Most dogs will tolerate about four seconds of being dressed, which is why the two-leg cut matters more than the pattern on the front. Only the front legs go through; the back half stays open, so there is no hind-leg wrestling, no strap to buckle under a wriggling belly, and nothing in the way when they need to go out into the garden.

The knit is wool, worked with a rolled turtleneck that sits up around the base of the neck where dogs lose heat fastest. A jumper like this is indoor and short-walk warmth rather than weatherproofing: wool holds warmth well, but it also holds rain, so on a genuinely wet day it belongs under a waterproof or left on the hook. Wash it cool by hand and dry it flat, because a hot machine wash will felt it.

• Wool knit with a rolled turtleneck collar
• Two-leg design: front legs only, open back
• Sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL
• Unisex cut, no fastenings to work loose
• Supplied as one jumper per pack

On sizing: the manufacturer gives sizes S to XXL but publishes no measurements against them, and pet knitwear sized this way tends to run small.

Who it's for: Small and medium dogs — Dachshunds, Jack Russells, Bichons, Chihuahuas — who feel the cold indoors, and owners who want something festive that goes on in one movement.