Sizing Instructions

Sizing Your Pet

You will need a soft measuring tape - don't have one? To measure your pet you will need a soft measuring tape. You can likely pick one up at your local dollar store! A hardware measuring tape will not produce accurate measurements.

TIPS AND GUIDELINES FOR MEASURING YOUR PET

Dog Clothing Measurements:
In order to find the right size of clothing for your dog, please complete the following measurements with a soft measuring tape.

1."Girth/Chest" Size of your dogs chest, measurement all the way round the broadest part of the chest.

2."Back" Length from the base of the neck to the base of the tail. Measurement from the base of the neck to base of tail (just before tail starts). *For some dogs, the base of the tail may be hard to see, feeling for where the tail begins on your dog's back may be required.

3."Neck"a comfortable distance around your dog's neck. For collars, the neck size is where the collar will sit on your dog's neck. For clothing, this is the lower part of the neck. The neck base is the lower part of the neck.* For some breeds, such as Greyhounds, the neck base location may be difficult to determine when head is up... tilting the head down a bit is then recommended.

--> For a thick coat, add up to an inch to the chest & neck measurements.

Measuring Your Pet:

The best determination can only be made if the actual pet is being measured and manufacturer recommendations are being followed. Please buy our clothing according to your pet's measurements, not the clothing label size.

Often, we will list with sizing examples breeds and approximate weight ranges. Breed and weight information is listed for guidance only, please choose proper size based on measurements.

--> Please make sure that your pet is standing tall, head up, and back straight (not curled or curved from fear of what you are doing to him). You won't get accurate measurements if the dog is sitting or lying down. * For some breeds, such as Greyhounds, the neck base location may be difficult to determine when head is up... tilting the head down a bit is then recommended.

MEASURE AT LEAST 3 TIMES TO ENSURE CORRECT MEASUREMENTS.

**NOT ALL PETS OR PET CLOTHING ARE CREATED EQUALLY!**

MotleyMutt.com carries clothing lines from many different designers that often have very different sizing scales, even one designer often has different size scales for many of their designs. We highly recommend that you read all sizing information for each piece of clothing to ensure you get the best fit for your pet. Often, we will list with sizing examples breeds and approximate weight ranges. Breed and weight information is listed for guidance only, please choose proper size based on measurements.

Ordering for a puppy? Order based on your puppy's current measurements only - do not attempt to select a size that your puppy may be! A size or two larger than current size may not be in proportion to the size of your puppy once full grown. If you order now for your puppy, please only expect it to fit for a short time before you have to reorder for proper sizing again.

Pairing Measurements to a Corresponding Size:

Once you have determined necessary measurements for a particular garment it will be necessary to pair to a corresponding size if one is available for your dog's measurements. Each of your dog's measurements must fall within the listed measurement or measurement range for any available size to ensure proper fit.

IMPORTANT: If your dog's measurements fall within chest girth ranges for a particular size but not within the back length of said size, proper fit will not be achieved. Only order when ALL of the required measurements fall within all measurement or measurement range listings for any of our products.

Desiring a tighter or looser fit than intended by our designers:

While it is strongly recommended that you follow our sizing charts and recommendations to ensure proper fit for your dog, for garments such as hoodies or t-shirts you may want a tighter or looser fit for your dog than the fit that is intended for that garment.

When deciding to select one size larger or one size smaller than recommended a good guide to use is the increments of sizing ranges for that particular garment. Smaller ranged incremented sizing items are more suitable for this than that of larger ranged incremented items.

Example:

Chest girth range 32"-34" hoodie being recommended size. A size up with a 33"-36" chest girth range may work as desired in obtaining a more relaxed fit whereas moving up from a coat chest girth range of 30"-38" to 38"-46" will not. This type of size range will not give desired looser fit, rather will result in a garment that does not fit at all.

Available in one size to fit most people and pets! 2 inches wide and 36 inches of length with 15 of those inches occupied by the Embedded Polymer Fabric.

If your dog's neck size is smaller than 15 inches, the Cooling Collar Cooling Bandana will simply drape down providing upper chest cooling relief. Not recommended for small breed dogs with a neck size smaller than 13 inches and/or that weigh under 35 pounds.

Max neck size 26 inches. If your dog's neck size should exceed 26 inches (that is really big!) simply tie two together for proper fit and maximum cooling.

The Cooling Collar Coolers are 13 inches in length and fit onto your dog's existing fabric collar.

Fits collars from 1/2 to 2 inches in width. Ideal for all Breeds big and small including Giant Breed Dogs such as Great Danes.

Not recommended for small breed dogs with a collar size smaller than will support the cooler length and/or that weigh under 20 pounds, can cause discomfort to smaller pets.

Green Paisley:
19x19 90% polyester and 10% cotton square. Folded or cut into a triangle, the top edge spans 26-27 inches untied. Fold in half and roll to fit smaller dogs. For larger dogs (neck measurement at collar larger than 22 inches) roll and tie two together or cut the bandana in half on the angle and tie together. Quick Release Buckle Style fits necks 13-20 inches.

ALL OTHERS:
22x22 100% quality cotton square. Folded or cut into a triangle, the top edge spans 29-30 inches untied. Fold in half and roll to fit smaller dogs. For very large dogs (neck measurement at collar larger than 25 inches) roll and tie two together or cut the bandana in half on the angle and tie together. Quick Release Buckle Style fits necks 16-23 inches.