White Wolf Pup (or Ghost the Direwolf) Costume

I'd been thinking about what to dress Abe as for Halloween this year and had sort of settled on a dog (he loves dogs and knows how to bark and howl). Then one day while on Pinterest I came across this. I recognized the "Ours is the Fury" saying from Game of Thrones (I was three books in at the time), so I clicked on the link. I found a number of normal kids costumes (wolf, octopus, dragon) paired with the mottoes of the various houses in Game of Thrones. The wolf did it for me though. Since the show ended I've been telling my husband "Winter is coming."
My son is too young to know the difference between a dog and a wolf, much less a wolf and a direwolf, so I knew he'd be thrilled with the costume no matter what. Although I didn't realize just how excited he'd get.
I threw the pants together really quick with some furry white material I bought years ago but never really found a use for (I'm not even sure if it's washable). I pulled them on him to see how they fit and he started giggling as he petted his legs. It didn't even occur to me until later that a wolf needs a tail, so that got added later when I made the hoodie. (Yes, it's a two piece costume.) When it was all done, we tried it on with a little black eyeliner on his nose.

I'm pretty sure he thought he was the cutest white wolf pup that ever there was...

Of course, I'd have to agree!

Here's a view from the side. He even chases his tail. It's too funny!

I know it's a little late for making costumes this year, but if anyone's interested, I can put together a sewing tutorial. (Update: Tutorial is done! Find it here.)

My husband ran in the Monster Dash Half Marathon on Saturday, and I put Abe in his costume when we went to the race. After hearing a number of girls cooing over Abe in his costume, one guy commented "That's the costume I want for Halloween, because all the girls love it!" It is hard to resist the little black puppy nose...