June Lotz had raised horses and was familiar with the Lycra coats used on show horses. Later, when one of the dogs injured itself, they slipped on the coat to keep it from chewing at its stitches. The Lotzes founded K9 Top Coat, and today they make 13 products, including a Comfort Coat introduced in February with antimicrobial and hypo- allergenic materials made for dogs with allergies. The coats have been a godsend for Lorni Jarmie, who battled her Weimar-aner Jax’s skin problems for four years before happening on the Top Coat Web site. It was also thick with native plants including sage, juniper, fescue grass and yarrow, and soon Jarmie noticed Jax’s feet were red and raw, the hair chewed from his legs.

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