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!

If you don't have a soft measuring tape, use your pet's leash, yes leash! Measure starting from handle side and use a piece of tape as a marker. You may now use a ruler, yard stick, or hardware measuring tape to measure from the handle end to the taped marker to determine your pet's measurements.

TIPS AND GUIDELINES FOR MEASURING YOUR PET

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

SimplySmitten.com carries clothing lines from many different designers that often have very different sizing scales, even one designer often has differnt size scales for many of their designs. We strongly recommend that you read all sizing information for each piece of clothing VERY carefully to insure you get the best fit for your pet, and avoid any costly return shipping fees.

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 size.

--> Please make sure that your pet is standing. You won't get an accurate measurements if the dog is sitting or lying down.

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, all the way round, directly behind the front legs and around the back and add 2 inches. It is our opinion
that this is normally the most important measurement for clothing. If it is too small, it will not fit, if it is too big,
your pet may get caught in it and not walk comfortably. (Measure the chest just behind the front legs, this is the
thickest part of the chest, or measure the thickest part of the body trunk if your dog is overweight, or just has a small chest with a larger trunk).

2. "Back" Length from the base of the neck to the base of the tail. This is the most common measurement for clothing, however
the back length will not matter if the chest measurement is not appropriate, use this more as a guide to how low your shirt
or dress will be on your pet's back. (From the base of the neck to the start of the tail (not the very tip).If your pet's length falls
on the shorter end of the measurements for a size,the clothing will be longer on your pet's back then it would be if your pet's
measurements fall on the larger end of the measurements for size.

3. "Neck" a comfortable distance around your dog's neck. For clothing, where the clothing would sit naturally, for most clothing, this is the lower
part of the neck - refer to picture illustrations on each product page. For apparel such as turtle necks, measure where your pet's collar sits comfortably.

Collars
Measure a comfortable distance around your dog's neck where your pet's existing collar sits comfortably and add the recommended inches to this measurement as recommended by the product's manufacturer.

Footwear
Make sure your dog is in a standing position-place a piece of paper on the floor with your dog's paw on paper, measure from
the front edge of the small pads to the back edge of the large pad. Do not include the nails unless they are unusually long.
Compare this to the boot sizes. The width and length of the foot should be slightly smaller than the boot size to ensure a
snug fit.

Hats & Visors
For proper fit, measure the length of head from ½" above dog's brow to back of head and the width is measured between their
ears.