Dog's in coats..

Sitting here in my climate controlled car waiting to pick someone up,
outside is a man standing with a little staff who is shivering ,(the dog not the man) this dog needs a coat lol
Do you make sure your short haired thin skinned breeds are coated in this weather??

Yep my staffie wears a coat as she has a very short single coat

Yep, my staff is the same. She is a nightmare to keep warm

Gelert's short coated and has very little body fat but this winter has been so mild up until recently he's only worn his coat once. I've never know him to shiver or show any sign of being too cold but I am wondering if he should wear one more often, if only for lead walks as he keeps himself warm enough running about like a complete loon when he's off lead.

Yep Cassie wears her coat in this weather, she hates being cold or wet!

Cooper always wears his coats in winter, he has jumpers as well and fleece pj's if it's cold at night. \he really feels the cold.

Nope, a coat wouldnt stay on Flynn for too long, it would get ripped on branches or would cause him an injury by snagging on something. Contrary to the breed standard of the SRHP and GWP, his coat is very thin and he doesnt have an undercoat that I can see but he never seems to get cold.

If I was just standing around or doing some pavement pounding then I would consider putting a coat on him a) if it was lashing it down or b) if it was freezing.

No none of mine wear coats but neither do they shiver.

my ckc has a coat for walks! He's 14 and starting to feel it so i don't think its daft or excessive.

I always had my dallies in coats, they shivered and I think it is cruel if they're cold. That said Chase won't tolerate a coat even if he was cold but thankfully he's big and fluffy, Storm has a coat in the real cold as he has bad hips....