Halloween is just around the corner and even our readers' pets are ready for the occasion.

When we asked for pictures of your beloved furry friends dressed up in their costumes, our pet-loving readers in Newcastle and the North East didn't let us down. And there seem to be even more costumes in the shops now than ever before.

Here's a selection of some of the best Halloween pet pictures we've been sent over the years, including a particularly impressive Star Wars costume and a very cute little pumpkin. Pugs become witches, terriers turn pirate, and a chihuahua dons a skeleton suit, as you can see.

If you'd like to send us your Halloween pet pictures, email them to yourpictures@chroniclelive.co.uk with your name, your pet's name and where you live and we will add them to our gallery.

Obviously, we don't want to distress any unwilling pets with Halloween hijinks - so this one is strictly for the doggy mams and dads out there.

But don't forget that we're always on the look out for dogs, cats and all kinds of other animals to include in our regular pets feature, which tells us about readers' pets and appears in print in the Chronicle most Thursdays.

We hope you have a wonderful Halloween with your pet - errr, and the rest of the family. And our thanks to everyone who has sent in to date.