Jammies for my hounds

I ordered new jammies for the dogs instead of making them myself, because I read on some site that flannel dosen't attrack the dog hair like fleece does.  Since I'd tried fleece twice before, and was always frustrated by the constant dog fur imbedded in the fleece fabric, and it didn't come out with laundering.

Fleur's new jammies

Fleur's jammies has fleece on the outside and flannel on the inside.  The fleece is a light colored plaid, so if her light colored fur gets in the fleece, it won't be so very obvious.

Fleur's jammies is fleece on outside, and flannel on inside

Fleur likes to dig around with her front feet on the sleeping bag that covers the sofa.  When she gets the  sleeping bag pulled loose, then she is ready to settle down.  If I leave a jacket hanging on a hook at the end of the sofa, she will pull it down and then sleep on it, thus giving it a nice greyhound fragrance!

Power had flannel on inside and outside

Power is not such a "digger"  as Fleur is.  But he is a male, and with the male anatomy I was concerned that the strap that goes around the abdomen to hold the  jammie in position was goin to be getting wet when Power went outside to pee.  I was quite uncomfortable thinking about the extra work that that would cause for me, and that I would have a urine smell in the motorhome.

It seemed strange to me that the cloth section that covers the chest is so long that it reaches almost to the real legs.  The strap is on the rearward end of the chest section, and with the strap being so far rearward, the material on the front half of the dog wants to shift around the body and leave the dog uncovered and cold.

Power in his jammies

For Power, I've been rolling the chest piece up till it leaves the abdomen free, and then fastening the strap, around the chest, as you can see if you look closely in this picture.  I think I will end up resewing the chest and strap to suit Power's size and shape.