OMAHA, Neb. - Don’t let the eight legs fool you, the creature scurrying through an animal shelter in Nebraska is not a massive spider. It’s just man’s best friend donning its Halloween costume.

Whether it’s a cool costume or just a fancy, fun sweater, it’s the "purrfect" Friday to deck out your furball. After all, it’s National Dress Up Your Pet Day.

He commissioned a prop and costume-making company called Zeppet for the project and, following 40 days of work and “multiple rounds of revisions,” ended up with a uniquely compelling dog suit.

A sought-after textile artist applies a can-do spirit from her artsy childhood in a Swedish commune to creating animal costume heads for performers. They cost from $2,500 to $3,500.