[{“title”:”Caroling for Carrots!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Getting Drunk on Dandelion Wine!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Huddling Under the Christmas Tree!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Watching u201cWatership Downu201d With Friends!”,”points”:”1″},{“title”:”Giving Gifts!”,”points”:”0″}]Acting out “Watership Down” with little homemade paper rabbit-dolls and then eating them. (OK, 2 guilty pleasures.)

[{“title”:”Caroling for Carrots!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Getting Drunk on Dandelion Wine!”,”points”:”1″},{“title”:”Huddling Under the Christmas Tree!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Watching u201cWatership Downu201d With Friends!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Giving Gifts!”,”points”:”0″}]Reading gardening books. (The other rabbits would laugh.)

[{“title”:”Caroling for Carrots!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Getting Drunk on Dandelion Wine!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Huddling Under the Christmas Tree!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Watching u201cWatership Downu201d With Friends!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Giving Gifts!”,”points”:”1″}]Stealing and hoarding wrapping paper. Sometimes a bunny feels like a bedtime snack.

[{“title”:”Caroling for Carrots!”,”points”:”1″},{“title”:”Getting Drunk on Dandelion Wine!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Huddling Under the Christmas Tree!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Watching u201cWatership Downu201d With Friends!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Giving Gifts!”,”points”:”0″}]Singing along to the radio when you’re out of the room.

[{“title”:”Caroling for Carrots!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Getting Drunk on Dandelion Wine!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Huddling Under the Christmas Tree!”,”points”:”1″},{“title”:”Watching u201cWatership Downu201d With Friends!”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Giving Gifts!”,”points”:”0″}]Writing a never-ending novel about life in the open field. (That Updike guy’s Rabbit books were such a disappointment.)

We look forward to our Halloween costume contest all year, and once again we’re excited to announce the winners of this year’s contest.

Without further ado, here’s the winners’ list:

Grand Prize Winner

(Chosen by a Petful judging panel)

Bugg and Louise as Pup-N-Stein and The Bride

Last night, Cinzia told us a little about these pups: “Louise, half chihuahua and half Boston terrier, is from Wright Way Rescue in Morton Grove, Illinois. She just turned 3 in September and weighs in at a whopping 5 pounds. Her favorite activities are sleeping and play wrestling with her sister.”

“Bugg was rescued by a friend who found her in an abandoned apartment in Florida,” Cinzia says. “We think she’s about 3 years old and possibly a chihuahua/pug mix. She’s amazingly sweet, and her favorite activities are escaping her crate, eating and removing squeakers from her toys.”

The Grand Prize includes:

• $1,000 donation to the registered 501(c)3 nonprofit animal rescue or shelter of the winner’s choice (Cinzia has chosen Rancho Relaxo as the winning recipient of the donation.)
• Featured article here on Petful about the nonprofit
• $100 cash award

The Grand Prize winner was chosen by an official 4-member Petful judging panel. “It was incredibly tough to choose just one Grand Prize winner when we had 68 outstanding entries,” says Dave Baker, publisher of Petful.

“We chose ‘Pup-N-Stein and The Bride’ as our Grand Prize winner because everything seemed to come together: a classic Halloween theme, creative costumes, an amazing background with lots of cool things like test tubes and pops of bright green, and the intense look on the dogs’ faces.”

People’s Choice Awards

(Chosen by voting on Facebook)

Dogs Category: Dollie as Minnie Mouse

Cats Category: Pedro as a Pumpkin

Other Pets: Bunn Bunn as a Chicken

All 3 of our People’s Choice Award winners get:

• $275 donation to the registered 501(c)3 nonprofit animal rescue or shelter of each winner’s choice
• Featured articles on Petful about those charities

To view all of our entrant photos, see the app on our Facebook page. Thank you to everyone who participated in and spread the word about our Halloween contest this year!

[{“title”:”Witch”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Ghost”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Clown”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Princess”,”points”:”1″},{“title”:”Pirate”,”points”:”0″}]Show considerable attitude about their food and care.

[{“title”:”Witch”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Ghost”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Clown”,”points”:”1″},{“title”:”Princess”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Pirate”,”points”:”0″}]Do a “binkie” or sideways jump, followed by a midair spin. Rabbit acrobatics at their best.

[{“title”:”Witch”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Ghost”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Clown”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Princess”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Pirate”,”points”:”1″}]Be on the lookout for adventures. Peter Rabbit wasn’t the only one with an eye for a garden ripe for the picking.

[{“title”:”Witch”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Ghost”,”points”:”1″},{“title”:”Clown”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Princess”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Pirate”,”points”:”0″}]Get a little spooky sometimes. You suspect your rabbit does a little dream-walking some nights.

[{“title”:”Witch”,”points”:”1″},{“title”:”Ghost”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Clown”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Princess”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Pirate”,”points”:”0″}]Fix the evil eye on the other bunnies when they aren’t obeying your rabbit.