Okay, so technically Danee isn't a hairless dog. But she may as well be considering how much she loathes the cold weather. As a result, Danee has many winter coats...6 of them. I've a hard time finding coats that actually fit her AND allowed her to move freely while running through the woods. She is deep but narrow chested, with a long back and a wasp waist. Plus she has very thin hair on her chest and belly which makes her cold even when wearing a traditional horse-style coat. The result was that I ended up with several coats of varying styles that kinda fit, but not really, or in one case, it fits but it's simply not warm enough.
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| The coat is too tight in the chest and not warm enough |
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| This one is plenty warm but doesn't cover her belly |
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| This one was too large and she swam in it. |
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| (Pinkie and The Brain) This coat fits well, but the belly band pops open when she runs through the woods. | |
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| This coat is too large on her for hiking in the woods |
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| This one is very warm, but doesn't fit her chest right...it impedes her forward leg movement while running. |
A friend recently mentioned that Hurtta was discontinuing one of the winter coats and there were sales all over the place for them. I was going to forgo buying standard styles and just order her a custom dog coat, but I was curious so I looked up all the measurements and found that their size 12 might actually fit her.
Lo and behold, it FITS! I'm happy to have finally found her a coat that will keep her warm and stay on properly while she runs hell's bells though the woods on our winter hikes.
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