Bradenton's Eryn Skage dresses as a witch to match their dog Rye, while Scott Skage dresses as a farmer to go with their dog Whiskey, who is dressed as a chicken. Whiskey loves chasing chickens while the witch fits Rye's personality, Scott Skage says.
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Sarasota's Teagan Nickols put on her red cowgirl hat and yellow dress in an attempt to look like Jessie from Disney Pixar's "Toy Story."
She was ready for an adventure at Barks and Boos on Oct. 15.
She brought her dogs, Mushu and Emmett, who were dressed as Buzz Lightyear and Woody respectively.
Nickols and her dogs walked the runway at The Green at UTC to compete in the dog costume contest.
Nickols said every year she makes the costumes for her dogs. In the past they have been Tigger and Pooh from "Winnie the Pooh," mice from Cinderella, and Mike and Sully from "Monsters Inc."
Nickols won first place in the "cutest" category.
Bradenton's Scott and Eryn Skage had their dogs, Rye and Whiskey, dress as a witch and a chicken respectively.
Scott Skage said Whiskey loves chasing chickens, so it only made sense for him to be a chicken for Halloween. To add to the costume, Scott Skage dressed as a farmer.
While walking down the runway, Scott Skage had Whiskey dancing and doing tricks, and that seemed to earn bonus points with the judges.
Eryn Skage joined Rye, dressing as witch as well.
She said Rye loved wearing the witch's hat so much, she had it on all day Oct. 15.
"She wears her hat so well," Eryn Skage said.
Bradenton's Eryn Skage dresses as a witch to match their dog Rye, while Scott Skage dresses as a farmer to go with their dog Whiskey, who is dressed as a chicken. Whiskey loves chasing chickens while the witch fits Rye's personality, Scott Skage says.
Photo by Liz Ramos
Sarasota's Teagan Nickols dresses as Jessie from "Toy Story" to go on adventures with her dogs Mushu, or Buzz for the night, and Emmett, or Woody for the night. Nickols says she makes costumes for her and her dogs each year.
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Lulu the lobster is ready to be boiled for the costume contest.
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When Sarasota's Connor Myers was searching for a costume for her dog, Layla, she says she saw the Beetlejuice costume and thought, 'I've never seen a dog in a wig before' and decided to give it a try.
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Sarasota's Suzy Lobodiak brings her dog Zeus dressed as a hot dog to Barks and Boos. Lobodiak says the hot dog costume spoke to her.
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Sarasota's Madison Feys dresses her dog Poppi as a monster. "I saw it and knew this is her inner spirit," Feys says of the monster costume.
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Tampa's Logan Lavo performs with Nate Mosley at Barks and Boos.
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Chocolate is a feisty pumpkin trying to make friends with the other dogs and waiting for her treats.
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Winnie, a chef, receives some love from Nokomis' Tim Fanning.
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Sarasota's Kami, or Cinderella, attends Barks and Boos with her prince, Bear.
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Proceeds from the pumpkin patch at The Green at University Town Center will go to Nate's Honor Animal Rescue. The patch will be open until Oct. 27.
Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.
