Halloween is just a week away and for many of us humans it is a fun-filled evening filled with costumes, parties, trick or treaters, candy etc. But for our pets, it can be a terrifying and dangerous evening. In their weekly news brief, Pet Sitters' International reminds  us of the six important things you can do to keep your dogs and cats safe this coming Halloween.

1) Keep shy or timid dogs and cats away from trick or treaters in costume. It can be extremely scary for them to see excited kids all dressed up in weird and frightening attire.