Halloween arrives with a lot of pressure to dress the pet up, and for most animals a full costume is more than they will happily tolerate. A triangle scarf sits at the other end of that scale. It is a printed strip of fabric knotted at the neck, on in seconds and off in seconds, with nothing over the head, nothing round the legs and nothing to trip on. Your pet gets to look the part and still behave normally.

It ties on rather than clipping to anything, which means the fit is set by you rather than by a size chart, and it will sit over an existing collar without interfering with a lead or an ID tag. Six printed styles are listed, so a household with more than one animal can put them in different prints rather than matching sets. Being a flat single layer, it stays light on a cat and does not bulk out under the chin.

• Printed triangle scarf that knots at the neck
• Six print styles to choose from
• Suits both dogs and cats
• Ties over an existing collar rather than replacing it
• Flat, lightweight single layer
• Nothing pulls over the head and no leg holes

On fit and safety. Treat it as dress-up rather than clothing too: a knotted scarf should only be on while someone is watching, never overnight and never during rough play with another dog.

Who it's for: Owners who want a seasonal photograph without putting their dog or cat through a full costume, and anyone whose animal objects to anything going over the head.