Puppies on Parade

Great Pupkin dog; Photo - Geoff Badner for The Morning News

The Morning News the fabulous Great Pupkin event in Fort Greene. The Great Pupkin is an opportunity for dog owners to dress up their dogs in various Halloween finery (just as Halloween is an opportunity for girls to slut it up ), though writer Todd Levin notes, "There is something tragicomic about a dog in a sombrero...The psychological implications of a dog in costume might be horrible if they weren�t so completely adorable." And the most adorable photographs by Geoff Badner accompany Levin's essay. Gothamist can't help it - we love dogs, er, dog owners who dress up their dogs, as ghosts or Pooh.

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By Jen Chung in Arts and Events on November 10, 2003 10:50 AM

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kaitlyn

i think that dog is soo cute but it has big ears.......but that is ok

astrid

For the record, the dog in the photo was dressed as "A Pile of Leaves."

astrid

Also of note is that the Great Pupkin is actually a COMPETITION for who can dress their dog up the best.

This year's winner was an enormous 200+lb Newfoundland named Harry who was dressed as "Fitness Guru Richard Simmons." A vast improvement over last year's lame winners, a gold lab and a black lab wearing Guiness plaques -- they were a "Black & Tan." And, umm, yes I was there both years. Those of us who don't have dogs that we can adorn with cowboys hats must live vicariously through others.