Large Dog Costume: Little Red Riding Hood
and the Big Bad Wolf

Here's our first large dog costume idea!
Who doesn't know about Red Riding Hood and the Wolf? This costume works great if your dog resembles a wolf (or at least has pointy ears).

Hooded Cape for Little Red Riding Hood

Materials needed:

• A piece of red rectangular fabric* about 30 x 60 inches
  [760mm x 1520mm]
• Red cord or ribbon, about 18 inches [460mm] long
• A basket you can carry on your arm

1. Drape the fabric over your head, with the longer ends falling over your shoulders to your elbows
2. Pull the two sides together under your chin, and mark each of the points where they meet with a safety pin
3. Attach one end of the ribbon or cord to each point by sewing or using a safety pin, then cut the cord in the middle. You should now have two ties

• An opaque shower cap or a piece of white stuffing material or other material that looks like a granny cap when you put it on your dog's head, behind the ears
• Elastic, enough to go from behind one of your dog's ears, under the chin and back up to the other ear
  Or light colored ribbon to make ties under the dog's chin
• An old light-colored cotton nightie that fits your dog

1. Sew the elastic to the cap on one end
2. Put the cap on your dog's head, behind the ears if possible
3. Stretch the elastic lightly so that it will hold the cap on and mark it and the cap
4. Sew the other end of the elastic to the other side of the cap at the points marked
5. Check it on your dog to make sure it is not too tight or too loose
   If you use ribbon for ties, sew one tie on each side of the cap and test it out on your dog
6. Put the nightie on your dog and tuck in and sew or cut away any areas that are so slack the dog will trip over them
7. Add ribbons for fasteners if necessary