One of the downside of owning pugs is their unique body proportions make it difficult to find clothing that fits them. Most pugs have broad chests that are disproportionately large compared to their weight, length, neck size, etc when compared to other dog breeds of a similar size. I was excited to find Diva’s and Dude’s Custom Dog Coats, a small business site that makes dog coats based on your dogs unique measurements.

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I sent the owner Beans’ measurements and explained that I would like a coat that could protect her from the weather a bit as she really dislikes going outside when it rains (though we only stay out long enough to go potty while it’s raining, she still doesn’t like it). I expected to get “just” a rain coat so I was excited that the coat has two different fabrics – one being a material that reflects the water and the other side being fleece so it can be used as a regular coat as well. The shape of the coat is really basic which allows it to be flipped inside out to have either fabric facing outward. The neck area has a piece of velcro so that it can be adjusted as needed and the strip that runs under the belly has a long piece of velcro as well. Both areas being velcro make the outfit really adjustable.

Beans in the coat:

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Frank in the coat:

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It’s so adjustable that I can make it fit both of my pugs even though there is a 5lb weight difference and 3 inch chest measurement difference between them, Frank being the larger of the two. Frank is longer so when the coat is on him about 2 inches of his fur in front of his tail does show but otherwise it fits them both great. The fact that I can make it work for both dogs despite their size differences lets me know that it will continue to fit either of them even if they gain or lose a bit of weight which is nice as well.

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While sizing for the coats is custom made for your dog, there is a general sizing guideline used to determine pricing. My dogs would be considered a size small because they are between 12-30lbs, so a coat to fit either of them would be $32.99. I think this is a really reasonable price for something custom made as it’s only slightly more than I would expect to pay for a dog coat in a pet store and most dog clothing fits my dogs really poorly if it is even wearable. Prices range from $29.99 up to $49.99 based on the size of your dog.

I’m really happy with this dog coat and would recommend them to anyone looking for a dog coat but especially those with hard-to-fit breeds like pugs, bull dogs, corgi’s, dachshunds, etc. Check out the Diva’s and Dude’s Custom Dog Coats sites to learn more or place an order.

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