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"New York City's cutest costumed pets gathered at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village last weekend to kick off the countdown to Halloween. A golden retriever decked out in Big Bird feathers mingled with bulldogs in wigs and cocktail attire at the premiere event for four-legged revelers.\nOne getup in particular had humans \u2014 and probably a few pooches \u2014 doing a double take, or sniff. Let's just say it was a costume you could really get behind. Watch the video above for a look at the cheeky get-up. \n\nSEE ALSO: 25 Crazy Pet Costumes That Put Yours to Shame\nScoot your butt through the gallery below for a few of the most clever costumes spotted at the pet parade.\n\n\nTompkins Square Park Pet Costumes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Fifty Shades of Grey\nImage courtesy of Flickr, bettyx1138\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Mutt Romney\nImage courtesy of YouTube,  jay r Mojica\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Pac-Man\nImage courtesy of Flickr, bettyx1138\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Miss Bulldog -- err, Piggy\nImage courtesy of Flickr, bettyx1138\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Taxi Poodle\nImage courtesy of Flickr, bettyx1138\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Medusa\nImage courtesy of Flickr, bettyx1138\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Tourist Bus\nImage courtesy of Flickr, bettyx1138\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Phone Home, Puppy\nImage courtesy of YouTube, Kevin Krise\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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