Tired of decorating your Halloween pumpkins with ghost designs and creepy jack-o'-lantern faces? We've got a solution for that.

Thanks to sites like Better Homes and Gardens and the World Wildlife Fund, now you can carve your favorite animal species (or even dog or cat breed) into your festive pumpkins. So check out these awesome stencils and make your Halloween 2012 pumpkin one to remember!

Bulldog

Bulldog

We absolutely adore this Bulldog stencil from Better Homes and Gardens. And if you don't have one of these wrinkly-faced pups, the magazine's site also features stencils for plenty of other dog breeds.

Owl

Owl

Is there a better holiday than Halloween to celebrate our favorite nocturnal species? You'll have to make a (free) login on the World Wildlife Fund website to print this stencil, but trust us, it's worth it.

Horse

Horse

Looking for a decoration for your stable? Look no further than the Horse Channel's equine-themed stencils.

Ragdoll Cat

Ragdoll Cat

Honor a feline friend by carving a design of her breed into your pumpkin. If the Ragdoll cat isn't your style, Better Homes and Gardens has tons of cat breed stencils.

Sugar Glider

Sugar Glider

OK, now things are just getting crazy. We expect dog and cat stencils, but a sugar glider design? Too cool!

Hedgehog

Hedgehog

Delight your holiday visitors with this cute hedgehog design from the Small Animal Channel.

Pug

Pug

Neighborhood trick-or-treaters are sure to be smitten with your perfect Pug pumpkin.

Lion

Lion

This difficult stencil from the World Wildlife Fund is only for the most ferociously brave pumpkin carvers in the kingdom!