[NAGDU] raincoats for our dogs

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Sun Jun 24 13:57:12 UTC 2018


This is an interesting list of dog raincoats.  Do the ones that cover the
legs still allow free movement?  I have noticed that, when my dog is wearing
a coat, he seems less comfortable going down stairs.
Tracy



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There are a few nice options for under the harness.
Ruffwear has the cloud chaser. It's a sleek coat, which keeps their chest
and back dry.
Ruffwear has a pro purchase program, which give service animals a 40%
discount. It doesn't give you free shipping, though.
But the coat is well worth it.

Hurtta has several coats.
One is a full body rain coat, it's thin and can be easily worn under the
harness.
It's called "slush combat suit".
The dog's full body, including all legs will be dry and protected.
The other slightly sleeker full body suit is the "downpour suit".
It's also made by Hurtta.
The third one for excellent coverage is the "rain blocker dog jacket". It
covers their full body. This one has front leg coverage, but the back legs
will be covered by the coat, not legs.
All of those are sleek and really well made and they have zippers, so no
buckles interfere with a harness. I have all of them.
There's one more, which is called "torrent coat". A friend of mine has it
under the harness and it works. It's a regular coat. This one is buckled on
the back of the dog, with the buckle sitting behind the harness area.
My favorite company for Hurtta coats is Katja with eurodogdesigns. You can
send her a message and let her know that you have a working guide dog and
ask her for the service animal discount.

Good luck and be safe, hope I could help, sonja and Chief

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Hi Dan. Happy guide dog anniversary!

I just got this amazing rain hat from a place in Seattle called Outdoor
Research. It is adjustable and has these flaps that can come down on the
sides or be flipped up if you think that looks super cool or find them to be
annoying when they're down but they do really trap a lot more water that
way. My experience is that it doesn't cover my ears and obstruct my hearing.
Also, should my dog miss a very wet and soggy overhead branch that would
normally hit me in the face or head, it will hit the hat instead. You can
easily smush it down and put it in a bag if need be. It's a great discovery
and I have often had this same question in the past. Oh and it comes in
various colors and sizes.

Melissa R. Allman, Esq.
Senior Specialist, Advocacy and Government Relations
The Seeing Eye, Inc.
P.O. Box 375, Morristown, NJ 07963-0375 (mail)
10 Washington Valley Road, Morristown, NJ 07960-3412 (deliveries)
973-539-4425 ext. 1724,     Fax:  973-525-1081 mallman at SeeingEye.org

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Hello to all of our great friends and four-legged partners in crime.

Dan here from Florida.

Well it's summer time again, time of heat and humidity and here in Florida,
thunder storms.

Usually  my policy is to walk early in the morning or later in the day, and
to avoid extreme weather. I hate heat and humidity and it's not good for my
dog either.

We do have thunderstorms here and there have been a few occasions when like
it or not I've had to be out and about during these really horrid.
torrential rains,so  since this will probably happen this summer, any
thoughts on raincoats or other gear? I'm betting I asked this lasts
summer--smile sorry but I never followed through but now I'm thinking about
it.  What do people use if anything in the rain when they are out with their
pups working.


Remember my default plan is not to be out at those times but it'll probably
happen--smile


Oh and lest I forget, today, June 20th is my sixth anniversary with the
Parker Pup.



Cordially,

Dan the man with Parker the  hound




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