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Keeping large dog cleanish …

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Makingadecision · 14/12/2025 07:54

Hi. I have a 40kg large breed dog. He’s lovely and enjoys a rural walk everyday. However on wet and rainy days I need to get in from the walk and wfh and I’m finding all the mud really difficult.
can anyone recommend a dog coat that keeps their underbelly clean and dry

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vanillalattes · 14/12/2025 08:01

Equafleece or Rydale.

DiscoBeat · 14/12/2025 08:02

Following as my dog hates the hose (This is the same dog that jumps into rivers in December).

YourWinter · 14/12/2025 08:07

Equafleece are brilliant, better quality than Rydale IMO, check the measuring guide carefully as they’re not sized the same as other brands. HotterDog are the trade version and I think less stretch, and fewer size and style options. When you know the size is correct you can get Equafleece to put a zip along the back, but when you have the knack of getting them on and off it’s not necessary.

For my old cocker spaniel I put her front legs in first, then pull over her head and back, it’s easier than head first then manipulating the feet in! To remove, treat on the floor, pull over her head as her nose goes down and she steps backwards out of the sleeves.

Customer service is really good. Also look on Vinted and eBay when you know the right size.

Wash at 30 without conditioner, often just a rinse and spin is enough, hang to dry.

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Makingadecision · 14/12/2025 09:31

vanillalattes · 14/12/2025 08:01

Equafleece or Rydale.

Thanks. We did try hotter dog but he absolutely hates getting in and out of it

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Makingadecision · 14/12/2025 09:32

YourWinter · 14/12/2025 08:07

Equafleece are brilliant, better quality than Rydale IMO, check the measuring guide carefully as they’re not sized the same as other brands. HotterDog are the trade version and I think less stretch, and fewer size and style options. When you know the size is correct you can get Equafleece to put a zip along the back, but when you have the knack of getting them on and off it’s not necessary.

For my old cocker spaniel I put her front legs in first, then pull over her head and back, it’s easier than head first then manipulating the feet in! To remove, treat on the floor, pull over her head as her nose goes down and she steps backwards out of the sleeves.

Customer service is really good. Also look on Vinted and eBay when you know the right size.

Wash at 30 without conditioner, often just a rinse and spin is enough, hang to dry.

Edited

Very useful suggestions. I didn’t realise hotter dog has less give. I will have a look Equafleece

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Makingadecision · 14/12/2025 09:33

DiscoBeat · 14/12/2025 08:02

Following as my dog hates the hose (This is the same dog that jumps into rivers in December).

Snap! Cold muddy puddle , loves it. The sea on a winter walk, yes can’t get enough. Hose pipe. No way

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minmooch · 14/12/2025 09:36

One of mine will wear a coat but when her fur is short she doesn’t get muddy. The other is in and out of rivers/muddy puddles so there is no point. Hose them down when I get back and I have a dog grooming hairdryer. This dries (obviously) but also blows away mud/dust/sand. They get blown even if not wet as it reduces the dust in the house. Takes time but I factor that in to the walk if time is constrained.

minmooch · 14/12/2025 09:38

My river swimming puddle splashing cocker is not keen on the nice clean fresh water hose but he gets tied up and is now part of his routine. He knows he’ll get a treat after so he accepts the hose/drying reluctantly 😂

VanGoSunflowers · 14/12/2025 16:19

Probably not helpful but I have a lab that gets muddy on most walks. Or rolls in poo 🙄 I take him straight in to the garden and fetch a bowl of warm water with a squirt of dog shampoo and use one of those mitts that you use for hair removal to give him a bit of a scrub down. It’s not a perfect bath but it gets most of the mud off him. Drying him after is usually more of a challenge 😂 only takes a few minutes.

I’ve got decent washable sofa covers on my sofa, and a hard wood floor that I just vacuum the mud up once dry. And a vax spot wash I use occasionally. It helps that he is black and so doesn’t usually look dirty 😂

tinyspiny · 14/12/2025 16:23

Equafleece suits are great and if you have problems getting them on they can put a zip along the back for you . Our late dog always went in his doggy dry bag after a walk , about 20 minutes in it and he would come out all dry and practically mud free if you gave him a rub down whilst he was in it . Not all dry bags are equal , we had the original doggy bag which was more expensive than some others but was excellent .

AwkwardPaws27 · 14/12/2025 16:27

Another Equafleece fan, plus a MudDaddy.

AwkwardPup is a cocker spaniel, will wallow in every stagnant pond and freezing stream we pass but hates clean water. When he has his Equafleece on he can be submerged up to his neck and I only need to clean his paws, tail and bottom of his ears with the MudDaddy. I wish I'd got the electric brush for the MudDaddy though, may have to upgrade it at some point...

The Equafleece is very handy if he rolls in something nasty too! My motto is wash the coat not the dog wherever possible Grin

ACynicalDad · 15/12/2025 15:00

We had our outside tap replumbed so it can have warm (mixed) or cold water, which our dog now tolerates, not sure if that's a possibility?

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