Jumpers For Doggies

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LittleMonster

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Right, I want to get R a nice jumper as she gets a bit chilly in the house and i would use it for when we went camping so thought i would invest in one :)
As this one has been chewed and wasn't hers lol! (this was when we first got her :)
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She is a French Mastiff so needs to me quite large!

Can someone please point me in the direction of a nice jumper (NOT Pink!) cheap but nice material?

Thank you :)
(added a Picture as im always posting but no piccys!)
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I have a lovely equafleece one for my large greyhound, fab quality lots of options and colours too and they were very helpful when I bought the wrong size!
 
Equafleece is fantastic and repels water - you can also chuck in wash and don't need to dry just shake it !! May not be the cheapest but well worth the money, they are great if you get the wrong size and need to exchange
 
Because at night we are upstairs and her bed is in the hall and it is on of the coldest spots within the house so i would like a peace of mind (in the winter) and also i would like one that i can take on our camping trip next year :)

And also for walks she has a thick fleece lined coat but that is too much so need something not as thick.
 
If you're any good at knitting you can get patterns for dog jumpers so you could make up in any colour you wanted
 
LittleMonster said:
Because at night we are upstairs and her bed is in the hall and it is on of the coldest spots within the house so i would like a peace of mind (in the winter) and also i would like one that i can take on our camping trip next year :)

And also for walks she has a thick fleece lined coat but that is too much so need something not as thick.
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Use a draft excluder by the door instead. She doesn't need a coat for walks or sleeping in doors.
 
Equafleece jumper brilliant for yard in winter, it got covered in dirt and wet not dog, saved the house and saved the dog having to be totally hosed down, only need to do back legs rather than whole underside!
 
I have to agree with a couple of other posters, Dogues (French Mastiff) are a working dog, they shouldn't really need coats. I know of 2 different people round here who have them as yard dogs, they live outside (with access to kennels obviously) in all weather without coats.
 
Our mastiff cross was very whingy immediately after being spayed and seemed cold and I found that a size twelve Bench hoody with the sleeves rolled up a bit fitted her perfectly (and kept her from getting at her stitches.) I was quite interested that as soon as she had the hoody on she stopped whinging. Not sure whether it was down to feeling warmer ( the outside temperature had dropped dramatically that day) or fear that we'd put more items of clothing on her.
 
One of our labs gets cold at night in winter. He is probably not well bred and he doesn't have the same coat as the other pedigree lab, plus we have a 300 yr old house in the pennines half way through renovations with no heat or doors in half the rooms. We have a equifleece to dry him, but wouldn't leave it on all night. Er find a blanket in his bed for him to snuggle under is better for all night, and to be honest, he only seems to get cold when he is wet from rain on the last walk at night, so a waterproof coat has proved more useful. I do agree that the equifleece is great for drying the dogs when wet, great for camping trips. The only reason we have changed to a waterproof rug for everyday is that if the dog has any signs of displaycia in the shoulder/elbow they can be quite funny about having them put on.
 
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With regards to coats/jumpers it's very much down to an individual dog - my collie, when younger, hated wearing any sort of coat however now she's older (11) and rather arthritic she won't get out the car without her waterproof coat on (I ended up making one as was unable to find one which fitted and actually covered her hips) and is keen on having her jumper on overnight. She insists on sleeping under my bed rather than using hers and she comes out in the morning cold and stiff unless she has her jumper on in the winter. She is a long coated border collie but still needs the protection and warmth
 
Whilst i am all for the Dogs really do not need clothing (with the odd exception) - only the owner knows if this dog feels the cold or not!!!

Would a kids jumper fit her???
 
Moomin1 said:
True but if it does then something isn't right
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how? I dont feel the cold but my mother does........ the guy I work with in the office is always hot (shorts in the snow) Some horses are hot even in freezing temperatures, others require silly amounts of rugging........ just because a breed is bred for something, and "should" be hardy does not mean it will be - they are all individuals - does not make something "not right"
 
Some flocks/herds will do better in the warmth of a barn in winter, some are just fine on a freezing hill...... same thing!!
 
lexiedhb said:
Some flocks/herds will do better in the warmth of a barn in winter, some are just fine on a freezing hill...... same thing!!
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Op says her dog is getting cold inside a house. It is not tethered to a post on the side of Ben Nevis! ;-)
 
Yeah all I'm saying is that they are all different. Might be an exceptionally cold house, or an exceptionally wimpy dog!
 
Dogs do feel the cold. My dog sleeps under the quilt in winter when it is cold. And on her bed in summer when its hot. They're all individuals.
OP - your dog is beautiful.
 
conkers said:
Dogs do feel the cold. My dog sleeps under the quilt in winter when it is cold. And on her bed in summer when its hot. They're all individuals.
OP - your dog is beautiful.
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Of course dogs feel the cold. Like any other animal. That does not mean they need clothes on.
 
Just to clairfy she is recuse so i don't think she is a pure mastiff or she is at least the runt.
And doesn't seem to stay warm very well on chilly days.

She gets cold in the evenings but i wouldn't keep it on at night, she has bedding but i take it away as she chews it unless it's bed time then i will put it down.

Also like in my OP i would like to invest in one so i have one for when she joins us camping (i do worry about her!)

im sorry if some of you think im being OTT but she is like a child to me (like some of yours are) she is not babied to with in an inch of her life but i like to think she is loved.

ETA - And the house is very drafty as it is an old house and the insulation isn't great. (even i'm cold at night!)

Gotta love asking for advice on here sometimes..
 
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I do wonder sometimes to............ who cares if the dog wears a jumper or not?? so long as dog and owner are happy then all good, if the dog is cold stick a jumper on it- jobs a good'un!!

Mine wouldn't even tolerate a coat on in an unheated rescue kennel in the snow (despite him shivering and losing a shed load of weight)....... they are all different!
 
meesha said:
Equafleece jumper brilliant for yard in winter, it got covered in dirt and wet not dog, saved the house and saved the dog having to be totally hosed down, only need to do back legs rather than whole underside!
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Ooh, I might have to invest, this winter when dog got filthy it was easy enough to pop him in the shower and hose him off as our flat has laminate floors and the shower is by the front door. Next winter not only will I have a baby to contend with but we'll be in a new house, with carpets and the bathroom upstairs! At least if most of him is dry I can shut him in the kitchen until sproglet is settled.
 
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