Dog coats

[Brontie]

What one mian thing do you like about your dog coat? Am making my dog one, Just to keep him dry and wondered what things to have on it.

 

[Acolyte]

I always have coats for my greyhounds cos they are skinny and short coated - although I have never had one for my lurcher who is fatter and short coated

The greyhound ones I buy are waterproof with a fur lining, they must be long enough and deep enough to cover the dog properly, and they also have a 'high neck' bit.

Just like a horse rug really I suppose

 

[GinaGem]

Fit is the biggest problem i find. We've got two lurchers and one is in-between a greyhound and whippet so getting a coat to fit is difficult.

I also like the high fold back neck and fur lining, plus a nice big strap under the waist.

This is my fav coat so far but Bes has got a bit big for it:

We've also got a wax jacket style one which is very good but we had to modify it to fit!

 

[dun_in]

A good depth for the type of dog concerned. And very very waterproof. Oops, that's two things!

 

[thedunthing]

and make sure the strap is going to be tight enough especially if you have a boy dog had a wax one but it wasnt warm enough and ive got a plain navy waterproof one for my lurcher but i have the problem with the straps not being tight enough around his tummy which means i got sick of taking a smelly dog coat home and he now has to just run around if he gets cold until i get him another oe lol

 

[prose]

It gets very cold over here, so we use a coat that's down-filled. A snug fit is important, as is a nice wide belly covering. The dayglo colour is a groovy bonus