The dogs who need a raincoat are rarely the ones who mind the rain. They are the long-coated ones who come home carrying half a puddle in their fur, and whose owners then spend twenty minutes at the back door with a towel. A shell that sheds water before it ever reaches the coat underneath turns all of that into a shake at the door and a quick hang over the radiator.

The outer fabric is waterproof rather than merely shower-resistant, and the hood carries a clear brim over the face. That odd-looking detail solves a real problem, since a hood without one either flops into the dog's eyes or has to be cut so far back that the ears get soaked anyway. Reflective strips run along the back, which is the part of a dog that a driver's headlights find first.

• Waterproof outer with a built-in hood
• Clear brim over the face
• Reflective strips along the back
• Yellow, white or blue
• Sizes from S through to 3XL
• 500g to 560g depending on size
• Packs down into a 30 x 20 x 3cm box

On sizing and hoods. Back length decides the fit of a raincoat, not your dog's weight, so measure from the base of the neck to the base of the tail before choosing. And a fair number of dogs will simply not keep a hood up. If yours is one of them the coat still does its job, you will just be drying ears.

What the options mean. Sizes run from M to 3XL — £12.99 for the smallest, £17.99 for the largest.

Who it's for: Long or thick-coated dogs walked daily through British weather, and owners doing dark, wet evening walks anywhere near roads.