Too doggone cute: 15 photos from the Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade

There's a ton of fun events lined up each year for October and the new Sunfest weekend, but one parade down the boardwalk is an especially howlin' good time for humans and pets alike: Ocean City's annual Howl-O-Ween pet parade. These pictures are from the parade in 2017 and were, unsurprisingly, almost completely made up of dogs. Some showed their Ocean City spirit by dressing up as boxes of Thrasher's fries or Dolle's saltwater taffy while others opted for simple tutus or lions manes. The dogs and their owners first convened at North Division Street, where donations were collected for the Worcester County Humane Society, before parading down the boardwalk past the Halloween beach maze and back. Some pups were carried by their owners, others rode down the boards in floats and a few even stopped en route to relieve themselves on the beach--but still, a good time was had by those of every species.

A tutu'd pup parades down the boardwalk with the new Thrasher's mascot behind her.

Harper, dressed up as a bug.

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Two out of three very ferocious (fur-ocious?) lions.

The parade isn't just for pets, of course--many of the humans dress up, too.

Popeye the sailor dog.

This is one leaf pile you don't want to jump into! Somehow, there's a dog under there.

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