What's the Best Winter Coat for Rhodesian Ridgebacks?

We put five of the most popular Rhodesian Ridgeback winter jackets to the test. This review compares the pros and cons of:

Chilly Dog's Great White North Coat
Voyagers K9 Winter Coat
Toppa Pomppa Insulated Coat
Hurtta Extreme Warmer
Hurtta Expedition

If you have any questions about these jackets just let me know in the comments!

[justinmohr]

Big thing I did for my pup when she was little was to pick up a cheap kids sweater from the thrift shop then cut id down the middle and put velcro on it. Super easy. Cost all of $3 and it made her look like a leaping sheep. :)

[missyb]

You WERE at 666 thumbs up and I got you off the devils number. LOVE THIS VIDEO and will be subbing even though I have a mixed breed 100 plus a few lb. rescue with longish hair. He came from Kansas so not at all used to Minnesota brutal cold and blizzards. Pretty sure it is the Hurtta Expedition he has and his nose goes up in the air to slip his head in as soon as he sees it. Would love to get him the HOODED one in the intro, but nothing was mentioned about that. Haven't found it anywhere in my searcbes either. I will be subscribing now that I found you....great voice and loved the content and 'action'. At one point we had a wolf husky and a purebred siberian with blue eyes. The only time we didn't do rescues. Thank you for the ridgeback education too.

[corymah]

Great video! My ridgeback and I love his K9 Voyager jacket to handle NYC winters and even with the jacket being 2.5 years old, I still get compliments on it all the time. While it's a little pricier than other options, the coat still has lots of life left in it, the quality is great, and the company also did a nice job recommending the fit when I initially ordered a size too large. I agree with you that the fit is so important in all of these jackets and with this one in particular, you ideally don't want the black Velcro sections showing too much (if at all).

[NancyandMako]

This was an awesome video!!! I am hiking the Appalachian Trail with my Standard Poodle Mako and this video really narrowed it down!!! Your pups are just adorable thanks so much for putting this together!!!!

[kathleennelson]

I really enjoy your channel, GSD from Utah

[cdnchk]

Fantastic review. I really, really just love your videos. We have had 3 Ridgebacks = 3 ChilliDogs and I agree that it is an incredibly versatile coat that works 95% of the time. My first ChilliDogs coat lasted longer than my first girl Esther and only required one repair after Hadjie (our equivalent of Zero) ripped it. Now that Hadjie the Elder is 9, I am looking for warmer options for him and I really appreciate your thorough review! New puppy (14 weeks) will make do with the big box bizzo this year!

[dieselandwolfdesigns]

Our Ridgeback Diesel is a big boy 105cm across the chest. We struggle to find anything big enough for him. We don’t get snow here in Western Australia but he still feels the cold. Love watching your 2 .

[josephwaterstreet]

Thanks for the reviews; really appreciate seeing them in use.

[josephwaterstreet]

Definitely enjoyed reading your survival guide as well, keep up the great content.

[ferree]

We have the Voyagers coat and a fleece only. Was great this winter. Poppy doesn't like to put them on, but hates the cold. They have worked great, and her Irish Terrier brother has learned to grab the neck to pull her around when they are trying to kill each other.

[erikmerchiers]

Again good advise 👍. Wintergreetings from Erik, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium ❄️ 🇧🇪

[pscott]

Lol. I live in Chicago too - right at the lakefront & my female APBT mix is practically naked her hair is so short. Ordered her the Hurtta casual quilted overall - basically a onesie for dogs. She's nuts, so it will probably add 20 minutes to getting ready for a walk lol. My boy is a shepherd/shiba mix but doesn't have an undercoat so I ordered him the Hurtta expedition for when it's really nasty. He has a nice, thin but warm fleece pullover for when it's really cold but dry out. Loved the video & you have gorgeous doggos!

[arongitis]

my mom bought goodwill human jackets cut them and added velcro straps . some we have made from blankets, from salvation army and goodwill. try it i think you will enjoy your creativity

[dr]

Thank you for this. My pups appreciate it.

[phil]

We're on our 3rd year with K9 Voyager and have been very happy with them. Made in USA too. Finn has the winter coat, tummy warmer and rain coat. The only thing we didn't like is the booties. We do use the leash opening and haven't had any issues. I believe you can request to have it omitted.

[jrmints]

This was helpful. I have good blankets for normal winter but was looking for something for those sub zero days we get, the hurrta extreme looks perfect for that

[LizzLemon]

Great video!!’ When you said the most favourite jacket will probably be the most versatile I knew which jacket to pick out :) with the rain and not too many extreme cold days I went with a raincoat with some warm features to it down to -10 which is around about the temp through out most of winter I’m sure I’ll get a winter coat for those even colder days but with tons of snow and rainy weather where I’m at you totally helped me make a choice I don’t think I’ll regret at all :P

[ilserondeboom]

We really like the jackets from Stock & Stein. They have four types of jackets so for all weather types. A bit expensive, but they really last and the look fantastic. We, included our buddy Antonio, love them!

[aarong]

My two use the voyagers! I love them and they always seem excited to put them on, so that’s enough for me! Though I want those colors from the Finland jacket haha

[adelynbeth]

Hurta!!!! Love it as our warmest jacket option here in chilly Colorado when we do more extreme things (that RRs were not bred for) like snowshoing :) Totally agree that the back leg elastics aren't uber helpful most of the time and the issue with the back snap being problematic at bathroom time though! hahaha