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Pet costume business booming

This photo provided by Marc Dalangin shows his Welsh corgi, Wally, dressed in a Batman costume for Halloween. Wally has dressed as a banana, a dinosaur, Michael Jackson and Elvis. He doesn’t go out anymore. People come to see him instead, or visit him on Instagram, with 63,000 followers, and Facebook, with 12,000 followers. (Marc Dalangin / Associated Press)
This photo provided by Marc Dalangin shows his Welsh corgi, Wally, dressed in a Batman costume for Halloween. Wally has dressed as a banana, a dinosaur, Michael Jackson and Elvis. He doesn’t go out anymore. People come to see him instead, or visit him on Instagram, with 63,000 followers, and Facebook, with 12,000 followers. (Marc Dalangin / Associated Press)

As dogs have filled their social calendars, they’ve had to fill their closets too. They’re not just dressing up once a year on Halloween. These days, dogs and their owners are getting invited to parties, parades, meet-ups, pumpkin patches, picnics, Christmas tree farms and many other themed outings.

As a result, canine costumes have become more than just something dogs wear once to a party.



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.