Patent ID: 7793619

Claim:
An animal garment comprising: a garment body comprising: a stretchable first and second front leg insert, each consisting essentially of a uniformly stretchable planar sheet material, and respectively disposed within a first and second slit defined by the garment body and positioned substantially proximate to a first and second front leg of an animal when the animal garment is worn by said animal; a substantially non-stretchable back cover portion comprising a first and second back cover lateral releasable connector; a substantially non-stretchable chest halter portion operable to be releasably coupled to said back cover portion and comprising: first and second coupling arms that are operable to be coupled about the back cover portion; wherein said first coupling arm comprises a first coupling arm lateral releasable connector and said second coupling arm comprises a second coupling arm lateral releasable connector; wherein said first and second back cover lateral releasable connectors are positioned approximately parallel to the torso of an animal wearing the garment and positioned on the right and left side of said torso; wherein said first and second coupling arm lateral releasable connectors are positioned approximately perpendicular to said first and second back cover lateral releasable connectors when an animal is wearing the garment and said first and second coupling arms are coupled about the back of an animal wearing the garment; wherein said first back cover lateral releasable connector is positioned to couple with said first coupling arm lateral releasable connector to limit lateral movement of said coupled first and second coupling arms along the back of an animal wearing the garment; wherein said second back cover lateral releasable connector is positioned to couple with said second coupling arm lateral releasable connector to further limit lateral movement of said coupled first and second coupling arms along the back of an animal wearing the garment; wherein said first and second back cover lateral releasable connectors comprise a length of at least one of hook connector and loop connector; and wherein said first and second coupling arm lateral releasable connectors comprise a length of at least one of hook connector and loop connector; and a stretchable chest insert disposed within a slit defined by the garment body and positioned substantially proximate to the chest of an animal when the animal garment is worn by said animal, wherein said stretchable chest insert is narrower at a first end compared to a second end.