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Is your pet an Edward Cullen on four paws? The best-looking doggy Dracula outside of Transylvania? Show us what you've got! Halloween is little more than a week away, and we've been seeing lots of pirates, witches and even a Yoda! Now we're looking for vampires. Send us your best photos of your pet — if they sparkle in the sun, even better — and your little garlicphobe could be featured in an upcoming gallery on PEOPLEPets.com.

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Baby, it's cold outside! And people aren't the only ones feeling the chill; dogs are starting to need some extra layers during cold autumn walks, too. For those willing to splurge a little for their pups, you can now wrap them up in cute coats from luxury British line Mulberry.

Known predominantly for its fancy leather handbags, Mulberry is stepping out of the box and into the dog park this season, offering two tailored pup parkas. The warm, snuggly jackets come in a red-and-black lumberjack check, as well as a classic tweed check. Adorned with fun toggles and lined with fur, they'll definitely keep even the tiniest pup warm — and stylish. Though they're not for wallet-conscious shoppers — they retail for $140 — they could make a special early holiday treat for your pet. Check them out online, or in NYC Mulberry stores.

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Buying your cat a Halloween costume? Easy as pumpkin pie. Dressing your cat in that Halloween costume? Not so much.

We consulted pet costume vendor Salina Gannon, who runs SuppliesJust4Pets.com, for her best tips for putting a frock on a feline. Gannon, who has three cats of her own (Baby Patches, above, Locilu and Lucky) and Tweets under the alias @BabyPatches, tells cat lovers what to avoid, how sizing works and when is the best time to play dress-up.

1. Introduce dress-up before Halloween.
Don't just bust out the beaver costume on Halloween eve! Try introducing the costume to your cat long before trick-or-treat. "As you keep dressing them up, they get used to it," says Gannon, who's used her own felines as models on the web. When you photograph a cat in costume, it may be easier to hold them. See more tips for photographing your pet here.

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Inside every dog, there's a rock star just dying to break out. Music industry exec Lori Lambert realized this, and after adopting a Havanese puppy named Louie in 2005, launched her own rockin' pet clothing line, Psychedelic Fur. After growing the label for a few years, she teamed up with Teri Hertz and ever since, the beat has gone on for the duo.

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It's here! Halloween season 2009 - and it's time to stock up on candy corn, choose a pumpkin and pick out the cutest Halloween costume you can find for your furry friend! What fabulous frock is your pet going to wear for trick-or-treat this year? We know you've got something tremendous up your sleeve! So, show us your Twilight inspired vampires, Star Wars pets, super hero animals, cats with wings - whatever! Send us your pets in costume and your pet could be featured in a photo gallery on PEOPLE Pets this month!

CLICK HERE to upload a photo to our contest!

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Parents of rescue pets are — and should be — proud of their status as saviors. With so many needy pets in shelters, it's great to see families taking in these loving, deserving animals. True Blood star Anna Paquin adopted her dog from a shelter, as evidenced by her T-shirt from L.A.'s Good Dog Animal Rescue, which reads "I Rescued My Best Friend." (The shirts are available in pink and blue in a variety of sizes through the shelter's Web site.) The actress and fiancé Stephen Moyer also stepped out to a fund-raiser for Good Dog and L.A. Dogworks Tuesday night, promoting animal adoption in the Hollywood area. Paquin even posed with a needy pup!

So, from volunteering and rescuing to donating and T-shirt wearing, we want to know: How do you show your shelter pride? Tell us in the comments below!

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When it's raining cats and dogs outside, it's hard to dress to kill. But it's easy to look cute in messy weather with Dav's animal patterned rain boots and matching umbrellas -- and these are boots with a bonus: some of the styles help dogs in need!

We're swooning over their newest patterns: an adorable Boston terrier design with paw prints and bones (above) and a friendly heart-shaped Chihuahua pattern with crowns -- both appear on the cowboy style "Flirt" boot ($78) and have matching umbrellas ($32). Proceeds from your purchase of these styles help the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation fund non-profit dog rescue groups, among other things.

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