10/28/2026
🎃🏆 THE VOTES ARE IN! OUR GROWL-O-WEEN WINNERS HAVE BEEN CROWNED! 🏆🎃
After 70 amazing costume entries, hundreds of votes, and some VERY enthusiastic campaigning (you know who you are! 😂), we’re thrilled to announce the winners of our 2026 Growl-o-Ween Costume Contest!
🥇 BEST FAMILY COSTUME
No. 30 Lady Helena as Las Catrinas 💀🌹
Matching costumes, spectacular details, and a picture-perfect moment. This duo absolutely stole the show!
🥇 BEST TEAM COSTUME
No. 7 Spyro & Luke as the Super Hero Duo 🦸🐾
Two superheroes, one mission: spreading smiles! These crime fighters had everyone cheering.
🥇 SCARIEST COSTUME
No. 28 Coco as Freddy Krueger 🔪😱
Proof that terrifying things really do come in tiny packages. Although we’re not sure anyone this adorable could haunt our dreams!
🥇 BEST LARGE DOG COSTUME
No. 65 Avalanche as the Target Shopping Cart 🛒🎯
Who knew a Labrador could become everyone’s favorite shopping destination? We’re giving this costume five stars AND a spot in our cart!
🥇 BEST MEDIUM DOG COSTUME
No. 68 Clementine as the Minion 💛💙
BELLO! Between those goggles and that enormous smile, Clementine had us saying BANANA! 🍌
🥇 BEST SMALL DOG COSTUME
No. 3 Diva as the Beauty Shop Diva 💅💕
The curlers. The slippers. The attitude. Diva looks like she’s been waiting under the dryer for 45 minutes and would like to speak to the manager! 😂
🥇 MOST CREATIVE COSTUME
No. 45 Cielo as the Tourist 🌺🧳
The Hawaiian shirt! The tiny tote! A hilarious nod to the shopping-bag phenomenon that had everyone talking. This tourist is ready for pup-cation!
❤️ TO ALL 70 OF OUR CONTESTANTS: THANK YOU!
You brought the creativity, the laughter, the adorable faces, and some truly unforgettable costumes.
And to everyone who voted, shared, cheered, and rallied friends and family to support their favorites, THANK YOU for making this year’s contest such a wonderful celebration of our community!
🏆 WINNERS: Please contact the bakery to claim your prizes!
We can’t wait to see what you come up with next year!
🐾🧡 Happy Growl-o-Ween from all of us at Three Dog Bakery Riverside!
