How to measure your dog for a sweater, shirt, or coat

As shown, measure the distance from the base of neck to base of tail, then round up to the next even inch. The table below lists many dog breeds and typical size range for adults of the breed, with inch ranges in the first column and sizes in the second column: Affenpinscher 8-12 S Afghan Hound 26-28 XL Airedale Terrier 22-26 XL Akita 22-24 XL American Foxhound 22-24 XL American Water Spaniel 22-24 M-L Australian Terrier 8-12 S Bassett Hound 22-26 XL Beagle 14-18 M Bearded Collie 22-24 XL Bedlington Terrier 18-22 L Basenji 22-24 S-M Bichon Frise 14-18 M Border Collie 22-24 XL Boston Terrier 22-24 M-L Boxer 22-26 XL Brittany 22-24 XL Brussels Griffon 8-12 S Bulldog 18-22 L Bull Terrier 18-22 L Cairn Terrier 14-16 M Cavalier King Charles 12-16 S-M Chihuahua 6-12 ES-S Chow Chow 18-22 L Cocker Spaniel 14-18 M Collie 24-28 XL Dachshund Standard 14-18 M Dachshund Miniature 8-14 S-M Dalmation 22-26 XL Dandy Dinmont 14-16 M Doberman Pinscher 24-28 XL English Setter 22-26 XL English Springer 18-24 L-XL English Toy Spaniel 10-12 S Fox Terrier 14-18 M German Shepherd 28-30 XL Golden Retriever 24-30 XL Great Dane 28-30 XL Greyhound 24-28 XL Irish Setter 24-28 XL Irish Terrier 18-22 L Japanese Chin 12-16 S-M Kerry Blue Terrier 18-22 L Labrador Retriever 22-26 XL Lakeland Terrier 16-18 M-L Lhasa Apso 14-18 M Maltese 8-14 S-M Manchester Terrier (S) 14-18 M-L Manchester Terrier (T) 8-12 S Miniature Pinscher 8-14 S-M Norfolk Terrier 8-12 S Norwegian Terrier 10-12 S Old English Sheepdog 28-30 XL Papillon 10-14 M Pekingese 12-16 S-M Pointer 24-28 XL Pomeranian 6-10 ES-S Poodle (Standard) 22-24 XL Poodle (Miniature) 14-18 M Poodle (Toy) 8-12 ES-S Poodle (Teacup) 6-8 ES Pug 12-16 S-M Rottweiler 22-26 XL Saluki 24-26 XL Schnauzer (Standard) 20-24 XL Schnauzer (Miniature) 14-18 M Scottish Terrier 14-18 M Sealyham Terrier 16-20 M-L Shar Pei 20-24 L-XL Shih Tzu 14-16 M Siberian Husky 24-26 XL Silky Terrier 12-14 S-M Skye Terrier 18-22 L Springer Spaniel 24-28 XL St Bernard 28-30 XL Tibetan Terrier 18-22 L Vizsla 24-26 XL Weimaraner 26-30 XL Welsh Corgi 16-18 M-L Welsh Terrier 14-18 M West Highland White 14-18 M-L Wheaton Terrier 18-22 L Whippet 18-22 L Wire Hair Terrier 14-18 M-L Yorkshire Terrier 6-12 ES-S