Halloween Countdown, Day 19

[eldritchhobbit]

Every year, my parents send their granddog, the fabulous Virginia, a Halloween costume for her to wear (as well as treats to bribe her to model for pictures).

This year, my brilliant parents outdid themselves, sewing and accessorizing a most remarkable costume. I invite you to behold Virginia as one of our favorite contemporary characters, Sheriff Longmire of the award-winning Walt Longmire book series by Craig Johnson and the television show it inspired.





“I don't trust people who don't like animals. Hell, animals are the finest people I know.”
― The Dark Horse (Walt Longmire #5) by Craig Johnson



Here are some of Virginia's previous costumes from recent Halloweens.
























As always, you can see many more pictures of Virginia here.

Comments

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

That suits her too :-)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! :)

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Awww, she looks gorgeous as always.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you so much! Virginia thanks you, too. :) Lots of love to you and to Lacey!

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Lacey thanks you too.

[greenhoodloxley.livejournal.com]

This is such a great costume!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you! We were thrilled with it. :)

[jan-u-wine.livejournal.com]

I don't know this character, but Virginia lends her tremendous charisma to whatever character she is costumed as. I should say that she exudes considerable gravitas here......

Wonderfully done!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! "Gravitas" was just what we were going for, and Virginia was cooperative as always. I'm tickled that you liked this even without knowing the character. Thanks! :)

[jan-u-wine.livejournal.com]

thank *you*.

And....woof, woooooof, WOO--OOF, Virginia, you gravitas lassie, you!

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

Your parents are very talented and Virginia looks fantastic. ♥

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you on both counts! :D

[cookiefleck.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! Stunning! Virginia outdoes us all each Halloween!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you so much! :D We had a lot of fun setting up her "photo shoot." I'll pass along your praise to Virginia, who will appreciate it. ;)

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful costume! Virginia looks great (as usual.) And I love the trip down memory lane with all the dress-ups from the past.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! Virginia thanks you, too. ;)

OMG So Cute!

[estellye.livejournal.com]

You're right, they did totally outdo themselves this year!

Re: OMG So Cute!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! I'm so tickled you think so, too!

[ankh-hpl.livejournal.com]

What did I help get poor Virginia into????? Great costume, of course. Kudos to your mom!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

LOL! I'm glad you know you shoulder some of the responsibility here. ;P Not to worry: Virginia was well compensated with treats, so she didn't really mind. As long as we called her Virginia instead of Dog, of course. *wink*

Thanks so much - for everything!!!

[llembas.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh! This is the best costume yet. It made me burst out laughing. Love it! Virginia looks amazing.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Ha! I'm so happy to hear it. Thank you!!! We had great fun with this.

[primsong.livejournal.com]

Seriously, Virginia is one of my favorite "online dogs" ever - I always enjoy seeing pictures of her, and here she's just darn adorable once again. Kudos to your folks for making their granddog such a hit.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Aw, this puts a big grin on my face. Thank you! She's so patient with us, it's incredible. I'll pass along your kind words to my folks - and to Virginia, of course! ;)

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Virginia looks amazing! What a good little model she is!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! She's so patient with her silly humans - especially when she knows she'll be compensated with treats when all's said and done. ;)

Longmire

[(Anonymous)]

Awww. She is so patient! She knows how to model, too. Our dogs just try to eat the "toy" we're all playing with, though Succotash does love his winter sweaters. (Ninety pound dog in a sweater... very silly.)

THANK you so much for the recommendation to read the Longmire series. I read almost all of them in rapid succession last January and February during that bizzare cold winter. Now, on to two or three more this winter, plus some short stories. ;)
-Elizabeth

Re: Longmire

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :) She really is amazingly patient with her silly humans.

I'm delighted to hear that you read and enjoyed the Longmire books, too! That makes my day. I just finished the new collection of short stories (Watch for Signs) and loved it. All credit goes to ankh_hpl, who convinced me that reading the books wouldn't diminish my enjoyment of the TV series inspired by it. I never go show-to-books; I always read the books first, and then sometimes, maybe, I'll check out the show. But I fell in love with the TV series within minutes of the first episode (without realizing it was based on novels), and I only made it to the books with ankh_hpl's kind reassurances. I'm so glad I did! I'm ready for the next book now. :D