- March 6, 2025
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Kim Couts and Andy ran away with the circus for their clown costumes.
Chloe and Kathleen Trost took home the prize for spookiest costume.
Jaime and Adam Still alongside winners of the Owner/Dog Look-a-like category Shiva and Chubbs.
Heather Kahn and Macon
Jill and Graham Edwards kept up with a cowboy theme to match Ruby dressed as a sheriff.
Rudy dressed as a sheriff.
Karen Muth payed tribute to her alma mater the University of Miami by dressing up Riby in all orange and green.
Lulu made sure all candy was accounted for as a candy security guard.
Michele Strauss made the gumball machine costume by hand for her friend Zeus.
Neptune and Kelly Kane
Rose LaChapelle with clowns Piper and Buffy.
While pups where dressing up like people, Brody Couto painted his face to look like a pug.
Brad Benson, Patty Benson, Addyson Kotlarczyk with Duke.
Jim Ralston and Sprite
The force was strong with Jamie Murdick dressed as Princess Leia and London as Yoda.
Noodle, a chihuahua dressed as a beach goer.
Toni Carroll and Jake were a fishing pair.
Sarah Sawyer and Brad Tenenbaum with Benny.
People and pups united to celebrate Halloween with the 18th annual Howl-O-Ween Pet Costume Contest Saturday morning at J.D. Hamel Park.
The Humane Society of Sarasota County hosted the annual event and added a fun walk to this year's festivities. The event began when the crowd gathered to start a 3-mile fun walk across the John Ringling Causeway in costume.
After walking off competition jitters the parade of pups and their owners lined up for the costume contest. Costumes ranged from spooky to silly with witches, cowboys and college football foes.