Earlier this year, we reported of a new dog coat called the Trover® Dog Coat. Toni Cherrett, who makes and sells the coats, is now asking the public to help her make coats for dogs displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

The coat is called "Katrina Coat", and Toni is asking everyone to donate sleeping bags, duvets (not blankets) dark coloured duvet covers or sheets and webbing tape to make them. The first batch of coats will be donated to the Humane Society of Louisiana. Visit her press release on how to donate materials.

The Trover® Dog Coat is unique in that it doesn't have underbelly straps or leg straps. Rather, it secures into place using thigh cuffs and a neck, thus preventing it from rotating around or slipping off.