Ears are where a cold wind actually gets to a dog. A coat can cover everything from the shoulders back and still leave the head, neck and ears exposed to the part of a February walk that makes a dog want to turn round and go home. A knitted snood closes that gap, wrapping the head, ears and neck in one piece and pulling in with a drawstring so nothing flaps about.

The drawstring is what makes a snood work across different head shapes. Rather than a fixed opening it cinches to whatever face is inside it, so one size covers a broader range than a stitched hood would. Knit has stretch and no rigid edges, so there is nothing pressing on the ears. It layers over a coat or a jumper without conflicting with either, since the two garments cover entirely different parts of the dog.

• Knitted hood covering head, ears and neck
• Adjustable drawstring closure
• Sizes S, M and L
• Black, grey and green colourways
• Layers over a coat or jumper
• Item weight 63g to 97g

On the drawstring. Anything that cinches around a neck needs the same two-finger check you would give a collar, and a snood should never be pulled tight or left on an unattended pet.

Who it's for: Dogs with exposed or sensitive ears, greyhounds and whippets among them, who walk through proper winter weather.