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Originally Posted by louiseg0151  i want to get Cleo and Max clothes for Christmas so i was just wondering how to measure them if they are a bit scared of the tape measure.
i have tried to measure them before and they we're scared for a while after. just want to know if there are any other ways to know what size they are, or if there is a way to get them use to the tape measure.
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If they wear a harness, you can just measure the straps to get your chest measurement. The length is a bit harder since you do have to get them physically involved for that one.
You can really use... anything that conformed to get a back measurement. Just use whatever won't scare them - t-shirt, leash, how much space from end to end they take up on a couch pillow.... yarn/string/ribbon/something thin and small may be your best bet because its less noticeable.
The back measurement doesn't have to be exact either. As you've probably noticed most clothing just involves back measurements as a guide for length so don't worry bout nitpicking it to the last mm. You just need an estimate.
Just as a tip... if you cut some strips of paper, and use your normal tape measure to make some markings you have a free "flexible tape measure" that will work more or less like the seamstress ones do and might scare your dog a bit less. You can also just take your thin taped up pieces of paper, bring them around and fold one side where they join and then measure that... it works just the yarn/string would except you can always keep it around for further reference and write name & measurement on it for future use.