(electronic music)
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(fan blowing)
(chuckles)
- [Rocky] Hey! If we're gonna show you the best dog
Halloween costumes, then we have to do whatever it takes.
Seriously though, we even have judges deciding
the cute and funny dog winners.
We did a Growl-O-Ween parade, I actually have
a Growl-O-Ween parade every year
and this year Halo got to join me.
Now, if you don't know Jalapeno,
he is a rescue dog I'm fostering through Marley's Mutts,
so he is available for adoption,
and this is his first Halloween
cause he's only five months old.
I mean a five-month old puppy...
hit that thumbs up button if you think he's cute.
What's that? What's that? Oh, oh okay.
Hal says, leave him a comment down below
telling him how cute he is,
but only refer to him as Super Dog, not Jalapeno.
Okay, and while you're at it make sure you subscribe
to this channel, if you love dogs, if you love dog rescue.
It means a lot to me.
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The channel memberships is activated,
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Okay, how am I an expert on the best dog Halloween costumes?
Well, because every year I throw a big parade.
We call it the Growl-O-Ween parade.
And this year we had some of the best DIY costumes
and we want you to come along with us
and if you're looking for any last minute
Halloween dog costume ideas, I think you'll see a few
at the Growl-O-Ween parade.
Okay, so heres how it works,
a bunch of people from all over Southern California
gather together at my store, The Dog Bakery,
in Pasadena, California.
(crowd noise)
and you wouldn't believe it, but all the dogs
are so well behaved, I think they're also excited
for this Growl-O-Ween parade, I mean,
they work really hard on their costumes
and the wanna show this off.
We take this parade, and we all line up.
[Rocky]- This year is the biggest we've ever had it.
I don't know the official count, but there were
at least 100 dogs in Halloween costumes.
(funky music)
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- So if you haven't been to Pasadena, California
there's the place called Old Town,
and there's Colorado Boulevard, and all the way
down Colorado Boulevard we started to parade.
And its pretty funny, could you imagine
being at one of the stores and walking out
and just seeing all of these dogs that have
dressed up in Halloween costumes parading down the street?
It's amazing.
Jalapeno is one of the funniest dogs I have met.
That's why I think its great that he is in this
Halloween costume because, I don't know, its fun,
its funny, he's a cute dog, but...
Just FYI, and you probably know,
this is not a DIY costume. I bought this one.
I'll put the link down below to
an awesome Super Man costume for dogs
and also a link for a bunch of other costumes
that I think are really funny dog costumes
or cute dog costumes.
Question: Are you going to dress your dog up for Halloween?
And if you are...
what's your dog gonna be?
So heres what happens, everybody lines up
and then we all take off.
[woman in blue]- Alright guys, come on.
(funky electronic music)
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now after we have the costume contest,
and this is where the judges decide
the best dog costume.
Okay, but do this, as the parade is happening
watch and see if you can pick
what dog you think would be a winner.
Leave a comment down below if you just know.
(funky electronic music)
(funky electronic music continues)
(dog panting and sniffing)
(funky music)
- [Woman Behind Camera] An entire unicorn here?
- [Woman in Pink Tank Top] Yeah!
(funky electronic music)
- [Rocky] Know that there are also 4 categories:
there's small dog, medium dog, large dog
and there's even, ensemble.
So if you dress up with your dog,
or you dress up as a couple with your dog...
a really great example of this would be a horse-
at least I think it was a horse, could be a Great Dane...
(funky music)
and his little buddy even showed up. I mean...
(funky music)
I never could have guessed when I started having these
Growl-O-Ween parades, that we would have a horse
enter the competition. But you know what,
all species welcome.
And we even had a bunny show up,
we even had a dinosaur show up.
(laughs)
(Halo yawns)
Oh I'm sorry, does the dinosaur bore you?
Hal, you're not even in the shot right now, buddy.
(laughs)
they don't wanna watch me man, they wanna watch you.
Now everyone line-
making a YouTube video with a 5-month-old puppy
is a lot more difficult than you might think.
Okay, after the parade, we had the costume contest,
like I was talking about, and it was awesome.
And let me just say, every dog was a winner,
but check out these awesome costumes...
- [Man] Are you ready for this? Okay.
Now we have three judges today.
(funky music)
- [Child] His name is Doc and he's a little taco.
(funky music)
- [Person Holding Dog] (mumbles) ...She's a Miniature Dotson
hoping, to be the first female Pope.
- [Woman] Jenny and Charlie, Thing 1 and Thing 2. (laughs)
(crowd chatter)
(funky music)
- [Person Holding Camera] Did you make that?
- [Man Holding Dog] Yeah, all custom.
- [Person Holding Camera] That's cool!
- [Male Announcer] Okay, here we go, first medium dog!
(crowd noise)
- [Rocky Leading Crowd] Happy Growl-O-Ween!
- Here are the best dog costumes according to the judges,
which makes it official.
For small dog.
- [Female Announcer] For small dog we have...
Einstein Pennywise!
- [Rocky] Einstein Pennywise, small dog come on up!
(crowd cheers) (funky music)
- Okay, and the medium dog winner...
- [Female Announcer} Robin Houdini...
- [Rocky] Robin Houdini for medium dog, come on up!
(funky music)
- Large dog:
- [Female Announcer] We have... Ragnar's Snoop Dogg!
- [Rocky] Ragnar's Snoop Dogg-
(funky music)
- Snooooop.
Okay and the winner for the best combo outfit,
now there was a lot of DIY dog costumes in this category,
there's so much creativity.
It just blows my mind how everyone
comes up with these things.
The winner is:
- [Rocky] Cosmo the Pope-mobile.
Everyone clear the way for the Pope.
(crowd laughter)
(funky music)
but also...
- [Woman Announcer] Then we have the Sesame Street Gang!
(crowd cheers) (funky music)
It was a tie! They were so good!
The judges were gridlocked, they could not decide.
So they just picked both of them.
(funky music)
Okay, do you agree? Do you think anybody else
in there should have been a winner in that competition?
Now you could have had the inside track.
You see, if you are a member of my channel,
if you hit the join button right next to
the subscribe button, then you get exclusive first looks,
you get to be a part of live videos,
you get a special emoji of my dog Flip.
But basically what it comes down to,
is you get to be a part of this channel.
A lot of you guys say: "Hey look, I wanna help support.
What can I do? Can I donate to you?"
No, I am not a non-profit. Now, you can always
donate directly to the rescue, to the shelter
and I definitely suggest you do that.
But if you wanna be a part of this channel,
if you wanna be a bigger part of what I'm doing,
it does help support all of the dog's day outs
we're making and the fostering that we're doing,
then join, and you'll get to be part
of some really cool stuff.
Again, right down below, next to the subscribe button
let me know if you join, and I will also know
because you'll have the special emoji of Flip
that you can use and I work really hard to respond
to those comments because I see them,
it just makes it a lot easier.
Most important: this guy is available for adoption.
I will put the link down below
in the first comment so you can check it out
and share with anybody who you know who might
want a Golden Retriever puppy named Jalapeno.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
Named Super Dog.