Keeping a dog warm

[OldSpeclkledHen]

Any help:advice please!

Recently rehomed 7yo Heinz 57 (mostly terrier) and I thought this dog parenting would be a piece of p!ss! (After owning horses for 20 years 😂) How wrong was I?!

So my house is bloody freezing, and last night it was supposed be about 6/7 degrees (but in reality it was a lot colder)

I did relent and put on his Ruff n Tumble drying coat (after swearing to myself dogs don't need coats!) as poor chap was shivering (mean mum) even with heating on (he's quite lean so no fat to help insulate him)

I've ordered him an Equafleece today, but I'd really only like to use that in the depths of winter when it's freezing- ALL the time! (As in I don't want him to get used to wearing it now - and then not feel the real benefit in January time iyswim ...?

Do people use old duvets as beds? He does have two dog beds, but I'm just a worrier, and I want him comfortable... and warm!

Pics for dawg tax (and because he's scrummy 😂)

Thanking you in advance 😊

You can get indoor kennels. Our kitchen is an ice cave in the winter and our two cuddle up in a covered box affair which is a more basic version of this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hollypet-Self-Warming-Foldable-Sleeping-Suitable/dp/B07MR5PJRJ/ref=sr_1_13_sspa?crid=2JUV472AN505N&keywords=indoor%2Bdog%2Bkennels%2Bwarm&qid=1699481172&sprefix=indoor%2Bdog%2Bkennels%2Bwarm%2Caps%2C58&sr=8-13-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&th=1

I have a doggy heat pad for my pup which I microwave and then put it under a blanket in her crate. She's a well insulated sausage but is always burrowed under blankets (even in summer). I also have a thick wool blanket over her crate.

When it’s really cold, we time the radiators to come one a couple of times during the night. We’ve also put a big thick blanket on the couch, so she gets up there and snuggles down after we go to bed.
She is a German Shepherd and has a very thick coat, but still needs the extra warmth.

I would put the Equafleece on him and we have duvets in the front room, but our dogs are also allowed in our beds. X

My Heinz 57 terrier sleeps stretched out on the sofa during the day under blankets, just bought two thermal faux fur from B&M £16 each, she burrows into them.
I leave the heating on for her when I'm out and at bedtime she shares my superking bed, under the duvet tucked into the small of my back, super uncomfortable but if I try to move her she growls because it's her bed obvs!
When I got her I bought a folding dog carrier from pets at home approx £50, bought a padded fleece mat and draped blankets over it, this was in the days before she discovered my (her) superking bed 🙄

Forgot to add she also has a selection of jumpers, hoodies and body warmers, she's more stylish than me

This pet pad thing lasts 10hrs. We used it our puppy, when renovating and living in a static van. SnuggleSafe Heat Pad for Pets | zooplus.co.uk
I'd just make sure there is an area where he can get away from the heat pad, if he feels too hot.

I’d use the equafleece now if he’s cold and put another over the top of that if it gets colder in your house. Remember layers trap air between and insulate really well.

As he's a terrier, there's a fair chance he's got a tunnelling / burrowing instinct.

Give him a blanket and lift up the side; he may start going underneath it. We have to be careful where we sit if you don't know where the dog is...