Many owners of dogs already made sure that the clothes for their pets are not only fashionable attribute or ornament, but also quite functional subject. Especially it concerns dogs of gladkoshersty breeds for which wool not always serves as protection during a rain and snow and at cold wind.
Clothing sizes for dogs
In the main mass of a dog of different breeds have proportional addition which often is sign of any given breed. It allows to standardize the sizes of dog clothes as well as clothes for people. In a case with four-footed dandies, the size is determined by three parameters to which the grasp of a neck and back and also length of a back of a dog from withers to the tail basis belongs. Such parameters allow to consider features of a constitution of dogs of any breeds as proportions in their addition are broken generally at the expense of length of paws. According to these sizes you will be able always to pick up to the pet such clothes which will sit on him beautifully, but him will not hold down the movement.
The clothes for dogs are marked by Latin letters: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL, it is also the sizes. The XS size is intended for those animals at whom length of a back is equal to 13-17 cm, chest - 22-27 cm, and a neck grasp - 13-18 cm. Size S is intended for dogs with parameters: 17-23 cm, 27-33 cm and 18-23 cm, respectively; size M – for those who have parameters of a trunk of 23-28 cm, 34-40 cm and 23-27 cm, size L – for those, who have parameters: 28-35 cm, 40-45 cm and 27-31 cm. The sizes designated by letters XL, XXL, XXXL intend for dogs of large breeds. Size XL - for animals which parameters are equal: 35-41 cm, 48-50 cm and 31-35 cm; the XXL size – those which parameters are equal: 41-47 cm, 50-59 cm and 35-39 cm, and the XXXL size – for dogs with parameters: 47-58 cm, 59-69 cm and 39-42 cm.
How to choose clothing size for a dog
In some size tables for reference, except letters, breeds of dog are specified, but you need to be guided, first of all, by the sizes of your pet. To pick up clothes of the necessary size, it is rather correct to measure a dog. For measurements it is the best of all to use a tailor's measured tape. Put a dog exactly and measure length of her back from the top point of withers to the tail basis. That the clothes approached, the received size needs to be corrected taking into account anatomic features of a dog. So, if its constitution dense and a thorax rather volume, add one size. For dogs of slender addition, the size should be reduced. Chest is measured in its widest part on the line passing about forepaws. On free fitting it is possible to add a two-three more of centimeters, but it needs to be done taking into account model which you chose. The grasp of a neck is the circle measured in its widest part. Usually it is identical to collar length. Check that the chosen model did not squeeze a throat of a dog if a collar its high and narrow.