Spook the dog took things to a devilish new level at the first ``Carnival of Costume'' at the weekend.
The inaugural event had dozens of people dress up in their favourite costumes to parade around the Octagon and the library plaza on Saturday.
For Spook the great Dane and his owner, Colleen Symon, it was their 26th time taking part in a charity event together.
Clad in red wings and devil horns, Spook was not a fan of his attire but paraded around happily with the swarm of attendees anyway.
Ms Symon said he did not appear to enjoy the outfit and could ``live without it''.
Spook was there to ``share the love'' by being a target of cuddles and pats.
``He absolutely loves it.''
He helped attract people to the causes she was promoting.
Spook is also an ambassador for the Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust.
Ms Symon asked if the carnival needed Spook's services and he closed the event yesterday.
Dunedin Public Libraries events co-ordinator Kay Mercer said the ``Carnival of Costume'' was all about the outfits.
There was no particular theme people had to dress to, as long as they were in a costume.
``It doesn't matter what you look like. Hopefully, we put some smiles on people's faces,'' she said.
Among the dozens of characters who turned up to parade around the Octagon were Star Wars characters Princess Leia and Yoda, Where's Wally, an incarnation of Dr Who, Game of Thrones' Brienne of Tarth, a pirate and several steampunk-inspired outfits.
