Size Guide

Size guide

The chest measurement decides it.

A harness is sized by girth, not by weight and not by breed. Two dogs the same weight can be two sizes apart. Take a soft tape to your dog once and you will never guess again.

Measure one

Chest girth

All the way around the deepest part of the ribcage, just behind the front legs. Snug, not tight. This is the measurement that picks the size.

Measure two

Neck

Around the base of the neck, low, where a harness sits — not high up where a collar sits. Leave a finger's width of slack.

Measure three

Weight

Not used to choose a size, but send it with the other two if you email us — it helps us sanity-check the answer.

The chart

Body measurements each size is cut to fit

Size Chest girth Neck
XXS 11–15″ / 28–38 cm 8–11″ / 20–28 cm
XS 13–17″ / 33–43 cm 9.5–12.5″ / 24–32 cm
S 16–20″ / 40–50 cm 11–15″ / 28–38 cm
M 19–24″ / 48–60 cm 13.5–18″ / 34–46 cm
L 23–27.5″ / 58–70 cm 16.5–21″ / 42–54 cm
XL 27–32″ / 68–82 cm 20–24.5″ / 50–62 cm

Not every model runs the full range: the cooling mesh and skull-print harnesses start at XXS, the padded no-pull models start at S, and the sets run XS to XL. The sizes shown on a product page are the sizes that exist for that model.

Before you order

Treat this as a guide, not a guarantee

These are the body measurements each size is aimed at. They are not certified measurements of the harness you will receive — webbing is cut to a tolerance and adjustment straps move the effective range.

If your dog measures within an inch of a size boundary, or falls outside the ranges above, email us before ordering. Send the chest girth, the neck and the weight to info@bravunet.com and we will tell you which size to order, or tell you plainly if nothing we make fits. We reply within 1 business day.

Fitting it

Getting it right on the dog

Two fingers, flat. You should be able to slide two fingers flat under any strap. If you cannot, it is too tight. If you can fit your whole hand, it is loose enough for your dog to back out of.
Between two sizes, take the larger — then adjust down. Every harness we sell has four adjustment points. A size up that cinches in beats a size down that does not close.
Check the fit indoors first. A harness worn outdoors cannot be returned, so fit it, adjust it and walk your dog around the house before the first real walk.
Deep-chested breeds size up. Greyhounds, whippets, dachshunds and similar builds carry more girth than their frame suggests.
Re-check as they grow, and after a coat change. Puppies outgrow a size quickly, and a clipped double coat can drop a full size of apparent girth.