Here in Houston, Sun and Humidity 9 months out of the year. Basenji heaven…..when it rains and drops below 60 it is cold to my B's. My pack is outside most of the day, when it rains they come in and play and sleep, when it rains for days they have to be walked on a leash more frequently with their raincoats on. After IKE, Belle was out the next morning, sniffing and very excited about all the trees down. I'm pratical too, sweaters and raincoats. Life is good when your Basenji is happy.....
Happy tails;)
My dogs LOVE LOVE LOVE their clothes. They like the attention and their coats keep them warm. 
ComicDom - I don't believe Kananga meant anything offensive at all (his statement didn't read that way to me), in fact I believe he was agreeing with you; he was just making a general observation and cautionary statement.
Unless my dogs indicate they don't want to go outside, unless it approaches 0?F/-18?C we go for walks everyday - but a coat goes on (see: http://www.basenjiforums.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1676/ppuser/790) and so do booties to protect from the salt they spread on our streets.
ComicDom - I don't believe Kananga meant anything offensive at all (his statement didn't read that way to me), in fact I believe he was agreeing with you; he was just making a general observation and cautionary statement.
Unless my dogs indicate they don't want to go outside, unless it approaches 0?F/-18?C we go for walks everyday - but a coat goes on (see: http://www.basenjiforums.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1676/ppuser/790) and so do booties to protect from the salt they spread on our streets.
Precisely. I did not mean to be offensive in any way. I read that they were out in the yard, which usually would imply they are not on a leash, but I was purely stating that since my B is on a leash whenever I am outside, he's with me and I know when his tolerance begins to wear thin. Thus I typically don't worry about him having to wear a coat since I make sure he is only outside so long. I guess I was trying to clear up any confusion that I let my B freeze outside for a long period of time.
But then again, my B is an odd one. Refuses to sleep under a blanket or comforter (when one is provided) and would rather curl up in to a ball on top of the bed. I could never get a coat on him.
on the subject of coats/sweaters my poor zoe is already shivering and last year I bought her some sweaters they had in clearance 3 for $10. But she did not get as big as we expected and they are a little large. Just to get an idea could you tell me what size you get and how much your Bs weigh. Zoey is only 16.5 pounds. I can still put her puppy sweater on her but it is very tight.
I bought a S/M coat from Lands End and it was a little tight on EL D who weighed 25 pounds; it is a little loose on Gossy who weighes 22 (I made the fleece coat in the picture).
Tillo has a coat, but I only put it on him when it's really cold and wet and we go to training or to another place where he has to be outside without being able to move around all the time. Otherwise we just walk to stay warm. And I almost double his amount of food. We do the same with Lycia.
Tillo and Lycia are also cold when they have to sleep without a blanket.. So we always have blankets laying around and we tuck them in at night 
(In their own beds 
:D)
Maybe we can all post a pic of our B(s) in her/his (their) coat(s)?
It's getting rather autumnal here in the UK too. I took the pooches for a breezy run on the beach today and put their fleecy jumpers on them for the first time in ages.
My basenjis hate the cold/wet, but luckily for them we have TWO aga's in the house!! They don't realise how lucky they are!
Ok, so I got to admit, I am jealous you have an AGA, but you actually have two..? Lucky you and your dogs.
Ok, so I got to admit, I am jealous you have an AGA, but you actually have two..? Lucky you and your dogs.
Lol! I know, it sounds very extravagant! :eek: Let me explain. It's is quite a large house (built as a vicarage), and is split into two households. My mum (the 'babysitter' :)) lives upstairs and myself and hubby live downstairs with the dawgs. Yes, lucky everyone! (It's oil fired and quite expensive to run though :()
When I got my boy last November, he came with collars, bowls, and a coat. I gotta tell ya, he could care less about the coat. On or off, if it's cold outside he wants to be inside. I don't worry about boots 'cause they only treat my dead-end street about twice a year and it's usually with sand/crushed rock as opposed to "salt"/chemicals. Heck, I'm lucky if they plow at all, let alone drop anything. I have a kerosene heater that has been fired up for the last couple of days (I refuse to turn on the furnace yet) and my guy has been a puddle in front of it. He moves away occasionally because its just a little too warm. About two minutes later…..
When I got my boy last November, he came with collars, bowls, and a coat. I gotta tell ya, he could care less about the coat. On or off, if it's cold outside he wants to be inside. I don't worry about boots 'cause they only treat my dead-end street about twice a year and it's usually with sand/crushed rock as opposed to "salt"/chemicals. Heck, I'm lucky if they plow at all, let alone drop anything. I have a kerosene heater that has been fired up for the last couple of days (I refuse to turn on the furnace yet) and my guy has been a puddle in front of it. He moves away occasionally because its just a little too warm. About two minutes later…..
LOL… ain't that the truth................ set up heat and Basenjis is there... regardless of the outdoors temp.....
I made all the basenjis coats 2 years ago. They have others, but I had some wind block fleece and I wanted a better fit on the kids. And I've already used them (at least on the older boyz) this year. We had snow on the last day of summer. Yes snow. And a fire in the fire place. But I have to admit, they have great recalls to go inside when it's cold out!
I have to get there coats out, isn't cold enough for them yet. But the nights have gotten a little chilly so we have pulled out one of the electic heater (looks like old fashion one) for them they're in heaven. Eli 10month old not sure what it was until he saw kitkat by it. So now they both love there heat buddy.
None of my 3 wear coats or sweaters - the 2 adults hate them and won't move if you put one on them. I even went so far as to have a custom sweater knit for Ruby (crazy $130 but really cute - lying on the shelf :rolleyes:). Nor do they wear boots - I can't even imagine trying them - but do use Musher's Secret on their paws for snow and ice.
When pup Liyah arrived on the scene last winter, she was outdoors playing in the snow from 11wks of age. She loves it. I've thought of trying Rubys sweater on her, but honestly I've never seen her even shiver in the cold. She is such a busy little bee that I don't think she slows down long enough to be cold.
All 3 don't go out in the winter without me. Ru and Brando both do their business immediately and want back in - to lie in front of the woodstove in one of the 3 beds that we've placed there for their comfort.
We lived in an old house when we got our first basenji, the only heat was the fireplace in the living room. Pete had never been inside when we got him but he became a house dog pretty quickly. When the weather turned cool and I built a fire, he was terrified at first. He crept closer and closer,investigating the flames and crackling. Once he realized it was HOT in front of the fireplace, we could barely move him, I was afraid he would catch himself on fire he slept so close to it. We spent cold nights and days camped in the living room with a toasty dog!
Last year when one of our puppy people came over to visit the pups at my mom's it was cool out so my mom put their little puppy coats on them before putting them out in the yard. The little girl was ecstatic to find that basenjis wear coats. Her mom commented that now that her daughter knew they could wear coats the poor pup would probably end up with a whole wardrobe. Her pup adores his little girl and is a good sport about wearing his clothes.
@Forever:
on the subject of coats/sweaters my poor zoe is already shivering and last year I bought her some sweaters they had in clearance 3 for $10. But she did not get as big as we expected and they are a little large. Just to get an idea could you tell me what size you get and how much your Bs weigh. Zoey is only 16.5 pounds. I can still put her puppy sweater on her but it is very tight.
I get Fido Fleece for my guys, they love them, keeps them nice and toasty, they are cut nicely to avoid "male dog" things they are very hardy. I can be hard to find full fitted coats to fit basenjis, but these fit very nicely. They are a little more expensive that average ones, but I get them from www.sitstay.com and they are a little cheaper than any other place you can buy them.
Here is Tiggy in his, it's a size 16, Teddy (foster) is in a size 14. Tiggy is 2yrs old in pic and Teddy is about 6 months. Teddy is about 10 months now, and he still fits the sz 14 since he is still slow to develop and real lean. (Tiggy was the same way when he was a pup)
Basenji Fan, thanks fro that info..I have been looking at FidoFleece, but didn't know what size to get..
My Otis is 17+ (or so) in his withers, so tall, but really skinny about 23 lbs, so I am having issues finding some coats that fit him…
He is on a diet to fatten up a bit , so hopefully he will get "chunkier" ( in a good way) soon.
Basenji Fan,
That is an AWESOME sun room. We are wanting to put one like that on our house, but they are EXPENSIVE!!
I'm jealous of the neat sunny place for you and your Bs to hang out.
