how to measure your dog
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HOW TO MEASURE YOUR DOGHOW TO MEASURE YOUR DOG
MEASURE YOUR DOG'S GIRTHMEASURE YOUR DOG'S GIRTH
STEP 1STEP 1
Begin your dog coat measurements by determining the size of your dog's girth.
A dog's girth is found by measuring the circumference around the ribcage.
STEP 2STEP 2
To begin the measurements, your dog should be standing.
Ask one of the family to keep a bone just above your pet's nose.
TThis will guarantee that your pet is standing as tall as possible.
STEP 3STEP 3
Keep the beginning edge of the measuring tape on the spine, just behind your dog's shoulders.
STEP 4STEP 4
Spin the end of the measuring tape to the broadest point of the ribcage, which is found behind the front legs.
STEP 5STEP 5
Roll the end of the measuring tape over the opposite side of the body.
STEP 6STEP 6
Join the ends of the measuring tape on the spine behind your dog’s shoulders.
STEP 7STEP 7
Record the number you see at the point where the end meets the beginning edge.
MEASURE YOUR DOG'S BODY LENGTHMEASURE YOUR DOG'S BODY LENGTH
STEP 8STEP 8
Define the length of your dog's body by taking the dimensions between the base of the neck and the beginning of the tail.
STEP 9STEP 9
Have your dog stand up.
Set up one end of the measuring tape at the base of your dog's neck. It is the point where the base of the head meets the neck.
STEP 10STEP 10
Stretch the second end of the measuring tape along the spine to the base of the tail.
STEP 11STEP 11
Note down the final measurement you see where the second end of the measuring tape meets the base of the tail.
STEP 12STEP 12
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