LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Dogs dressed up as everything from Elvis Presley to Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine went trick-or-treating in Michigan’s capital Friday as part of the annual Howloween event organized by a local pet store.
The costumed canines made a loop through Lansing’s Old Town arts district, stopping outside restaurants, gift shops and jewelry stores, where owners were waiting to provide treats and a scratch behind the ears.
Wendy Beck’s pooch, Bella, “got filled up on biscuits” and had to stop along the route for a power nap. It was the 9-year-old St. Bernard’s first Holloween, but Alicia Town’s dog, Mojo, is a veteran in more ways than one.
The 13-year-old Pomeranian was a tank driver, rolling around in a little green tank – an ode to Town’s husband serving in the Army.
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