Why a Quality Dog Jacket?

Although I'll be the first to admit, people sometimes wonder why such a huge impressive dog like our Dane is sporting an Alpenhitze™ coat, especially on days when it's not too cold.

Okay...

Maybe we spoil him a bit :)

We often are asked, "where did you get that coat"?, and further told that our coats look like they were purchased at a high end mountain sports store.

You know, it's obvious that our breed is short haired and many Danes show a bit of skin on the underside. Going beyond comfort and warmth, there are additional benefits to a quality dog jacket you may not be aware of.

From a physical perspective, when canines are active, muscles get "hot", full of blood. As exercise ends, their body begins its cooling cycle, muscles revert to their relaxed state. If outdoors on a cold day, this can happen prematurely and inhibit the body's natural process of flushing lactic acids from various muscle groups. Many muscle and joint injuries occur at this exact moment.

Ever watch a football game, notice the players riding a stationary bicycle, or wearing a team pull over when they're off the field? They are making every attempt to keep muscles warm and let them cool slowly.

With extremely deep chested breeds like a Great Dane, respiratory ailments can also be brought on by cold weather. You can see why coats for Great Danes are so important, even for a non athletic, less active, or elderly dog.

Why the frequent references to "quality"?

A quality dog jacket is a coat that is wearable and allows your dogs body to maintain proper temperature. There a too many coats available that are designed poorly, or use the wrong material. Many inferior coats can actually restrict range of movement or worse, cause a dog to over heat.

I always smile when we're in from a cool Fall day and I notice Bruiser has fallen asleep on his bed wearing his Alpenhitze™ coat...

Know of a quality dog jacket we should consider for our site? Please write us and we will investigate, thanks so much.