Border Col THE RIGHT WAY TO MEET A DOG FOR THE FIRST TIME
Hello, everybody!
October is a pretty spooky month, so let’s talk about something that can sometimes scare dogs more than you might think: meeting someone new. Here are
some important things to pay attention to when a dog and a human interact for the first time:
When a Dog Approaches
THE SPOOKY‘STARWARS’ SHORTAGE OF 1977
As dogs, we love our owners and the house we live in, so our natural instinct can be to get a little protective of them. We’ll do our best to behave, but if we feel overwhelmed or threatened by someone, sometimes we’ll bark and snarl at them. When that happens, just stand as still as possible, keep your hands in your pockets, and try to ignore us. Dr. Petersen says you
A long time ago … in October of 1977 to be exact, Halloween was fast approaching and many parents faced a major dilemma. That year, kids didn’t want to go trick- or-treating dressed as vampires, witches, or ghosts. The classic costumes simply wouldn’t do. That Halloween, almost every child in the United States wanted to dress as their favorite character from the new hit movie, “Star Wars.” Today, you can walk into a Halloween City on Oct. 30 and easily pick up a costume for Rey, Darth Vader, or Princess Leia. But in 1977, less than five months after the release of the first movie in the popular franchise, getting your hands on “Star Wars” merchandise was a bit more difficult. Ben Cooper, a costume company in Brooklyn, had the foresight to license “Star Wars” for costumes right after the movie came out. Unfortunately, they didn’t foresee how great the demand for these costumes would be. Retailers across the country were selling out of “Star Wars” costumes as fast as they came in. Some stores reported selling more “Star Wars” costumes than pumpkins. Kids who got their hands on an authentic Han Solo or C-3PO costume were considered lucky. But kids who arrived at the store to find the costume shelves empty didn’t throw in the towel. Instead, they went and found some brown towels to make their own Chewbacca costumes. In the current age of cosplay, homemade costumes based on movie characters are commonplace, but in 1977, this was uncharted territory. Kids searched for white dresses to be Princess Leia and bathrobes they could cut short to mimic Luke Skywalker. Moms everywhere broke out their sewing machines and created costumes using only action figures for reference. It was grueling work, but it showed how much kids wanted to spend Halloween in a galaxy far, far away.
should “act like a tree.” If we do get too riled up and knock you Canine Candy Corn Treats Halloween is full of tasty treats, but chocolate and caramel are the last things your dog needs! Share the Halloween fun with your pup bywhipping up a batch of these dog-safe candy corn treats.
The “Star Wars” costume shortage marked a new era for Halloween — one where making your own costume was just as cool, if not better, than buying it.
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