Dog-O-Lanterns: The Halloween Trend That's So Cute It's Scary
Everything you need to know about the most howl-o-ween trend ever!
If you're looking for a pet-rifying way to include your canine in the Halloween season that doesn't include wrangling them into a Baby Yoda costume, look no further than dog-o-lanterns.
After an artistic veterinarian, using nothing more than a reference photo and an x-acto knife, carved a life-like, seemingly glowing picture of his Pomeranian Sophie into a pumpkin and shared a time lapse video (watch it here!) of the process, dog lovers everywhere have embraced this social media challenge, making, photographing, and uploading pup-kins of their own to pretty much every platform out there.
Honestly, combining a dog's face with a jack-o-lantern is a true stroke of genius.
Sometimes your subject couldn't be less enthused about the creative endeavor.
There are some truly impressive pumpkin carvers who are embracing the dog-o-lantern trend.
Even just a few easy strategically placed shapes can give you that perfect puppers feel.
But, if you've got the time and the talent, why not go all out?
These pup-kins look good no matter what the lighting.
But nighttime is truly when these cute canine carvings shine.
Really ambitious carvers even add lettering for an added dramatic effect.
The most talented carvers can truly personalize their pup-kin with their pup's name included on it.
Some people include both their dogs on one pumpkin.
And others are capturing artistic action shots.
And other less knife-savvy artists are choosing another dog-o-lantern route completely.
Remember you can do something straightforward...
Or commit to the complicated — whatever works best for you!
Some dog-o-lanterns are eerily realistic...
While others are just downright impressive.
And you can always just create an ode to all dogs that will be appreciated by pets and animal-lovers alike throughout your neighborhood.
Heck, even cats can get in on the fun.
Dog-o-lanterns fit in perfectly with other glowing pumpkins at night.
And they make a great additional accessory to your canine's costume.
Of course, one drawback to the dog-o-lantern is the most obvious one: When the canvas is both delicious and edible, your subject might be tempted to nom on it.
