i think you should post a pix of your basset hound mix...

is it a "bagel" beagle/basset mix? my sally is one
my other guy who passed last year was a "basetter" english setter/basset
& i had a st bernard/basset mix foster.."st bernasset"

my one guy wears a coat because he is a wuss...& gets cold in october...actually i think he is more vain than cold,,,as he will wear the coat thru april...none of the others use them altho they have them...it does get pretty cold here during the winter so if it makes him happy then i am ok with it.