Lay the measuring tape straight across your dog's back, following its spine, until you reach the point where its tail meets its body. Read the measurement on the tape where your dog's tail begins. This measurement -- which is significantly less than the nose-to-tail-tip measurement would be -- is your dog's length.
What is a length of a dog?
Measurement A: The length of your dog (in cm) from the tip of its nose to the back of its body, excluding the tail. Measurement B: The height of your dog's leg from floor to shoulder (in cm). Measurement C: The width of your dog (in cm) across the shoulders, or the widest part of the dog if not the shoulders.
How do you measure animal length?
The size of an animal and the proportions of its conformation are determined by height at the withers, oblique body length, chest girth behind the shoulder blades, and girth of metacarpus; additional basic measurements—length of the carina and shank—are taken in domestic fowl.
How do you measure a dog's leg length?
Make sure the tape measure sits against your dog's skin for the most accurate measurement. Measure around the left leg at the point of the elbow, then again four inches below the elbow. If this measurement is six inches or less, measure halfway between the point of the elbow and the top of the paw.
