How to Measure your Dog for a Harness

For the best fit measure the girth of the dog, wrap a tape measure around the upper body of the dog and under the front legs. Girth will always take priority when selecting the size for a harness and all harnesses have different measurements. Each of our dog harness pages have a size chart you can measure against. You can also visit our guide on how to put on a dog harness.

Considerations:

1. Fitted correctly the harness should be snug on the dog and not too tight.

2. When measuring your dog for a harness, it's crucial to get accurate measurements of the girth, neck, and length.

• Girth: Measure around the widest part of your dog's chest, typically just behind the front legs. This is the most important measurement for a good fit.
• Neck: Measure around the base of your dog's neck where a collar would naturally sit.
• Length: Measure from the base of the neck to the base of the tail.

3. How tight should a dog harness be?

You should be able to insert two fingers (but only two!) between the harness and your dog, just like with a collar.

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