Your dog’s girth is the widest point of its chest and rib cage area and is usually right behind their front legs, depending on the breed.

Measure a dog's chest. To measure your dog’s neck girth, take soft measuring tape or printable measuring. The whole length measurement of a dog coat should run from the base of the neck to the base of the tail. Measuring a dog for a coat is simple enough.

To measure your dog for a coat, start by measuring the circumference of its rib cage at the widest part of its chest using a measuring tape to get its girth. You’ll measure him or her just as you would for a dog collar by wrapping your. The best way to measure your dog for a harness is to start with his or her neck.

Do not measure right behind your dog’s armpits; This might not be exactly the same for each dog, depending on how the dog is made. Normally chest girth is measured at the widest part of a dog’s body.

Start measuring from the bottom of your dog’s rib. Measure into a small area of the back. In most dogs, this is the area right behind the armpits.

This will tell you how long a shirt or jacket. This will tell you how large your dog’s harness has to be. As with collars, use the 'two finger' rule:

For example, if your dog's neck measures 13 inches, order a 12 to 16 inch adjustable collar. The broadest part of a dog's chest is usually right behind the armpits. Learn how to properly measure your dog's girth.to learn more tips and tricks, visit us at: