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The Hound of the Baskervilles Dog Coat
The dog coat is made to fit the measurements you take of your dog, so can be made to fit any sized dog. There is a houndstooth check rectangular coat, and 2 straps which connect with Velcro.
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I returned home to Baker Street upon a raw and foggy night to find Sherlock Holmes kneeling at the fireplace over a large, bundled figure.
“Holmes,” I began, “what on earth have you there?” I perceived a slight motion under the blanket and heard a low snarl. There was a saucer of milk on the floor and slowly comprehension began to dawn upon me. “Good God, Holmes – it’s that great brute of a hound! Still alive!”
“Yes Watson,” Holmes replied. “Sir Henry found it on the moors, barely clinging to life, and dispatched it to me as a token of his appreciation for my efforts on his behalf - in lieu of monetary recompense,” he added grimly. “He seemed quite anxious to be rid of it, actually. I am studying its reaction to a 7% solution concocted for its benefit,” he continued, indicating the saucer of milk. “The beast has amazing recuperative powers and I have total confidence it will soon be restored to its former vigor.”
“And what then?” I demanded. “We can’t keep that monster here in our lodgings – it devours curly-haired spaniels!”
“Only when it has no other sustenance, Watson.” Holmes countered. “Actually, I had thought to present it to Mrs. Hudson as a peace-offering - she has never quite forgiven me for poisoning her little white terrier…” (see Chapter 7 of “A Study in Scarlet”).
“The woman is quite the proponent of animal rights and has a soft spot in her heart for ‘wee doggies,’ as she calls them.” Holmes explained. “I am certain the beast will be totally subdued after a few days of her ‘plain Scots cooking’- no doubt she will soon be crocheting a chequered coat for it to wear on their romps together over the moors…”
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