Oscar is a Staffy x Ridgeback and has recently gone from being an inside dog to an outside dog (and he seems much happier)

he has a nice big timber kennel with a QS mink blanket in there - but he keeps pullig it out into the middle of the yard.

End result is the blanket is sopping wet and he's sitting at the backdoor shivering his bum off and looking very unhappy.

I am wondering if as he is a short haired dog and we live in frigid melbourne if he needs a coat to keep him warm. DF thinks I'm being silly but I don't want my puppy to be cold and unhappy - what do you think?