The one they can wear round the house.
The zip is the reason this gets worn. A jumper pulled over the head is a daily negotiation with most dogs; a zip means the garment goes on without anything passing over the ears.
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Colour: Red
Size: XS
Why you'll love it
Most dogs dislike having a garment dragged over their face, and a fussy one will learn to walk away when they see it coming. A zip means you lay it on and close it.
Thin coated breeds lose heat in an ordinary cold room, not just outdoors. A fleece layer they can keep on all evening is more useful than a heavy coat they only wear for walks.
Bulldogs, pugs and frenchies are wider than the size chart assumes, which is why standard tops gape at the neck and pinch at the shoulder. The FB cut is made for that shape.
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Most dog clothing is a tube that goes over the head, and a large number of dogs dislike that specifically. The moment of not being able to see, combined with fabric dragging over the ears, is enough to make a dog duck away, and once it has learned to avoid the garment the daily routine becomes an argument.
A full length front zip removes the step the dog objects to. It is laid on rather than pulled on, which most dogs accept immediately. That difference decides whether a garment is used every day or ends up in a drawer, which matters more than any specification.
Fleece is light, breathable and warm for its weight, which makes it a good indoor layer for a thin coated dog in a cool house. It is a poor outdoor layer in the wet: it absorbs water readily, and a soaked fleece against the skin removes heat faster than no layer at all.
For a short dry walk it is fine. For standing about in the cold, or anything in the rain, a padded or waterproof coat is the right tool and this is the wrong one. Thinking of it as house clothing that will do for a quick trip round the block is about the right expectation.
Standard sizing assumes a dog gets proportionally longer as it gets wider, and plenty of dogs do not. Bulldogs, Staffies, Frenchies and similar carry a chest much broader than their back length suggests, so a garment that fits the body is far too long and one that fits the length will not do up.
A broad chest cut solves that with extra girth at the same back length. If you have previously bought two sizes up to get a coat around your dog's chest and then had to deal with a garment trailing past its tail, that is the size to try. Measure both the chest and the back before deciding.
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The details
| Size | Back length | Chest girth |
|---|---|---|
| XS | 20 to 24 cm | 30 to 36 cm |
| S | 25 to 30 cm | 36 to 43 cm |
| M | 31 to 37 cm | 43 to 50 cm |
| L | 38 to 45 cm | 50 to 58 cm |
| XL | 46 to 53 cm | 58 to 66 cm |
| XXL | 54 to 62 cm | 66 to 75 cm |
| Broad chest | 31 to 40 cm | 55 to 68 cm |
Measure the back from the base of the collar to the base of the tail, and the chest at its deepest point behind the front legs. Choose the broad chest fit if the chest measurement points two or more sizes higher than the back length does.
Loved by real pet parents
Our frenchie used to leave the room when he saw a jumper coming, entirely because of the over the head business. Laying this on his back and closing the zip took about four seconds and he did not object once. We got the broad chest fit and for once the neck does not gape.
Bought it for a whippet who shivers in our front room even with the heating on, and as an indoor layer it is spot on. It is fleece though, so it soaks up rain and I still put a waterproof over the top for a proper walk. The stand collar covers his neck, which is where he always felt the cold.
At fourteen she feels the cold in a way she never used to, and a heavy coat was far too much indoors. The fleece is light enough that she dozes in it and I only take it off at bedtime. Red one, washed weekly, no bobbling so far.
My worry with a front zip was catching fur in it, and after two months it has not happened once. There is a strip of fabric behind the zip at the top that keeps it off his chest. Blue, size L, and it still looks new.
It fits well and the zip is genuinely easier than pulling something over his head. What nobody mentions is that the fleece leaves a fine fluff on everything it touches for the first few washes, and I wear black to work. It has calmed down since, but I would not sit him on my lap in it.
Every standard size we have tried pinched at the shoulders on a pug, so the broad chest option was the only reason I ordered. It sits flat across the front with no pulling when he walks. He has it on round the house and we leave it on for the short evening loop.
He was right on the boundary of two sizes and I went up, so the sleeves are slightly long and bunch at the front legs. Not enough to bother about and he moves fine. The fleece itself is softer and lighter than I expected for something this warm.
Our kitchen is tiled and freezing first thing and he would not settle in there at all. With the fleece on he now lies by the back door quite happily. The collar stands up rather than flopping over, which keeps the draught off his neck.
The weight is listed between 120g and 180g depending on size and you can feel that, it is nothing like a padded coat. She has worn it since October and has never scratched at it. Comes out of a cool wash exactly as it went in.
Good questions
It is cut wider through the chest and shoulders for bulldogs, pugs and frenchies, who are usually between two standard sizes. If your dog is barrel chested, take it over the equivalent standard size.
It is a fleece mid layer, not a waterproof. Fine on a dry cold day; in rain put a raincoat over the top of it.
Extra girth at a standard back length, for dogs like Staffies and French Bulldogs whose chest is much wider than their body length suggests. Use it if your measurements disagree by two sizes or more.
For a short brisk walk in the dry, yes. For standing around in the cold or anything wet, use a padded or waterproof coat, since fleece soaks up water and then chills the dog.
Indoors, yes, provided you check underneath every few days for rubbing or matting, particularly in the armpits. Take it off overnight so the coat can breathe.
Last reviewed 30 August 2026