You need to give us just a few simple measurements for your dachshund: the neck circumference, the chest circumference, the waist and hip measurements, and the all-important neck to tail measurement. You don't need to know these measurements when you order a coat. We'll send you an email with our easy to use measuring form, and you can enter the measurements online when you're ready. We'll check the measurements you give us, and if anything doesn't look right we'll contact you before starting production. It's the same to order a dog collar or bandana, we need only the neck circumference, which we'll ask you for after you've placed your order.
You need a flexible plastic or cloth tape measure to accurately measure the rounded shape of your dog. A straight school ruler or a metal retractable builder’s measure won’t be accurate enough. If you don’t have a flexible tape measure then use a piece of string or a shoelace and then carefully measure the string.
Don’t measure too tightly or too loosely. You should be able to run a finger between the measuring tape or string and your dog's body. We’ll add some ease to the sizing during the pattern drafting process. If the coat style has velcro fastenings these will give you some more flexibility for sizing, for example if you are layering the coat with a fleece snuggler underneath, or if your dog is a little bigger or smaller than before. Measure your dog when she or he is standing up, not when they are lying down.
Our current coat styles are unisex and don’t need any extra measurements to accommodate boy bits.
Measure the total distance around your dog’s neck at the collar point, where the collar naturally sits on her body when she is standing up. This is not necessarily the narrowest point of the neck, which will be a bit further up towards the head.
We need the circumference of your dog’s chest, measured just behind the front legs. In dachshunds this is the widest part of their chest.
This is the distance around your dog’s chest measured right in the centre of his or her back. Unlike a human, this is not the narrowest part of the body!
Here we need the distance around your dog's back, measured just in front of the back legs.
This is the length of your dachshund's back. You should measure this from the neck of your dog at her collar point to the base of her tail. Please measure this twice so that you are 100% certain!