[nagdu] Bandanas and winter coats

[Nicole Torcolini]

Lexia has a bunch of bandanas, but most of them are from her groomer or from
the groomer that did the family pet dog back in the day. My mother did buy a
few of the bandanas, but I don't know where she got them. In any case, Lexia
does not mind them; I think that she actually likes them.
Now that I live in California, Lexia does not need a Winter coat. When I
lived in Washington State, I had one for her that I occasionally used when
she came in and was damp or wet and cold. It looked a lot like a horse
blanket, but it was not something that a dog would wear outside. Someone
also made Lexia a sweater. If I remember correctly, it was made to go over
the harness handle.

Nicole and Lexia

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sherry Gomes
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 6:38 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bandanas and winter coats

I just bought some bandanas from amazon. You can find almost anything there.
My retired dog never liked any sort of clothing thing on her, but I think
Olga will actually like it. We'll see. they weren't expensive so if neither
likes them it will be ok.

Sherry



-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of minh ha
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 5:42 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bandanas and winter coats

Alyssa,
I'm glad you found cute bandanas for Sophie--our dogs need to be in style
too. :D

As for the winter coat, I definitely think you should get her one if she was
shivering. What kind of dog is she? Viva is a yellow lab but her fur is
super short so she was shivering too when the temperatures got down to about
10 degrees here. I know some dogs don't need a coat because their fur is
nice and thick and that gives them enough protection from the cold. I bought
Viva a simple fleece-lined coat from Petco to give her a little bit more
warmth. Most coats that are sold commercially go underneath the harness so
you would have to loosen the harness strap to fit it over the coat. My mom
knows how to sew and she's actually going to make Viva a custom fleece coat
over break that can go over the harness. I'm really excited about this
because it's a pain to have readjusting the harness strap back and forth
depending on whether or not the temperature outside is cold enough to
warrant the coat.

Hope this helps,
Minh

On 12/7/13, Alyssa <alyssahenson95 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all. I'm sorry for posting so many questions lately, but this is 
> my first dog and I want to make sure all is right. I'd first like to 
> say
thanks
> for the bandana suggestions. Sophie has an NIU bandana from our 
> bookstore too. I found a couple cute Christmas ones at Walmart for a 
> dollar a piece for anyone else who is looking. And now, the question. 
> Here in Illinois,
it
> got down to 14 degrees last night. I had to take a short walk from a 
> building to my friend's car. During this 2 minute walk, Sophie began 
> shivering and continued to do so during the 10 minute car ride we 
> took. Is this normal? Should I purchase Sophie a winter coat? Is there 
> a certain
one
> that won't interfere with her harness? All help is appreciated. Thanks 
> everyone!
> Alyssa and Sophie
>
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