Dog Costumes

Dog Man — Dav Pilkey Book Series (Our Book Week Star)

The Dog Man character — from Dav Pilkey's bestselling graphic-novel book series — is our DOMINANT Dog cat SKU, pulling ~40 monthly visits across 16 keywords. The character is a perfect Book Week pick (we rank position 1 nationally for dog man book week costume) and a top-3 children's-book-character costume in Australia:

• Kids Unisex Dog Man Costume + Hat (pp1028) — the main Dog Man SKU. Includes the full body costume plus the iconic Dog Man hat (police-cop hat). Wins position 4 nationally for both dogman costume (vol 1,600 head term) and dog man costume (vol 1,300), and position 1 for dog man book week costume and dog man costumes.
• Kids Dog Man Costume with Hat – Cartoon Book Week Outfit (pp1028-1) — alternate Dog Man variant SKU.
• Kids Unisex Dog Man Hat ONLY (pp1028hat) — standalone Dog Man cop-hat accessory ($20-ish range). Wins position 1 for dog man hat and dogman hat — perfect for kids who already have a dog onesie / body costume and just need the hat to complete the look.

Pro tip for Book Week / school events: the Dog Man costume's distinctive police-cop hat is the single most-recognised character marker. Pairing the pp1028hat hat with a plain blue shirt is a budget-friendly Dog Man build.

Dalmatian Dog — 101 Dalmatians & Paw Patrol Marshall

• Kids Dalmatians Dog Jumpsuit (tt3284) — generic Dalmatian black-spotted-on-white kids onesie jumpsuit. Perfect for 101 Dalmatians-themed Halloween or Book Week.
• Kids Paw Patrol Dog Dalmatian Marshall Carry-Me Inflatable (tt2096) — Marshall (the Dalmatian fire-pup from Paw Patrol) carry-me-style inflatable kids costume.
• Animal Dalmatians Dog Mask (th019-21) — Dalmatian face mask only, for combining with your own black/white outfit.

Inflatable Dog & Dog Accessories

• Kids Inflatable Dog Rider on Costume (tt2069kids) — kids inflatable ride-on-a-dog illusion costume.
• Kids Dog Headband Nose Bow Tail Set (tt1205) — combined Dog headband + dog nose + bow + tail kit. Perfect quick-grab Book Week look — pair with a plain brown / black school uniform.
• Animal Dog Mask Masquerade (lm143) — generic dog face masquerade mask.

Dog Costumes FAQ — what we stock, what we don't

What's the most popular dog costume?

By traffic — the Kids Unisex Dog Man Costume + Hat (pp1028), from Dav Pilkey's Dog Man book series. It's our single top-traffic SKU in this category and ranks position 1 for dog man book week costume nationally. For Halloween / generic dog dress-up the Kids Dalmatians Dog Jumpsuit (tt3284) and Paw Patrol Marshall Carry-Me Inflatable (tt2096) are the kids-favourite picks.

Is this category for costumes for my actual pet dog?

No — cat 205 is for HUMANS (kids) dressed as dogs. All SKUs in this category are human-kids sized. Pet-sized costumes for your actual dog (with neck-circumference sizing S / M / L / XL) are not currently stocked anywhere on our site. If you need a Santa / reindeer / pumpkin pet costume for an actual dog, we'd recommend a specialty pet-costume retailer.

Do you have the Bluey costume?

Bluey (the Australian kids cartoon Blue Heeler) is one of Australia's most-requested kids costumes. Currently we do NOT stock Bluey in cat 205 — this is a major range gap. Bluey is the single most-requested Aussie kids dog-character costume; if you need one, check our Movie & TV Costumes category which may have Bluey cross-listed there, or email us and we'll flag if a vendor unit becomes available.

Do you have Snoopy, Hairy Maclary, Spot the Dog, Clifford the Big Red Dog or other Book Week dog characters?

Honest answer — currently no. We have Dog Man (Dav Pilkey) covered very strongly, but other classic Book Week dog characters are gaps in our range:

• Snoopy (Peanuts beagle) — not stocked
• Hairy Maclary (Lynley Dodd's NZ kids book) — not stocked (major Aussie school demand gap)
• Spot the Dog (Eric Hill yellow puppy book) — not stocked
• Clifford the Big Red Dog (Norman Bridwell + 2021 movie) — not stocked
• Pluto (Disney) — not stocked

These are on our 2026 buy list given the strong Book Week demand for character-dog costumes.

Where is the Hot Dog costume?

The hot-dog-the-food-novelty costume is in our Funny Food Costumes (§87 Banana / Food) category — it's a frankfurter-in-a-bun food costume, not a dog costume. It ranks well for hot dog costume queries (because of the word "dog") but isn't actually a dog character.

Do you have an adult Dalmatian or Dog Man costume?

Currently no — all Dog cat 205 SKUs are kids-sized. Adult Dog Man (for parent-and-child matching at Book Week events) and adult Dalmatian (for 101 Dalmatians couples Halloween) are known gaps and on the 2026 buy list.

What about Wags from The Wiggles?

Wags the Dog (from The Wiggles) is stocked but lives in our Wiggles category (§67), not in cat 205. We're considering cross-listing into Dog Costumes to consolidate.

How fast can I get a dog costume?

Same-day Melbourne dispatch on weekday orders placed before 2pm AEDT. From there it's Australia Post Standard ($9.80 flat) 3-7 business days metro / 5-10 regional, or Express ($14.80) 1-3 business days. Australia Post handles delivery so the day-count is indicative not guaranteed.

Related Categories

All Animal Costumes · Cat & Cheshire · Animal Onesies · Wiggles (incl Wags) · Movie & TV (Bluey if available) · Book Week Costumes