The broadest part of a dog's chest is usually right behind the armpits.

How do you measure a dogs chest. Make sure that you do not pull the measuring. Place the start of the tape measure where a collar would sit on your dog's neck, and then stretch it down to the base of the dog's tail. The base of your dog's neck is where a collar would sit naturally.

Find your dog’s back length (or topline) by placing the start of your tape measure on the base of your dog's neck. If you can draw a rectangle on the dog's chest then. Suse a cloth tape measure to circle your dog around its chest directly behind its front legs.

Their ribcage is wider than it is deep. Stand the dog on a level surface and measure from the withers to the base of the tail. Wrap the tap measure around the chest and over the back.

Normally chest girth is measured at the widest part of a dog’s body. Wrap the tap measure around the chest and over the back. Measure the broadest part of the chest.

This will tell you how long a shirt or jacket. Wrap the tap measure around the chest and over the back. When measuring the neck, wrap the tape measure just below the narrow part where she normally.

On average, medium dogs will have a chest girth between 18 and 22 inches, a back length between 13 and 17 inches, and can weigh anywhere between 25 and 50 pounds. Measure into a small area of the back. Measure the broadest part of the chest.