Dressing up your dog for Halloween -- is it cruel? Arguably. Adorable? Absolutely. We pored through piles of pictures of outfitted pups (and a few other species) to find our very favorite shots, all highlighted below. Click here to send us pictures of your pets getting ready for trick-or-treat.

Looking through the pictures might make you realize that these animals have better costume ideas than you do -- time to get thinking about what you'll be. Leave your suggestions in the comments! (AOL Shopping also has some great stuff for two-legged types.)


Animals in Costume

    Stop, no, not the puppy dog eyes... Fine. A trick and a treat for you.

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    Aquadog.

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    Pollinating pup.

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    His beak was far worse than his bite.

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    Chihuawitch.

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    Possibly not a true Halloween costume, but for heartbreaking cuteness we'll let that slide.

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    Woofgang Pup. Okay, you got us, that one might be plagiarized.

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    The newest K9 on the force took his role quite seriously.

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    Dairy dog.

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    Toto seemed far too easy.

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It's not just animals who can be humiliated by the wrong costume choice. The gallery below features people who mistakenly believe that adding fishnets and cleavage can turn any crazy concept into a "sexy" costume.

Animals in Costume

    Stop, no, not the puppy dog eyes... Fine. A trick and a treat for you.

    AP

    Aquadog.

    AP

    Pollinating pup.

    AP

    His beak was far worse than his bite.

    Flickr

    Chihuawitch.

    Flickr

    Possibly not a true Halloween costume, but for heartbreaking cuteness we'll let that slide.

    Flickr

    Woofgang Pup. Okay, you got us, that one might be plagiarized.

    Getty Images

    The newest K9 on the force took his role quite seriously.

    AP

    Dairy dog.

    Flickr

    Toto seemed far too easy.

    Getty Images