogi, Dogtoberfest is all about the drinking.
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Doing 8 to 10 for biting the mailman.
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Auntie Em! Auntie Em!
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Why the kids are avoiding the apple-bobbing bucket this year.
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Judges at a San Diego golden retriever group's Halloween party deemed this costume grrr-EAT!
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... And when you forget to wear a costume, somebody bites you in the butt. Don't get bit in the butt.
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Sofia Gomez cozies up with a reputed lobster in San Francisco.
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Darling, I love you, but give me Park Avenue.
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Oscar the Grouch makes a garbage can cameo in New York.
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Memphis' dog breath is more potent than his heat vision.
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Hey, how did a cat get in the dog gallery? (Don't asp, don't tell.)
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Lions and tigers and bears! Lions and tigers and bears! Well, two out of three ain't bad.
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I graces a Halloween Dog Parade in New York.
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A Santa Claus Pom parades outside a Christian church in Nazareth, an Arab city in the Jewish nation of Israel.
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Apple unveils the new iPad mini, Bichon Frise not included.
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Little Red Riding Hood or Cardinal Wolsey?
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I'm coming, Lois!
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If you think Twister is fun, you should try playing it on Kyle the dog. Totally different game. Photo: Robyn Beck, AFP/Getty Images -
If I had a dog named O.J., like this pooch is, I might not dress him in knife emblems and parade him around L.A. Photo: Gabriel Bouys, AFP/Getty Images -
Brandon Belt fan.
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Little Bo Peep keeps her "sheep" on a tether to keep it from floating away. Photo: Robyn Beck, AFP/Getty Images -
A Hong Kong Santa Claws. The little helper at left seems disappointed he doesn't have a costume.
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If he loses, he's going to bite Ryan Seacrest.
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Not sure what this terrier is dressed as ... Chow chow? Grizzly bear? Yak? Rug sample?
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The new mark of Zorro - no pants.
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Ginger marches in the New York Halloween Dog Parade, and then it's back home to be remounted above the fireplace mantel.
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Oh, I wish I had an Oscar Mayer wiener dog ...
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Austin Powers, Dr. Evil and Mini-me.
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Good (Sassy the angel) and evil (Gunner the devil) exist side by side in Long Beach, Calif.
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