@KhaiPan Pam and I are both stubborn opinionated people and without mutual respect, we'd be in constant battle. Instead, I love her. I watch her utter devotion to the dogs, to doing things right, to helping anyone who needs help. She isn't stuck in any idea... given proof and research, she'll reconsider. She is calming. 🙂 Knowing you have someone personally in your corner navigating this helps a lot. Glad you contacted her.
brrr... coat suggestions?
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Seeing as so many are in cold climates... What is the best/warmest doggy outerwear? I purchased a "down jacket" (literally) for my new dog thinking that, "Oh! This will keep her warm!", but I highly suspect she won't be as warm in it as I think she is. How are you (all) keeping your dogs warm in the North?
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I find boots are more important than coats when it's really cold, but a coat is definitely a good idea. The one I used most had a water resistant outer layer and a fleecy under layer. Went on over his head and with a belt that tied up the bottom snug against his belly. For boots I used Muttluks and found they really helped, as if his feet got cold he lost all interest in walking!
"In order to get along with a Basenji, you have to be at least half as smart as the dog!"
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@eeeefarm Smart dogs, I don't know anyone who really likes (prolonged) cold feet.
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For cold weather I suggest Hurtta coats. Summit parka is great coat for cold active walkies, and extreme warmer for very cold and windy (it has a scarf you can put over dogs ears).
We hike a lot and Fred doesn’t mind to be in a coat, his movement is the same...
He is size 40...and it fits great because it has the adjustable back lenght -
A friend was making a kind of Barbour jacket for her husband. Only difference was she used navy instead of the traditional dark green. With off-cuts she made me two Basenji Barbour Jackets. fleece lined, waterproof and with lovely collars to keep the wind out of their ears. I don't know how many generations of my Bs have worn these - they were made for Donner, circa 1993 ! The oldies loved the ones I used to crochet by the hundred and sell on e-bay. Hmmm. Maybe I should go back to making them.
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The best coat I have found for her so far is one made by Chili Dog called the Great White North. Only when the temp drops down below -20 degrees Celsius do I add a sweater underneath. The coat fits snuggly the full length of her neck and chest all the way down her back so I find she is warmer with it on. The coat and muttluk boots keep her fairly comfortable.
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@zande said in brrr... coat suggestions?:
The oldies loved the ones I used to crochet by the hundred and sell on e-bay. Hmmm. Maybe I should go back to making them.
I should NOT have written that. I got all enthusiastic and finished one I started months ago. Tried it on Hoover who was quite happy with it but then I didn't put it away properly and this morning I found someone had eaten a hole out of the middle of the neck. <sigh> She will have to wear it with a large crochet-ed patch -
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Hurrta! I was able to get a discontinued style pretty cheap on eBay :).
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I have found that the Gooby stretch fleece pull overs on Amazon are the best. Lily has a few of them in different colors. She has ripped at least 4 different wool sweaters that I bought her made by Chilly Dog. I think the wool makes her itchy or she just doesn’t like the bulkiness of them. Anyway, the fleece ones are great. If it is really cold, I put a jacket over the fleece. Also, Lily can get anything off it is too loose or has a zipper so the fleece pull overs I buy are a one piece.
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I made fleece coats for my two - but really they don't go outside except to potty when it gets real cold (this winter we often had days below 0).
They never wear booties - don't stay on long enough - by the time I got the last two on, the first two would be pulled off ! -
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