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

Gabriel Feitosa, 32, is known for his extreme dog grooming designs.

He has previously transformed dogs into foxes, giraffes and cheetahs.

But this year, he went all out for Halloween by giving his standard poodle Edea, three, a makeover – carving and dyeing her coat to look like a skeleton.

Gabriel, who lives in San Diego, California, USA, said: "I loved how she turned out – she looked so cool for Halloween."

"It actually turned 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'. "

"I was really happy with it."

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 dyeing it to create a realistic skeleton effect.

He said: "The carving of her coat took me about two hours and then the dyeing process took two and a half hours. "

"I did some additional trimming later to highlight the bones."

"All in all, it was a six-hour process but it was spread over three sessions to make it easier for her."

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

He said : "I've painted hundreds of dogs and have never had a case of an allergic reaction. "

"The dyes are completely safe."

"Dogs are completely unfazed by these transformations – they don't understand that they look yellow, red, or pink."

"But what she does understand is that 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."

Gabriel now transforms around 6,000 dogs a year, charging up to $1,200 per dog, and has launched his own line of grooming tools.