Halloween dressing up works best when it is quick to put on and quicker to take off, and a collar set manages that where a full costume never will. This is a purple collar with a matching accessory, so your dog joins in the evening without being wrapped in fabric they cannot move properly in. For a pet who tolerates very little, a collar and a bit of trim is often the whole answer.

It buckles round the neck like an ordinary collar and comes in five sizes from XS through to XL, so the fit is set at the neck rather than guessed at. The check that matters is two fingers: with the collar fastened you should be able to slide two fingers flat between the strap and your dog's neck, no more and no less. Tighter than that and it rubs; looser and a determined dog backs straight out of it on the doorstep.

• Purple collar with a matching accessory piece
• Five sizes, XS through to XL
• Fastens at the neck like a standard collar
• Light enough for an evening rather than all-day wear
• One price across every size

One thing to check before you order. The size guidance that ships with sets like this refers to a chest measurement, which is the wrong measurement for a collar entirely. Take the neck, at the point the collar will actually sit, and order to that number. Costume pieces are also for short supervised spells only: on for photographs and the doorstep, off before your dog is left alone or plays roughly in it.

Who it's for: Owners who want their dog part of Halloween night without putting them into a full costume they will spend the evening trying to shed.