Dog Groomer Turns His Poodle into a Skeleton for Halloween–Using a Nontoxic Dye for Pets (Video)

A California dog groomer gave his dog a spooky makeover for Halloween and turned her into a skeleton.

Known for his extreme dog grooming designs, Gabriel Feitosa has previously transformed dogs into foxes, cheetahs, and even giraffes.

But this year, Gabriel Feitosa went all out for Halloween by giving his standard poodle a makeover—spending hours carving and dying the 3-year-old’s coat.

“I loved how she turned out – she looked so cool for Halloween,” said the 32-year-old who lives in San Diego.

“It came out better than I expected. When I was carving the bones, I thought this is going to look cool—but after I applied the dye, I was like ‘Whoa’.

The intricate design, which took six hours to complete over three sessions, involved carving the shape of bones into Edea’s coat and then carefully dying it to create the skeleton effect.

“The carving of her coat took me about two hours and then the dying process took two and a half hours. I did some additional trimming later to highlight the bones.

The dyes Gabriel uses are non-toxic and specifically developed for pets.

“The dyes are completely safe. I’ve painted hundreds of dogs and have never had a case of an allergic reaction.

“Dogs don’t understand that they look yellow, red, or pink—but when she walks down the street, everybody’s looking at her, everyone wants to pet her, and she loves the attention.”

Gabriel, originally from São Paulo, Brazil, started his dog grooming career at the age of 12, washing and trimming dogs in his neighborhood.

He moved to the US in 2017 to follow his dream and opened his own store, Gabriel Feitosa Grooming Salon. His creative designs have brought him international fame particularly after appearing on ABC’s “Pooch Perfect” in 2021.

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Gabriel now beautifies around 6,000 dogs a year, and has launched his own line of grooming tools.

WATCH the transformation below… And check out more of his amazing designs on YouTube.

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