We live in Sydney, and I have a ****er spaniel, but he get his hair shorn right off, as it is hard to maintain long, and he has a couple of coats that he wears at night. I have a polar fleece one for the cool evenings, and a padded waterproof one for the cold wet nights. He has a kennel that he sleeps in with a nice bed and blanket, but he needs the extra jacket at nights.

My long haired Skye terrier has no need for the jacket, with the same kennel and bedding.

You can get good looking "manly" dog jackets, cause my DH was not happy about Dizzy being in a jacket, but I found a camo one on ebay and DH is OK with that.