• Knitted coats are ideal for wearing under fleece coats when the weather's really cold.

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    I was actually hoping for a nice forest green to match her collar, which I think suits her nicely. Red is nice as well, just doesn't match the collar very well. Luckily she doesn't know that. 😉

    I'll poke around to see if anyone else carries Equafleece – otherwise, I may just have to bite the bullet and do the online thing. I do like the high collar though, something that not all one-size-fits-all dog coats have. I still feel funny about paying that much for a tiny little dog coat, considering my own winter jacket was $29.99 off the clearance rack at Target. Haha. But then again, I can add extra layers, while Bowpi just shivers.

    Carrie, I'll drop you an e-mail later. Thanks!


  • Here is a link to a really great coat from a company here in the Pacific Northwest. Their coats are very high quality and feature a lycra type lining that actually keeps your dog warm in cool temperatures and cool in warm temperatures. I always see her vendor booth and would love to have one of the coats, they run about $100 though and I personally have not been able to purchase one yet. I know many folks who have and absolutely LOVE them.

    http://www.zentekclothing.com/pages/Testimonials.html


  • See if Montana Dogwear still makes coats..they notch the back edge for the basenji tail!

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    Hey, I see a Basenji named Avanti modeling a small, straight-backed coat from Zentek:
    http://www.zentekclothing.com/products/Straight-Back-Coat-%252d-Small-Dogs.html
    🙂

    I apparently had clicked on the Montana Dogware site at one point, but this must've been before I had tried anything on Bowpi. I didn't realize they do tail notches! That's so perfect, as that was one of the "quirks" in sizing her at some pet boutiques – most generic size charts don't account for a curly tail that loops over the back, heh.

    http://www.montanadogware.com/tailnotch.html

    Hound Togs was another that I had stumbled on earlier, which I thought was neat because they make "Snug Snoods" for dogs that just need a little extra something around their head. Maybe more appropriate for Whippets and Greyhounds, not Basenjis.

    http://www.houndtogs.com/category_s/43.htm

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    One more fun one, from someone who custom makes coats mainly for Whippets but can also make them for other breeds:

    http://www.geocities.com/warmwhippets/
    Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/warmwhippets

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    I decided on an order with Montana Dogware. They got me with the Basenji tail notch, which is not something I had seen anywhere else. I guess I'm easy to please. :rolleyes: But it fits really nicely!

    Yup, things are still pretty green around here, nothing like I imagine snowy Montana to be. But it can get cold, and Bowpi appreciates her coat nonetheless.
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  • @curlytails:

    I decided on an order with Montana Dogware. They got me with the Basenji tail notch, which is not something I had seen anywhere else. I guess I'm easy to please. :rolleyes: But it fits really nicely!

    Yup, things are still pretty green around here, nothing like I imagine snowy Montana to be. But it can get cold, and Bowpi appreciates her coat nonetheless.

    What size did you get?


  • Montana Dogware also makes nice coats for dogs. They have many Basenjis pictured on their site ("Photo Gallery," "Medium Dogs"), including a Basenji who was owned by a friend of ours (and is pictured in Maxx's Memorial Blog)…Chico.


  • Bowpi looks very snug in her new coat

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    @renaultf1:

    What size did you get?

    I got her an XXXS Tail Notch-sized coat. She's about 22 pounds (I don't know where to measure her length/height and all that).

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    Okay, I used to be shocked by dog coat prices, but now I feel like a nice, custom-made coat is worth paying for every now and then. Wow, how having a thin-skinned Basenji changes things!

    I found an old thread on this forum from a couple users recommending Wild Hare Creations, so we ended up ordering a collar as well as a double-layered reversible coat.

    She makes them with a tail notch as well! In the picture below, Bowpi had just finished streaking around the park and so the coat is a little out of place. But it fits very nicely, especially with the wrap-around belt design.

    I think she likes coats with turtlenecks the best. 🙂

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    And yes, she still wears her Montana Dogware jacket. 🙂


  • Very nice coats!

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