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Dogs Get Spooked by a Halloween Display, Like Nobody Ever Mentioned This Part of the Walk

By Leo Takahashi·Published Wednesday·Updated Wednesday·0

Dogs Get Spooked by a Halloween Display, Like Nobody Ever Mentioned This Part of the Walk

Nobody warned them the neighborhood lawn would start glowing back.


Stormi and Canelo walked down the sidewalk on their leashes until a decorated front yard appeared. Stormi froze the moment the lawn decorations came into view.

A routine evening stroll took an unexpected detour when the two pups encountered a neighborhood front yard completely transformed for October. Shared on Instagram by @corsoandthehound, the footage shows one-year-old Cane Corso Stormi and eight-month-old Redbone Hound Canelo suddenly questioning everything about their usual route.

The evening walk hits an inflatable roadblock

The lawn featured a towering white ghost clutching an illuminated pumpkin, alongside a bright green dinosaur figure, scattered pumpkins, and a massive spider with glowing eyes looming close to the pavement. As reported by DogTime, the sheer scale of the displays made it impossible for the dogs to breeze past without a full security assessment.

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Stormi and Canelo pause on the sidewalk in front of towering Halloween lawn inflatables (Instagram / @corsoandthehound)
Stormi and Canelo pause on the sidewalk in front of towering Halloween lawn inflatables (Instagram / @corsoandthehound)

Across the screen, the text overlay captured the exact sentiment of dog walkers everywhere: "Spooky season is ruining our dog walks." Their owner couldn't help finding the genuine shock amusing, captioning the post, “I feel bad for laughing. They were genuinely scared.”

Fellow owners recognize the spooky season struggle

The hilarious standoff sparked immediate recognition among other dog parents who deal with similar sidewalk dramatics every autumn:

"Not the guard dog 🤣 I have a Cane Corso too, and it’s hilarious what she gets scared of! 😂"
"my boy was so unsure in home depot last night 🤣"
"My dog doesn’t like Halloween decorations either….funny thing though Christmas decorations don’t bother her 🤷🏻‍♀️"
"Yeah. My dog is not down with this"

Navigating sudden changes in neighborhood scenery is classic dog life humor. Even an imposing guardian breed like a Cane Corso can find six feet of nylon and a fan motor deeply suspicious.

More of Stormi and Canelo

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