Are you sure it was a coat
and not a rudimentary saddle for carrying dwarfs?
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 17:16, archived)

not as daft as you may think
there's a shop near us which sells rucsacks for dogs, all different sizes
( Dill, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 17:18, archived)

Rucksacks for dogs?
That's one of those things that makes me think "Maybe al-Qaeda has the right idea after all".
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Mon 4 Jul 2005, 17:21, archived)

yep
from labrador to terrier
( Dill, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 17:23, archived)

surely anything much smaller than a st bernard or a pyrennean
is entirely useless as a pack animal.

What could you get in a terrier backpack? A packet of smarties?
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 17:24, archived)

people who go hillwalking
can get them for the dog to carry his little bowl and food, bloody stupid idea
( Dill, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 17:28, archived)

one more thing to add to my ever-expanding list
"why ramblers are mentals"
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 17:37, archived)

You could have suicide bomber dogs, though.
Put the bomb in the dog's rucksack with remote detonation. Nobody expects bombdogs!
(MooCow_Byter, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 17:28, archived)