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How do you measure a dog's chest size?

Ryan Corrigan, LVT, VTS-EVN
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Ryan Corrigan is a Licensed Veterinary Technician in California. She received her Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology from Purdue University in 2010. She is also a Member of the Academy of Equine Veterinary Nursing Technicians since 2011.

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You can use a tape measure or piece of string under your dogs chest just behind the arm pit and then bring it around to meet on top of the shoulders. Take this distance and measure it and you've got your chest size.

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Is dog height measured at the shoulder?

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Yes it is measured at the highest point of the shoulder blades behind the head.

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How do you measure the length of a dog?

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Measure from the base of your pet's neck to the base of the tail. This is a standard measure for length.

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How big is my dog?

Ryan Corrigan, LVT, VTS-EVN
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Ryan Corrigan is a Licensed Veterinary Technician in California. She received her Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology from Purdue University in 2010. She is also a Member of the Academy of Equine Veterinary Nursing Technicians since 2011.

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To determine how tall your dog is, measure from the ground up to the top of the shoulder blades.

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