Harness looks too small

[adjam]

Hi there

Just got logans manmat x-back harness from snow paws.

Measured him as per instructions on their website and bought a medium harness based on his neck measurement of 22 inches .

However when i put the harness on him last night it looks way to small at the back . the neck seems to fit fine as i can get two fingers between the harness and him, however it looks to me like it is too short at the back.

Any comments and advice would be much appreciated as this is the first x-back harness i have bought and am no expert.

Please see photo below

cheers

Adjam

[sp123red]

yep it does look a little short but-then even when you measure along the back -the harnesses are always shorter-its the clip that takes it to the tail-in length-but yours does look about an inch too small-my kaisers xback is similar.

i would probably get 1-or 2 size up to give a little bit of stretch for him-as it will be tight enough around him when he is pulling.

[sp123red]

yep it does look a little short but-then even when you measure along the back -the harnesses are always shorter-its the clip that takes it to the tail-in length-but yours does look about an inch too small-my kaisers xback is similar.

i would probably get 1-or 2 size up to give a little bit of stretch for him-as it will be tight enough around him when he is pulling.

(See how the clip takes it to the start of the tail)

so i think 1 size up would be better for yours -looking at the pic again

[adjam]

I thought the same.

Am posting it back to exchange for a size large harness instead.

Adam

[valkyries]

sorry don't have any for mine so can't help xxxx

[rose]

The measurement is a bit too short where you measured from breast bone through the front legs along body up to where the tail is, i would say maybe next size up may be ok but you don't want the neck area too loose. A diagram of the measurements

http://www.canadog.ca/measuring

[adjam]

Have spoken to vikki at snowpaws and she agrees so she is going to exchange the medium for a large

[adjam]

Recieved Logan's new harness from Snowpaws , and its a much better fit that the medium .

Big thanks to Vikki at Snowpaws for the great service and a big thanks for all the comments on here.

Will try and get a picture of Logi in his new harness the next time i take him scootering

Adjam

[Lyn]

Looking at your photo, the issue might be down to his shape. On shorter, squarer dogs, the sides tend to ruck up around the ribcage and shorten the harness, but solution is what you have done: Go up to next size

As a rule of thumb, when the harness is on and pulled out straight, the back part of webbing, where the loops attatched, should sit on the croup, then when the lines attatched to the loop, the clip should be clear of the dog and not bounce on their back .