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Dogrobes Drying Coats
with Harness Access

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Dogrobes dog drying coats with Harness Access: Dry your dog quickly and keep them safe & warm on the journey home

Does your dog wear a harness for walks? If so, you know the struggle of drying your dog and securing them in the car afterwards. Wet fur is a poor insulator and your dog can quickly become cold and start to shiver. This is especially true when their movement is restricted. A standard dog drying coat can be awkward if you try to clip onto your dog's harness after fitting the coat. That's where a Dogrobe with Harness Access Opening comes in!

And now we've streamlined our product pages to make it easier for you to add harness acess to the Dogrobe of your choice.

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What is a Dogrobe with Harness Access?

Dogrobes are the easy way to dry your dog! They dry your dog quickly, keep them warm and comfort them. At the same time, the towelling dogrobe will protect surroundings from wet, muddy shake-off and stop the wet dog smell.

You can customise your Dogrobe with a harness access opening to make it easier to secure your dog in the car via their harness, while wearing their Dogrobe. Dogrobes with harness access are great for dogs who wear harnesses and need to wear their Dogrobe to dry and keep warm on journeys home. Use your dog's towelling drying robe when your dog is wet after outdoor adventures, working, training, swimming or hydrotherapy.

The harness access is a small opening, like a long button-hole, between the collar and mide back of the Dogrobe. The sides of the opening stay together until you need to access the harness. The opening allows easy access to the harness 'D' ring, letting you clip your dog quickly without removing their drying robe.

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How to use a Dogrobe with Harness Access

1. Let Your Dog Shake

Some dogs can shake off up to 70% of the water off their coats in just a few seconds. Dogrobes deal with the rest!

2. Slip the Dogrobe On

Slip the Dogrobe with Harness Access on over your dog's head and tie it.

3. Fit Matching Accessories

A dog Snood to dry your dog’s head, neck and ears and use Gauntlets drying mitts to dry their legs and paws.

Locate The Harness 'D' Ring

In the car, simply part the sides of the harness opening to locate the harness ‘D’ ring under the Dogrobe and secure your own clip to the harness.

Benefits of using a Dogrobe on the drive home

At Dogrobes, we believe in letting dogs be dogs. Let them swim in the sea, dive into the muddiest bogs, and roll in the fields. With a Dogrobe to hand, you don't have to worry about getting a trembling, wet dog home in your car. Our 3-in-1 Dogrobes slip on and tie, without Velcro, for a secure fit time after time.

Here's how a Dogrobe can help you and your dog on the drive home:

Dry them quickly

With the unique, super-absorbent cotton towelling, moisture is quickly wicked away from your dog's fur, drying them off in around 30 minutes.

Keep them warm

Wet fur is a poor insulator, so wet dogs can be left cold and shivering. Dogrobes' exclusive fabric has long loops on the inside to trap your dog's body heat to help keep them warm.

Calming & comforting

Dogrobes' snug yet non-restrictive fit keeps your dog comfortable on the drive home, and also produces a swaddling effect that can calm them.

Protect your car's interior

Wet dogs like to shake off and rub against surfaces. A Dogrobe for the drive home helps to stop your dog from transferring all the mud and moisture to the inside of your car, and prevent the wet dog smell.

And if your dog is secured to the car via their harness, then a Dogrobe with a Harness Access opening makes securing them quicker and easier.

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Why it's important to secure your dog while travelling

  • Prevent accidents: An unsecured dog can be a distraction while you drive, which can make accidents & collisions more likely.
  • Keep your dog safe from injury: If you are in a collision or have to brake suddenly to avoid an accident, your dog is less likely to get injured if they are secured.
  • Keep the driver & passengers safe from injury: In a collision, a loose dog can also crash into the driver or passengers and cause injury.
  • Prevent escape: Securing your dog helps to prevent them bolting out of the car when you open the door or escaping out of an open window mid-journey.
  • Compliance with the law: In many places, it's illegal to have an unsecured dog in a moving vehicle and can result in fines. In the UK, Rule 57 of the Highway Code applies.
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Why a Dogrobe with Harness Access is better for the journey home

A Dogrobe with a harness access opening has all the benefits of a standard Dogrobe but with the added advantage of being able to easily find your dog's harness and clip it to secure your dog while travelling.

Like the Dogrobe, the harness access opening is strengthened in key areas to withstand the wriggling of even the most vigorous dogs! While you might be able to clip a leash onto a harness via the neck opening of your current drying coat, it isn't ideal. Here's why:

  • Inconvenient: Requires reaching down the neck, tightening the neck of your drying coat and potentially stretching it out.
  • Uncomfortable: Tightening the drying coat around the neck can be uncomfortable and unsettling for your dog.
  • Unsafe: The securing leash running through the neck of the drying coat would not be safe in the event of an accident.
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How to order the right size Dogrobe with Harness Access

Dogrobes with Harness Access Openings are available to fit every breed of dog. Dogrobe sizes are very generous and range from a MINI for a Yorkshire Terrier to a XXXL for a Newfoundland. Harness access is also available in the recently introduced TOY size with a wide neck in all Original Dogrobes. The TOY wide neck size is especially for Pugs and French Bulldogs.

Dogrobes with Harness Access Openings are available in MINI to XXXL in all the vibrant colours in the Original Range as well as our Exclusive Collection of Tartan and Rainbow Dogrobes.

First choose the size of Dogrobe you need. Then underneath is the option to add Harness Access Opening.

Dogrobes with Harness Access are usually always available in all sizes, colours and patterns. Occasionally we experience out of stocks, so if the size of harness access Dogrobe you need is unavailable, let us know. Because we’re made in Britain, the next delivery is usually within a few weeks. We’ll also get back in touch to let you know when your chosen size is back in stock.

The Dogrobe MAX is not currently available with a harness access opening. If you would like a Dogrobe MAX with harness access, please get in touch with us.

Complete the Kit and Save!

It's worth completing your dog drying kit with matching accessories. With our dog snood drying your dog's head, neck & ears and the gauntlet for drying their legs and paws, you have the ultimate solution to deal with wet, muddy dogs!

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