Bulgarian Dog Bite Coat

K9 Training Bite Coat

This is a Bulgarian Army dog bite coat, the heavily padded garment a handler's helper wears during bite work so a working dog can practice grips on the body and arms. It is long, thick and quilted all over, with padding through the body and down both sleeves. It suits K9 trainers, protection dog clubs, and collectors of Eastern European military kit who want a piece of issued equipment that most collections lack.

Features

• Grid-Quilted Padding — Stitching in a square grid holds the padding in separate pockets so it cannot shift or bunch inside the coat.
• Olive Green Cotton Shell — The outer fabric is a plain-weave cotton in a muted olive drab shade.
• Full-Length Cut — The coat hangs well below the hips, which puts padding over the thighs as well as the torso.
• Padded Sleeves — Both sleeves carry the same quilted padding as the body, covering the arms where training dogs most often take their grip.
• Stand-Up Collar — A tall, padded collar rises around the neck instead of folding flat.
• Button Front Closure — The front fastens with a button at the collar and closes down a center opening.
• Bulgarian Army Issue — This coat was produced for the Bulgarian military, not made for the commercial training market.

Bulgarian Army Issue

The coat comes from Bulgarian Army stocks and was built for military dog handling units. Its construction is simple: a cotton shell quilted over thick padding, with no pockets, linings or extra hardware to catch a dog's teeth. Most bite gear on the market today is sold commercially, so a genuine military-issue bite coat is uncommon and holds clear appeal for anyone interested in how armies trained their working dogs.