Great costumed dogs and well-behaved humans paraded through Grass Valley during Sunday’s 12th Annual Howl-o-ween Dog Mob Parade.

Two women in pink Dolly Parton-style costumes with blonde wigs pose with two golden retrievers dressed in matching pink wigs and outfits
Woman in mermaid costume with red wig walks two costumed dogs at a street Halloween event, witch costume beside her
Woman in a tiger onesie with a tiger-costumed dog and a dog dressed in pink, while a man holds a small dog wrapped in a blue blanket at an outdoor cafe
Dog wearing a hot dog costume on a leash, panting among a crowd at an outdoor event
Small dog wearing a costume shaped like a floating house with colorful balloons attached, mimicking the movie Up
Couple dressed in colorful 80s-style tracksuits with sunglasses, walking a dog wearing a matching pink and teal outfit on a city sidewalk
Halloween storefront display with a tall stack of jack-o'-lantern decorations, a skeleton bird, and a dog skeleton figure outside a shop
Woman in a red witch hat costume greets a dog as a child pets it, on a street with Halloween decorations and crowds
A man walks a black dog dressed as a purple spider on a leash at a Halloween street event, with other costumed dogs and people nearby
Small shaggy dog in a bee costume sits in a stroller decorated with paper and pom-pom bees
Curly-haired tan dog wearing a small cowboy hat and a cow-print costume with a "treats" bandana, tongue out
Couple dressed as a tuxedoed man and red-wigged woman walk their costumed dog through the Howl-o-ween parade
Man dressed as beekeeper carries a basket, walking beside a woman in a sunflower costume walking a dog in a bee costume
Bulldog wearing a gold and red Chinese dragon-lion costume with hat, at an outdoor event with other costumed people and dogs
Dog wearing a lion mane costume walks on a leash, with another costumed dog in a bow tie nearby
Woman in sequined turquoise costume with feather boa and turban holds a staff beside a husky on a leash at an outdoor Halloween event
Person in Jedi robe costume with dog also dressed as a Jedi, both wearing Grass Valley Howloween parade numbers 2631 and 2631
A dog in a flying house costume walks on a leash as its owner carries colorful balloons, evoking the movie Up
Doberman painted with skeleton bones for Halloween, walked on a leash by a person in scrubs with an "X-ray" tag
Man in ringmaster costume with top hat walks a dog wearing a lion mane costume on a town street
Dogs dressed in costumes like a tiger, Winnie the Pooh, and Piglet at an outdoor pet costume parade with owners
Small dog wearing a bee costume sits in a stroller surrounded by brown paper and bee decorations
Person in inflatable cow costume walks down a street amid costumed people and a dog in a cow-print outfit
Two dogs in costumes walked on leashes on a sidewalk, one dressed as a dinosaur, the other in pink and yellow lion-like attire
Man dressed as a mustard bottle walks a dog wearing a hot dog costume on a sidewalk
Shaggy tan dog wearing an orange vest and a small plush figure strapped to its back like a rider
Woman in patched overalls and scarecrow hat walks a leashed terrier wearing an orange costume on a brick plaza
Couple dressed as beekeeper and sunflower walk a dog in a bee costume at a street festival
Woman in white fur-trimmed costume laughs with her white dog at an outdoor Halloween street event
Woman dressed as Wonder Woman poses with two dogs wearing Superman and Wonder Woman costumes
French bulldog on a leash wearing a yellow sunflower petal costume collar, tongue out happily
Crowd lines downtown Grass Valley street as a person in a cow costume and a costumed dog pass by during the parade
Submitted photos

The mob was presented by PAWS’itive Pals Dog Training and The City of Grass Valley.

A special shout out to the costumed cat watching the pups and their owners walking by – while being carried by their human servant. A long-time watcher according to organizer Laurel Hayes with PAWS’itive Pals Dog Training.

Orange cat in a pumpkin costume perched atop a carrier backpack, watching the parade from its owner's shoulders

The event attracted over 400 dogs and their humans to downtown Grass Valley where they were applauded by an estimated 3,500 spectators.