[nagdu] winter coats

[Julie J.]

Right now I'm using an american style harness.I'm going to experiment a bit 
with some old fabric I have here to see if I can come up with a pattern

I'm sure I can come up with something.  I'll let you know how it turns out.

Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenine Stanley" <jeninems at wowway.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] winter coats


> Julie,
>
> Does the harness you're using have the handle attached to the back strap 
> or
> at the sides near the shoulders? The back strap attachment would be much
> easier to work with because you could almost create a flap in the coat 
> with
> maybe Velcro closure and small openings for the handle attachments to 
> allow
> movement. The American style handle fit is harder to figure out. I wish I
> had any skill at all in sewing. I think there are ways to do this but 
> email
> explanation isn't going to really work well and I'd have to play with it a
> lot to figure out what I wanted.
>
> Is the goal of the coat warmth or dryness?
>
> I got this wonderful snow suit for my dogs, have had two of them made, 
> that
> keep most of the dog dry and are thin enough to offer warmth yet not 
> distort
> the harness fit. The place I got them though I think is no longer in
> business as I can't find current info for them. The company was called
> Cachet Creations and was located in western Canada. The woman who made the
> coats was named Elaine, can't recall her last name. The coats fastened 
> with
> Velcro along the dog's spine, had legs that came down as far as you wanted
> and could have detachable hoods. I never went that far with them. They 
> were
> made of a vortex material and my one dog wore his as a protective garment
> after surgery to remove lumps from some sensitive areas. I still have the
> suit in fact and have used it for two other dogs. The second suit was
> smaller for my little male Golden.
>
> Jenine Stanley
> jeninems at wowway.com
>
>
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