<p class="Picture">Dottie, the 4-year-old pit bull mix is adoptable from the Westchester Humane Society. All dolled up in a pink dress, all Dottie wanted was hugs and kisses from Jennifer Fenty, who works with the humane society.</p>
<p class="Picture">Heelers, a sponsor of Howl-o-ween, donated two pounds of organic dog food to the runner-up costume contest winners. Rosie, Alexa, Sabrina and Alex Amoriello created the company and were proud to be able to bring their Katonah-based operation to Rye Brook.</p>
<p class="Picture">Uncle Sam was turned into a dog named Shane! Shane’s owner, Brigid McCarney of North Ridge Street, checks on his costume before letting him play with another pup. </p>
<p class="Picture">The Force howled in the park as Oren, Caleb, Mochie and Paige Fery of Prospect Street dressed up as Luke and Leia Skywalker and Yoda. </p>
<p class="Picture">Port Chester Girl Scout Madeline Saunders of Troop 1982 gets a rainbow design painted on her face by Creative Face Painting’s Claudi Benitez of White Plains. </p>
<p class="Picture">Dogs weren’t the only ones who dressed up for Howl-o-ween. Princess Nicole Estrada of Maywood Avenue pranced around with her friend Zorro the hotdog. </p>
<p class="Picture">Costume contest winner Sam was not too pleased about being a noble steed for a plush cowboy. He let anyone who was listening, including his owner, Brian Goldberg of Pine Ridge Road, know how much he disliked his antlers. </p>
<p class="Picture">Siblings Coco and Apollo won over a lot of hearts with their old woman and strong man costumes. Coco had trouble keeping her wig on her head, something her owner, Andrea Cavallo of Rye Brook, had to constantly fix at the Village of Rye Brook’s Howl-o-ween event on Saturday morning, Oct. 29. Photo story by Casey Watts</p>
