Halloween costumes for dogs mostly fail on the same point: the dog cannot move properly and spends the whole evening frozen in the hallway looking betrayed. A printed hood-and-body piece like this is about as wearable as costumes get, because the skeleton is printed on rather than built out of foam and wire, so there is nothing rigid catching on doorframes and nothing hanging down to be trodden on.

The hood is the part that decides whether your pet tolerates it. Some dogs ignore a hood entirely, others will not have anything over their ears, and you generally find out within about ten seconds of putting it on. Pushed back off the head, the rest of it still reads clearly as a skeleton. It comes in small, medium and large, and the print sits differently depending on which base colour you choose.

• Hooded costume with a printed dinosaur skeleton
• Sizes S, M and L
• Grey, white and pink colourways
• Printed design rather than rigid foam or wire
• Sized on chest measurement, not weight
• Shipped tracked to the UK, typically 7 to 12 days

Costumes are for short, supervised periods. Never leave one on an unattended pet, overnight, or during rough play, and take it off the moment your dog goes stiff, tucks its tail or tries to back out of it. Check the size guide first, because the chest measurement decides the fit and anything tight across the chest will be refused outright.

What the options mean. Sizes run from S to L — £18.99 for the smallest, £21.99 for the largest.

Who it's for: Owners who want a Halloween photograph and a walk round the block from a pet who genuinely does not mind wearing things for a little while.