The Lands End jackets were very light-weight, lighter than I expected, just a windbreaker-weight with some flannel-weight underneath. Fine for cool Florida, but will need a sweater under it when it's cold, so don't feel bad that you missed it!
I love her jacket, just put a fleece or sweater under it and she will be very warm.
Knitted coats are ideal for wearing under fleece coats when the weather's really cold.
I was actually hoping for a nice forest green to match her collar, which I think suits her nicely. Red is nice as well, just doesn't match the collar very well. Luckily she doesn't know that. 
I'll poke around to see if anyone else carries Equafleece – otherwise, I may just have to bite the bullet and do the online thing. I do like the high collar though, something that not all one-size-fits-all dog coats have. I still feel funny about paying that much for a tiny little dog coat, considering my own winter jacket was $29.99 off the clearance rack at Target. Haha. But then again, I can add extra layers, while Bowpi just shivers.
Carrie, I'll drop you an e-mail later. Thanks!
Here is a link to a really great coat from a company here in the Pacific Northwest. Their coats are very high quality and feature a lycra type lining that actually keeps your dog warm in cool temperatures and cool in warm temperatures. I always see her vendor booth and would love to have one of the coats, they run about $100 though and I personally have not been able to purchase one yet. I know many folks who have and absolutely LOVE them.
See if Montana Dogwear still makes coats..they notch the back edge for the basenji tail!
Hey, I see a Basenji named Avanti modeling a small, straight-backed coat from Zentek:
http://www.zentekclothing.com/products/Straight-Back-Coat-%252d-Small-Dogs.html
I apparently had clicked on the Montana Dogware site at one point, but this must've been before I had tried anything on Bowpi. I didn't realize they do tail notches! That's so perfect, as that was one of the "quirks" in sizing her at some pet boutiques – most generic size charts don't account for a curly tail that loops over the back, heh.
http://www.montanadogware.com/tailnotch.html
Hound Togs was another that I had stumbled on earlier, which I thought was neat because they make "Snug Snoods" for dogs that just need a little extra something around their head. Maybe more appropriate for Whippets and Greyhounds, not Basenjis.
One more fun one, from someone who custom makes coats mainly for Whippets but can also make them for other breeds:
http://www.geocities.com/warmwhippets/
Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/warmwhippets
I decided on an order with Montana Dogware. They got me with the Basenji tail notch, which is not something I had seen anywhere else. I guess I'm easy to please. :rolleyes: But it fits really nicely!
Yup, things are still pretty green around here, nothing like I imagine snowy Montana to be. But it can get cold, and Bowpi appreciates her coat nonetheless.
I decided on an order with Montana Dogware. They got me with the Basenji tail notch, which is not something I had seen anywhere else. I guess I'm easy to please. :rolleyes: But it fits really nicely!
Yup, things are still pretty green around here, nothing like I imagine snowy Montana to be. But it can get cold, and Bowpi appreciates her coat nonetheless.
What size did you get?
Montana Dogware also makes nice coats for dogs. They have many Basenjis pictured on their site ("Photo Gallery," "Medium Dogs"), including a Basenji who was owned by a friend of ours (and is pictured in Maxx's Memorial Blog)…Chico.
Bowpi looks very snug in her new coat
What size did you get?
I got her an XXXS Tail Notch-sized coat. She's about 22 pounds (I don't know where to measure her length/height and all that).
Okay, I used to be shocked by dog coat prices, but now I feel like a nice, custom-made coat is worth paying for every now and then. Wow, how having a thin-skinned Basenji changes things!
I found an old thread on this forum from a couple users recommending Wild Hare Creations, so we ended up ordering a collar as well as a double-layered reversible coat.
She makes them with a tail notch as well! In the picture below, Bowpi had just finished streaking around the park and so the coat is a little out of place. But it fits very nicely, especially with the wrap-around belt design.
I think she likes coats with turtlenecks the best.
And yes, she still wears her Montana Dogware jacket.
Very nice coats!
