D'Oro Cookie's Snowsuits

tldr: Of all the snowsuits and polartec fleece outfits that we've tried (about a dozen or so), our pick is the Dog Gear Ninja Fluffy. But I've also realized that D'Oro Cookie is much more sensitive to the cold than other iggies in her play group. She still gets shivery in her ninja fluffy on cold days, and we even use it in the middle of the Utah summer in canyons. While the ninja fluffy fits her and works pretty well, I'm still in the market for something warmer.

D'Oro Cookie was always shivering when I tried to take her on walks in the 20-30F Salt Lake City weather. It's at least partly out of her disdain for walks, but I figured it would be helpful to at least take the cold out of the equation! My focus was on snowsuits with a built in neck gaiter that would cover her ears, also called a "snood". Her ears are paper thin, and they always feel so cold after our walks! Her fashion jackets didn't have snoods, so prior to pursuing the snowsuits I tried hats and stand alone snoods. While the pom pom hats in particular are super cute, none of the hats/snoods stayed on well -- they seemed best for winter photoshoots rather than longer hiking days. :-) Here's a review of the snowsuits we tried that seemed pretty good, ordered approximately from warmest to coldest days.

For reference D'Oro Cookie is 11.5 lbs (5.2 kg), with an 18" chest (46 cm) and 14" back length (36 cm). And here she is in her cute pom pom hats from azulperrode!


1. Harvoola windproof jumpsuit. This is actually a raincoat or windbreaker rather than a snowsuit, but I've included it because it's well made and fits well. It would work best for a light rainy summer day or warmer spring/fall days. No good photos of D'Oro in this raincoat yet (but she's wearing it with the pink pom poms above), so here's a stock photo from harvoola. There was only this dark grey color available as shown in this photo, and she was between sizes small and medium. We went bigger to allow her to wear a fleece underneath, and the medium fit her perfectly! She seemed to enjoy her walk in this rain jacket, although she was a bit cold (on a windy day in the low 50s).

2. Helios Weather-King Jacket. This snowsuit is insulated with a heat reflective material and it's supposedly windproof and waterproof. We bought the yellow suit on sale from petco for $64, but there's also other fun colors including teal/orange and black/pink. The medium is a bit long (the neck piece/snood seemed to obstruct her view some), but the small was too small for her. Overall it fits her quite well -- she was able to move comfortably in it and the legs stayed on. In the photo she is wearing it with the snood folded down, but it can also be extended to cover her ears and held in place with two drawstring cords. It did seem like the snood was perhaps a bit too long for her, so I will likely have it altered. But too long is easier to fix than too short! Another nice feature is the hole for her harness, which allows us to take on/off the suit while keeping her harness on. Overall, this was probably the best deal of the suits that we tried. In spite of the Dog Gear Ninja Fluffy being warmer, I've decided to keep the Helios since it's helpful to have multiple jackets of varying warmth in SLC. D'Oro hiked nearly 4.5 miles up the Alpine loop road in American Fork, which is a record for her on snow. Temps were about 40-45F and there was some wind. This suit may not be warm enough on colder days because the insulating material is a bit thinner than the next two suits, but we have yet to try it on a colder day.

3. Dog Gear Ninja Fluffy. This snowsuit comes from the Czech Republic and was a bit pricier than the others at $143 after shipping, but it seems warm, well made and is a pretty good fit. It took about 2 months for us to get this suit because after contacting the company about shipping to the US, they put me in touch with someone who purchases these suits and then distributes them to US customers. Overall, that went quite smoothly though, so I have no complaints! The exterior is a wind and water resistant softshell, and the interior is a soft, thick fleece. D'Oro was again between sizes S1 and S2, and the manufacturer recommended the smaller size. The S1 is a bit snug but still fits her well. It worked well enough that she now also owns an S2! We took this out on a 30-35F day and it was the first time she walked on a day this cold without shivering. So that seems like a win! The snood covers her ears and seems like the perfect length to keep her warm without getting in her way. We got turquoise/grey but it also comes in a few other colors. This ended up being the best suit that we tried, both in terms of fit and warmth. I really love how the snood seems like the perfect length and sturdiness to keep her ears warm without bothering her. It's also very cute!

We have now used it for over a year, and this suit really is amazing. I took her out on a day that was close to 0F and she was fine when she was walking but shivery when she was riding in my ski backpack. I'm not sure if there is much out there that is warmer, but if I find something I'll update the blog! Here's an instagram video of her in the S2 size on a ski hike .

4. Hurtta Extreme Overall. This suit comes from Finland and is also made with heat reflective material similar to the Helios suit, but the insulation is notably thicker. The thicker insulation meant that this suit was bulkier than the others, but D'Oro didn't seem to mind and it kept her warm on a 40F day traveling on snow. Since I was looking for a warm suit, I really liked the thicker inslation, which gave it the feel of a real snow suit. I also liked the attachment option for her harnerss, similar to the Helios suit. What I did not like about this suit was the shorter neck piece/snood, which was made of a thinner, stretchy t-shirt like material. It unfortunately wasn't long enough and/or sturdy enough to keep her head and ears covered. I tried cinching down the drawstring to keep it in place, but it fell down before we even started walking. We got it in size 14S, and this seems like a pretty good size for D'Oro. It's a bit big except for the leg cuffs which were smaller than the other suits. The small cuffs coupled with a half zip made this suit tricker to get on than the others. There was only a dark grey color available when we bought off amazon ($107). In spite of being a well constructed suit that seemed very warm, I ended up returning it due to the snood issue.

Fashionable but less functional are the pink Canada Pooch slush suit, the SunteeLong gold jacket off of Amazon, and the Holo jacket by AuroraWilc on Etsy. The Canada Pooch slush suit is just a shell without insulating material, although it looks like there's also a Canada Pooch snowsuit which might be more like the Helios, I'm not sure. I didn't investigate because the slush suit fit was off for D'Oro -- size 14 was a bit too big (legs fall off unless she wears a fleece underneath) and size 12 was too small. The gold jacket (size XL) is a bit snug, but seems warm except that there's no option to cover her ears. Unfortunately, she refuses to walk in her cute gold jacket!! My favorite fashion jacket is her newest jacket from AuroraWilc in size S3. If you're interested in this jacket you might also consider the belly warmer version. There's a short video of her wearing this jacket on instagram (@iggydorocookie from 4/5/22).