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Partners for Pets’ 10th annual Howl-O-Ween Open House is scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2026, from noon to 3 p.m. at 9136 Lower Marine Road in St. Jacob, Illinois. Visitors can tour the shelter, meet adoptable pets, enjoy family activities and live music, and visit clinics. The event listing gives a $25 adoption fee and $20 microchipping; vaccine-clinic pricing and full clinic requirements have not been published in the sources cited here.
When and where is the Howl-O-Ween Open House?
The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2026, noon–3 p.m. at Partners for Pets, 9136 Lower Marine Road, St. Jacob, IL 62281. The local chamber listing corroborates the time and address. RiverBender’s event announcement and the St. Jacob Chamber calendar list the event details.
What can visitors do?
Guests can tour the shelter and meet adoptable animals. Published activities include games, crafts, balloon art, face painting, pumpkin painting, and live music from Brasswell-Thompson & Friends. Food will be available for purchase, including hot dogs and chips, popcorn, and cotton candy.
Listings also mention animals from Tree House Wildlife Center and a Troy Fire Protection District vehicle. RiverBender reports that the Troy Police Department plans to bring emotional-support K9 Salina. Because the listings vary in their activity details, check with the organizers if you are planning around a particular appearance or timing.
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- 【Funny Design】The funny dog costume is a padded body with additional padding arms and trousers sleeves. The clothes has a knife-shaped attachment that enhances fear and tension but is also very cute, sticks firmly to the costume but is adjustable or removable. With a funny look, this dog costume is a good choice for your pets!
- 【SUPERIOR MATERIAL】Made of breathable,soft and skin-friendly cotton and polyester fiber, they make the dog feel comfortable all the day.
- 【Easy to Wear】Two slings are designed on the clothes, the neck and chest of costume is designed with user-friendly to make it convenient to adjust suitable size for cats or puppy, easy to wear and take off, ensure your pet is more comfortable to wear.
- 【Used Widely】A good choice, whether for holiday or daily wear. Especially suitable for Halloween birthday parties, masquerade parties and any other parties, your dog will be the focus of the party.
- 【SIZE】Size S : Chest girth: 16"-20'', Neck girth: 12"-14'', Back Length:10", Suggest weight: 10-22 lb; Size M : Chest girth: 20"-24'', Neck girth: 14''-16", Back Length:11", Suggest weight: 22-44 lb; Size L : Chest girth: 24"-28'', Neck girth: 16''-20", Back Length:12", Suggest weight: 44-66 lb; Size XL : Chest girth: 28"-32'', Neck girth: 20''-24", Back Length:14", Suggest weight: 66-80 lb. Please measure the measurements carefully and choose the most suitable product for your pet.
Halloween costumes are encouraged, but the event announcement does not say they are required. Read the event announcement for the published activities.
What do adoption and clinic services cost?
| Service | Published event information |
|---|---|
| Adoption | $25 adoption fees, as reported for the event by RiverBender and listed on the event calendar. |
| Microchipping | $20, according to the event calendar. |
| Vaccines | Clinic availability is mentioned, but a price is not stated in the cited sources. |
The video page describes vaccine and microchip clinics as first-come, first-served. The cited event sources do not provide complete eligibility rules, required records, or capacity information. Contact Partners for Pets before attending if you need to confirm a pet qualifies or learn what to bring. The event video page describes the clinics, while the chamber calendar lists the microchip fee.
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- 【For Large and Extra-large Breeds】This Golden Retriever Halloween Costume is specifically designed for large and extra-large dog breeds, such as Golden Retrievers, German Shepherd,Great Danes.
- 【Polyester Fabric】Our Large Dog Halloween Costumes are made of polyester, soft and breathable. This ensures that your dog will not feel uncomfortable or overheated while wearing this Dog Vampire Costume.
- 【Red Standing Collar】The Big Dog Halloween Costume XL features a red standing collar. It will not collapse, effectively framing your dog's face and adding a cute and distinctive touch.
- 【Adjustable Cord Design】The Great Dane Halloween Costume comes with a well - designed cord,not only practical for easily fastening the cape around the dog's neck, but also ensuring that the cape stays in place while moving around.
- 【Creates a Halloween Atmosphere】With its vampire style, Our Large dog costumes Halloween is ideal for creating a spooky and fun Halloween atmosphere. It makes your dog look like a part of the Halloween celebration.
Who is organizing the event, and what does it support?
Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors hosts the open house and sponsors animals in Partners for Pets’ care. The sponsorships help cover spay/neuter services, vaccines, and other medical care that prepare pets for adoption.
RiverBender reports that, over the years, the partnership has raised more than $47,000 and helped nearly 300 pets find homes. Those are cumulative figures reported by Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors through RiverBender, not totals for the 2026 event alone.
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- Funny Dog Cowboy Costume: This cute cowboy dog costume is designed in cowboy rider style. A cowboy doll is sitting in the saddle, holding the REINS, the other hand clutching his hat. When your dog runs, the cowboy doll will shake with it, and it looks like your dog is a running horse. This costume will make some laugh for the family, especially for Halloween, which is a dog costume not to be missed.
- Multiple Sizes: This set of dog halloween costumes is designed in 5 sizes, fit almost breeds size of dogs. Since the size of dogs varies greatly, the weight data is for reference only, please measure the neck and chest circumference for your dog before purchasing.
- Durable & Soft Material: The saddle and the adjustable straps are made of soft cotton and polyester fabric, it is comfortable and breathable to wear. The cowboy is stick on the saddle, which is durable and not easy to fall off.
- Easy to Wear: The halloween dog costumes is designed with adjustable straps, easy to put on and put off in 10 seconds, not annoyed your dogs.
- Wide Application: The cowboy dog costume is ideals for Halloween costumes, Halloween Party, Christmas present, holiday, photo prop, daily wear and so on.
Partners for Pets describes its mission as ending the suffering, abandonment, and euthanasia of companion animals through support for animal-control facilities and community pet owners, education, resources, and transport services. Details about the organization are available at Partners for Pets.
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- ONE SIZE: Chest 36-42cm(14-17in), neck 24-36cm(9-14in), adjustable size fit most cats
- Made of Black felt cloth,complete interpretation of the mysterious and cool bats
- Weight:1.1oz,Lightweight and had no sense of restraint for the cat or puppy
- Great Halloween costume for your cat,Not just yourself, your cat needs Halloween too.
- Funny Bat Wings appearance, very cute and will win a lot of admiration,increasing festive atmosphere
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- Funny Dog Cowboy Costume: This cute cowboy dog costume is designed in cowboy rider style. A cowboy doll is sitting in the saddle, holding the REINS, the other hand clutching his hat. When your dog runs, the cowboy doll will shake with it, and it looks like your dog is a running horse. This costume will make some laugh for the family, especially for Halloween, which is a dog costume not to be missed.
- Multiple Sizes: This set of dog halloween costumes is designed in 5 sizes, fit almost breeds size of dogs. Since the size of dogs varies greatly, the weight data is for reference only, please measure the neck and chest circumference for your dog before purchasing.
- Durable & Soft Material: The saddle and the adjustable straps are made of soft cotton and polyester fabric, it is comfortable and breathable to wear. The cowboy is stick on the saddle, which is durable and not easy to fall off.
- Easy to Wear: The halloween dog costumes is designed with adjustable straps, easy to put on and put off in 10 seconds, not annoyed your dogs.
- Wide Application: The cowboy dog costume is ideals for Halloween costumes, Halloween Party, Christmas present, holiday, photo prop, daily wear and so on.
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