A small Sporn Harness is too snug around neck & chest of our 13 pound Shih Poo. Should we get a medium or would it likely be too large?
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The medium should work just fine. We tried a medium on our 11 lb dog and it was too large so returned it and order a small that fit just fine.
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I don't know if it helps, but my pug wears a medium with no problems. It doesn't stop him from pulling, but it does solve the pug-problem of keeping a collar on when you have no neck.
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i think a medium would be fine, even if it is a little loose around the chest, you can adjust the neck. i have a yorkiepoo and a cavachon. the cavachon is a medium dog but wears a large and the yorkiepoo i believe is a medium or a small. Sorry I can't be absolutely sure but you could always return it if the medium doesn't adjust to your little ones's need.
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I have a 14 pound rat terror. The medium size fits, but only after taking up all the slack in all the adjustable straps.
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My french bulldog is 24 pounds with a 22" chest, his neck is 16" I got him the small and adjusted it as tight as it could go and it fits perfect. My boxer is about 70 pound 35" chest and 20" . I ordered her a med/large hers is adjusted almost as tight as it would go. SoMy guess is small will be perfect. They seem really nice more secure then the other brand I got them. They are fixed where you would adjust it, the other one I had the end was loose so if you made it to fit bigger a little tug could have pulled it all the way out and leave it open. Hope this helped!
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That question made me look at the original ad for the harness. For the medium harness, it specifies that it works for neck sizes 12" to 17". For the large and extra large size, the spec is 16" to 24" CHEST size. This is clearly incorrect. A 16" chest size corresponds to quite a small dog. They must mean neck size. My dogs have 21" and 18" neck sizes and 32" and 31" chest sizes. The large harness fits them both just fine. My advice is to go for the larger size if your dog has a relatively large chest or if you think it is going to grow.
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Sporn.com gives neck/lbs measurements. I personally think a small would be plenty big. My shihtzu maltese mix has a 11" neck/17" chest and a small is big on him.He weights 14 lbs.
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Measure the dogs neck and add about 1 inch, then refer to the size shown in the ad. I ordered a medium after measuring my Cairn's neck and had to reorder for a large. I kept the medium for my Lapso. The collars are somewhat adjustable with the velcro strip. I say that because my terrier is not a big dog but the large fits closed, but there would be a good adjustable area for larger dogs. The medium was just too tight and it really scared him. He is 13, a great dog and must be comfortable enough to get used to it if we need to use it again.
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I have a Lab/Boxer mix...62lbs.... the medium works great. She has a thick neck for a dog her size, but the straps are about half way tight... my understanding is to have it fit pretty snug. measure the circumference of your dogs neck...hope that helps! Happy Leading!
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I would try a small. Our pup is on the border too & it worked for him. The straps can adjust to pretty generous proportions & it's better if its a bit snug so that it doesn't slip around/chafe anyhow. It really has been a good purchase.
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I would buy a medium size. My dog's neck measures 19" and I bought a large. The collar is adjustable but the smallest I can make it is right about 21" so the collar slides around his neck and if we walk for very long, it is a sure bet that I will be turning it several times to keep it in proper positon. The gray box has to be under his neck and it likes to slide to the top.
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I have a 13 pound Bichon, and the medium fits her nicely. I have never had a cat, so it is hard for me to compare the two. It is really an adorable harness. Barbara
477624
I ordered a medium for my lab/daschund mix who is also deep chested and weighs about 35 lbs. Even after adjusting the harness as small as it would go, it was still too big on him!
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It was recommended to us to order based on the length of the dog (from withers to dock of tail). We thought our dogs would be very hard to fit this way because they both have very unique body shapes, but it worked out very well. Like the other answer said, I would recommend using the harness under the jacket rather than over it. If you put a harness over any kind of clothing, it can cause the fabric to bunch up and irritate the skin.
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Based on my experience, a medium might be the best option. My dog is a lab mix. She's about 65 lbs, 31" chest, 22" waist. The medium size fits her quite well. I've adjusted the harness so it's just a little bit loose on her; there's still enough room to expand the front harness by 3 inches or so around the chest and the rear harness has enough room to expand by about 11 inches around the waist. The rear leg straps are adjusted as big as they go and they were just about right for her; the circumference where her hip connects to her body is about 19". I've since started using the harness without the rear leg straps as my dog recently had one of her legs amputated. Even without the rear leg straps the harness works quite well.
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I'm no expert but it sounds like you should purchase a medium harness. Good luck hope I helped.
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I'd get a small. I got a large for a 50 lb. bulldog (NOT EASY TO FIT) and it's perfect. You can adjust them pretty well and easily. Best harness I ever bought!
518026
My 13lb dog wears a medium and it fits her loose. It depends on how you want it to fit the puppy.
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You could probably get the medium and have no problems I got a small for my min pin he's 16 pounds and the devise is at the smallest setting. It gets a lot bigger.
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My malti-poo weighs 16 lbs and wears med. my Yorkist weighs 4 lbs and wears x-small so I would order a small. The harness is adjustable and fits great!!