Dog Coat Finale

So, many layers later, the dog coat is complete, mostly. I ended up tweeking the pattern by adding about 6-7" to the belly section for reason of Greta's excessively barrel-like chest, but otherwise an easy pattern. I used Kwik Sew Pattern 3260-dog coat B. I liked it because it covered the belly as well as the back. The actual pattern is designed for a single piece of non-fraying heavyweight fabric. I, in reality, used four separate pieces of non-fraying material to adapt it to a heavy, snow, waterproof coat. I was trying to mimic the design I found on a website for heavy dog coats. I haven't attached the relector trim yet; I will probably add it to the collar in the end. I also ended up attaching a fleece strip with velcro underneath her chest, because the chest flaps kept bowing out when she moved, probably because the vinal is stiffer than the pattern meant for it to be. It worked great though. I recommend the pattern, I will probably end up making it as it is supposed to be made with the one piece of fabric for future sweaters for her.

Pre-Dog Coat

So, as it looks like we are officially headed to Syracuse in the fall, I took it upon myself to research heavy dog coats for my nearly naked weimaraner so she doesn't turn into a weimacicle when it drops below...well we won't talk about how low it will drop. So I found a camel colored vinyl material for the waterproof shell, and extra fleece layers for the inside, lined with another layer of olive-brown fleece. THe two fabrics on top are going to be attachable turtleneck pieces. Probably going to attach with velcro. The other picture is reflector trim, that's why its glowing. I'm not sure where I'm going to put it, but I thought it was cool. I will post later once my pattern arrives in the mail and I get started.