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Winter Sweater/Coats for Short Hair Dog
Hello there,
New to this website... Looking for suggestions or recomendations for a functional winter jacket/sweater type garmet for my 20 lbs short hair dog (mixed breed). I live in Alberta and our winters can definitely get very chilly! I would like to find a garmet for our dog that will be good to minus 40 ... just in case! I don't at all care about "fashion" just functionality. Anyone have any suggestions of a good place to start looking? I don't think that any of the petstores that I have been to have winter garmets right now... seeing as how its only August but knowing our Canadian weather (and I am not sure that the average pet store would sell what I am looking for..)... I want to be prepared when it gets cold! Thanks in advance for any suggestions! Danielle |
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I like the on-line store "Gear 4 Dogs" based in BC, they sell good coats. You may want to consider booties too. I lived in Alberta..........it's soooooo cold. I too never found good stuff in pet stores.
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Loki has a great coat from Chilly Dogs! www.chillydogs.ca
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Both sites look great, thanks for the suggestions! Any ideas of how to "introduce" a jacket or booties to a dog so that they are tolerated? I have a feeling that my dog, Kinga, would try to find anyway out of wearing a jacket but her hair is so short I think she would freeze otherwise!
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I would put them on in the house for a few min each day, when she does well praise praise or treat which ever you prefer
then a little longer as the days goes on.. then go outside for a bit and don't forget to praise
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Our springer wanted nothing to do with her coat until the first -20° day...and then she suddenly developed a new-found appreciation for coats!
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