[nagdu] Rain Coats

[Lyn Gwizdak]

I got a raincoat for Landon at Dr. Smith - a pet supply wholesaler.  It is 
called a rain slicker and is waterproof like a raincoat for people and it 
comes in yellow only.  It has a hood but I don't use that because I worry 
about it falling over his eyes and well, can't have the blind leading the 
blind! LOL!

I find that the big pet places like PetCo or PetSmart only sell little dog 
sized raincoats and none for our dogs' size.  GDB has nice raincoats but I 
think they only sell those to their graduates.

We don't really use this coat unless it is absolutely pouring out.  Landon 
doesn't like it and he will constantly shake like he wants to shake it off. 
He prefers to be wet!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Abigail Lanier" <lanier.abigail at gmail.com>
To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List" 
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Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 7:35 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Rain Coats


> Hello all,
>
> While we're still in the midst of discussing grooming and all that jazz I 
> thought I'd bring up the topic of rain gear. Not that our dogs don't 
> already have naturally water resistant fur (labs and poodles for example), 
> but it's not always ideal to have a sopping wet dog accompany you into a 
> meeting or class after walking out in the rain for 10-15 minutes.
>
> I've searched a little bit on PetCo for rain coats, but I haven't been 
> blown away with their selection. I really like the brand Ruff Wear, but 
> their prices are pretty high.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations?
>
> Abigail
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