Good place for dog coats?

[GreyhoundGirl]

Hmmmmmm, those are much cheaper.

Which one do you think would be warmer: the quilted or Berber Coat?

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I think the berber would be, but you could always e-mail her and ask. She's very, very helpful. I have the quilted one for Piper and it keeps her pretty warm, but I think the berber would be thicker.

[Giselle]

Andrea (Needle Nose) makes fabulous coats. Her masterpieces are worn by all the most fashionable hounds on GT If you want a high quality, high fashion coat, I'd definitely recommend her. While you're at it, you should also invest in a four-legged jammie. The temps here never drop below 40-45F so I can't indulge in these luxuries.

However, if you're also looking for a flimsy-ish, one-layer fleece coat, you can't go wrong with Carol:
www.greyhoundfleecejackets.com

Here's one of Carol's coats:


Here's a homemade one:

[GreyhoundGirl]

Andrea (Needle Nose) makes fabulous coats. Her masterpieces are worn by all the most fashionable hounds on GT If you want a high quality, high fashion coat, I'd definitely recommend her. While you're at it, you should also invest in a four-legged jammie. The temps here never drop below 40-45F so I can't indulge in these luxuries.

However, if you're also looking for a flimsy-ish, one-layer fleece coat, you can't go wrong with Carol:
www.greyhoundfleecejackets.com

Here's one of Carol's coats:

Aha ! I see Giselle is doing what she does best.


I've never really understood why people got PJs, I mean, really how cold do they keep their house?

I've heard really good things about needlenose (from Project Racing Home, another greyhound forum ) but for the price, I hope they are good, because they are really rather expensive.

Now, for a question: That home-made one, I assume it was made by you or a family member, do you have the "recipie?" (sorry, couldn't think of the word... )

Edit: And I'll definetly look into Carol, her's seem more with in my allowence

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

As far as the PJ comment goes, some dogs just need PJs. No matter how warm or cold your house is. My house is pretty warm, but Winston get's extremely cold during the night so he had to get a pair...lol. He looks rather funny in them, but they serve a purpose. If a dog get's too cold at night, they can develop kidney infections...well, it's common in Dobermans anyway. Not sure about sighthounds.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Ah, I thought it seemed a little odd. But that makes sense .

Also a thought, do you think just a snood would keep her warm enough? She is an indoor dog, after all.

[Giselle]

Greys have unbelievably thin skin and fur. My rule of thumb is - if it's cold enough for me, it's cold enough for the dog. So if I have to pile on an extra blanket at night, Giselle gets an old shirt or coat (hence, the PJs) to sleep in.

Carol's coats are best for dogs in mild temperatures, but most Canadian hounds that I've seen have thicker coats like the ones that Andrea makes. Honestly, I don't think a snood would do much at all because these hounds just have no insulation at all. Sometimes, they really do need a coat! A simple $30 coat can last you many years.

[GreyhoundGirl]

I'm really fond of this one, still, but it would be 50$. (needle nose )



But yea, It might be simplest to just make my own, (and a LOT cheaper )

[Giselle]

Oh, right, you asked for the DIY coat. Actually, we took Giselle's coat from Carol and tweaked it with buttons (word to the wise, don't use buttons!). It was really an experiment and I don't have a pattern for it. I just traced Gissie's old coat

[GreyhoundGirl]

It doesn't look too complicated, I'll just trace the general shape on a piece of thick fabrick, cut it out and put some velcro on it.

Now I'll google search to find a scale life-size shape to trace...