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(WestSide Books, Dec 2011; Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Feb 2012)
SkinWalkers: 
Petal in her dragon costume :)
Hallowe’en is a hard time for many ritual abuse survivors–myself included, though it’s getting easier every year.
This year I’m trying to make it even lighter by putting someone I love in a costume. Who is it, you ask? Not me–my little dog Petal! I think she’s so cute in her sparkly dragon costume. (smiling)
October 22nd, 2011 at 11:29 am
Hi Cheryl, I hope you ask Petal’s permission before you dress her up! : )
Did you make the costume? For some reason, I really dislike dressing up – unless it is in the costume of another culture and I can just be myself.
October 22nd, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Eve, Petal doesn’t mind wearing costumes. She wears clothes all the time because she’s a hairless. I didn’t make the costume, I bought it–and I think Petal looks adorable.
October 22nd, 2011 at 1:45 pm
I hear you, though, about not liking dressing up. The good thing is that you have a choice now.
October 22nd, 2011 at 3:18 pm
What a cutie! My old dog would have eaten the costume by now.
October 22nd, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Ha, Lisa! (laughing) I think Petal is just so used to clothes.
I took her to PetSmart today for a pet costume photo and parade, and there were quite a few dogs in costumes. But most of them did seem to be smaller dogs like Petal. 