For the 12th year in a row, the DogWatch® Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest brought us a month of unforgettable pet costumes! Thank you to everyone who entered and to all the pets who patiently posed. Your creativity made this contest a true treat.

After much deliberation (and lots of laughs), we’re excited to announce the winners of the 2025 DogWatch® Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest!

THIRD PLACE: Roxy as “Ozzy Paws-borne”

Photo by Syl Eve via Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Marty as Mr. Mayor

Photo by Lauren Briggs via Facebook

FIRST PLACE: Barkley James as Albark Einstein

Photo by @barkleyjames.doodle on Instagram

HONORABLE MENTIONS

In addition to our top three winners, we also wanted to give a shout out to some of other favorites this year! Here are our 2025 Howl-O-Ween Honorable Mentions:

Birdie as the Big Bad Wolf and Bogey, Putt Putt and Cookie as the Three Little Pigs (Photo by Jenn Gren)

Simba the Tiger (Photo by Kim Watson)

Aspen the Formula One Driver (Photo by @aspentheminipolarbear on Instagram)

Cookie as a Labubu (Photo by @doggypunks on Instagram)

Howie the Basset Hound mix as a Cowboy. He’s available for adoption via The Foster Dog House in Charlotte, NC! (Photo by Kate Heitmann)

THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this year’s DogWatch Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest! And if you don’t already, follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@dogwatchfence) for more fun, informative and adorable pet content all year long.