Winter Gear
Queenmore Small Dog Coat Review: A Full Winter of Cold Walks
Two winters with the Queenmore fleece coat on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher: warmth, fit, washing, and who should skip it.
One frosty Medford morning, a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher taught me what a winter coat is really for.
Two winters with the Queenmore fleece coat on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher: warmth, fit, washing, and who should skip it.
Two Medford winters on a 10-pound dog that hates wet grass. The honest answer on warmth, fit and who should buy which.
Two winters with the Queenmore fleece winter coat taught me why small dogs need real winter gear. Here are the 10 reasons, in the order they matter.
One frosty Medford morning, a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher taught me what a winter coat is really for.
A plain-spoken guide to fitting, layering and washing a winter coat for a small dog, tested through two Medford winters.
Two winters with the Queenmore small dog coat: what fit, warmth, and the hand-wash rule actually look like for a 10-pound dog.
After a full cold season with the Lorehelina XS dog sweater 2 pack, here is how the fit, the yarn, and the wash cycle really held up on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher.
The Lorehelina knit 2-pack and a fleece pullover solve different cold-weather problems. Here is which one belongs on your small dog, and when.
A 10-pound dog, a Medford winter, and one knit 2-pack that earned its place. What a year of daily use taught me about the Lorehelina XS sweater.
The morning I found Pepper shivering by the floor vent, I ordered a two-pack of Lorehelina knit sweaters. Here is what a full season of wearing them actually looked like.
Measure your toy dog the right way, compare the numbers to the chart, and get a knit sweater that stays put. Pepper's XS walkthrough, step by step.
A year with the Lorehelina XS dog sweater 2-pack on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher: what fits, what doesn't, and who should skip it.
Ten months of overnight wear on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher: how the Fitwarm turtleneck fleece pajamas fit, washed, and held up through a Medford winter.
A 10-pound Miniature Pinscher, ten months of Fitwarm fleece pajamas, and the heated bed I almost bought instead. Here is what I learned about fit, warmth, and who should buy which.
Ten real reasons bedtime pajamas earn their place in a small dog's winter routine, from a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher's perspective.
How a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher stopped shivering at night, and the Fitwarm pajamas that made bedtime calm again.
A step-by-step guide to keeping a small dog warm through cold nights, from measuring to washing, based on a full winter with a 10 pound Miniature Pinscher.
Ten months of bedtime wear on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher: what Fitwarm's turtleneck fleece pajamas actually do, what they don't, and who should buy them.
Pepper is a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher with skinny legs and a low tolerance for cold. Last winter, salt and ice on our loop made her lift her paws and limp. These QUMY boots got us through the rest of the season. Here is the long-term report.
Boots and paw wax solve different winter problems. Here is which one your small dog actually needs, from a full season of testing on a 10-pound dog.
Real details on fit, warmth and who it suits, for small and toy dogs.
How a set of four little boots got Pepper through her first real snow, and what the week of practice taught me about fit.
A week of short practice sessions turned Pepper, a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher who hates wet grass, into a dog who walks the icy loop without lifting her paws. Here is exactly how we did it.
Real details on fit, warmth and who it suits, for small and toy dogs.
Eight months with the Bedsure self-warming blanket on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher who shivers below 45 degrees.
No cords, no timers, no warm-up wait. Here is how the Bedsure self warming blanket compares to an electric heating pad for a 10-pound dog.
Ten reasons a self-warming blanket earns its spot in a small dog's winter routine, from a 66-year-old who tested it through a whole Oregon cold season.
How a 25x35 self-warming blanket ended the nightly couch shivers for a 10-pound dog.
A no-electricity way to keep a small dog's bed warm, using the Bedsure self-warming blanket and things you already own.
Eight months with the Bedsure Self Warming Blanket: what the name really means, what the waterproof layer does, and which dogs it actually suits.
Two winters with the Queenmore fleece coat on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher: warmth, fit, washing, and who should skip it.
Two winters with the Queenmore small dog coat: what fit, warmth, and the hand-wash rule actually look like for a 10-pound dog.
After a full cold season with the Lorehelina XS dog sweater 2 pack, here is how the fit, the yarn, and the wash cycle really held up on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher.
A year with the Lorehelina XS dog sweater 2-pack on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher: what fits, what doesn't, and who should skip it.
Ten months of overnight wear on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher: how the Fitwarm turtleneck fleece pajamas fit, washed, and held up through a Medford winter.
Ten months of bedtime wear on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher: what Fitwarm's turtleneck fleece pajamas actually do, what they don't, and who should buy them.
Pepper is a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher with skinny legs and a low tolerance for cold. Last winter, salt and ice on our loop made her lift her paws and limp. These QUMY boots got us through the rest of the season. Here is the long-term report.
Real details on fit, warmth and who it suits, for small and toy dogs.
Eight months with the Bedsure self-warming blanket on a 10-pound Miniature Pinscher who shivers below 45 degrees.
Eight months with the Bedsure Self Warming Blanket: what the name really means, what the waterproof layer does, and which dogs it actually suits.