Sizing for collars for your dog is relatively easy. Use a cloth or another flexible measuring tape. Measure around the dog's neck to get the size in inches or metric. I like to add one inch for my dogs. Puppies like children are more of a problem. I find that I am going to go through two or three collars before my dogs are grown(just like the kids). In the last few yearsI have favoured using cloth choke collars with the puppies not because I want to choke the little buggers; but because they seem to last me longer.
For harness and clothing you need to do a bit more. I work in a pet store, and managed one for several years, and yet I am continually taken back by the number of people who do not know their pet's sizes. Usually they will tell me the breed, and expect me to know exactly. Dogs are individual. Even in one breed there are differences in length or chest size which can make a difference. Also there does not seem to be a consistent agreement between manufacturers over size.
Measure the neck, chest just around the legs, and length. Go by those measurements not S, M, L.
For Bling Dog collars check out http://www.petmansemporium.com/
For harness and clothing you need to do a bit more. I work in a pet store, and managed one for several years, and yet I am continually taken back by the number of people who do not know their pet's sizes. Usually they will tell me the breed, and expect me to know exactly. Dogs are individual. Even in one breed there are differences in length or chest size which can make a difference. Also there does not seem to be a consistent agreement between manufacturers over size.
Measure the neck, chest just around the legs, and length. Go by those measurements not S, M, L.
For Bling Dog collars check out http://www.petmansemporium.com/
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