As I'm looking for a medium weight wind blocking jacket for my dog I've noticed that a lot of them are designed the same. There's one strap under the belly as far forward as possible and nothing to keep the back from flapping around. The material is soft but just stiff enough to hold its shape, unlike a sweater, so sitting, moving, leaning, causes the back to gap and constantly be letting cold air in. So the only part that's truly covered for warmth is the chest and shoulders. Why aren't there more fastening points to keep this from happening? A lot of people obviously use the jackets anyway do you not feel the wind is blowing in that gap and compromising the function? My dog's rain coat has elastic loops for the back legs to keep it in place, I thought about trying to fashion something like that which could be sewn on to any coat but I imagine some of you already came up with better ideas than that.
In case someone thought of bringing it up I know there are some nice coats like Hurtta expedition coats that don't have this problem but that's why I'm calling what I'm referring to as jackets. I don't need a full on snow coat (I already have one). What I'm looking at is lighter than a full coat and easier to put on than a full coat.
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