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Measure your dog from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail, add 10-15 cm (4-6 in), and choose the next standard crate size up.
Take the measurement with the dog standing squarely. Run a soft tape from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail — not the tip of the tail. That figure is the dog's length, and the crate is sized from it, never guessed from weight or breed alone.
The crate should be 10-15 cm (4-6 in) longer than the dog and roughly as wide as the dog's shoulder height. That margin gives enough room to stand up, turn around and lie stretched out, without turning the crate into an open floor.
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Standard crates come in five steps: 60, 76, 91, 107 and 122 cm — 24, 30, 36, 42 and 48 in. A worked example: a dog measuring 80 cm nose-to-tail needs 90-95 cm of crate, which lands on the 91 cm (36 in) size. A dog at 95 cm needs 105-110 cm, which lands on the 107 cm (42 in) size.
Both sizing errors are recognisable. A crate that is too small leaves the dog unable to stand and turn. A crate that overshoots the 10-15 cm margin gives a young dog room to toilet at one end and sleep at the other — the most common reason crate training stalls.
Once the crate is settled, the walking gear is next: the Harness and Collar Sizing page converts a girth measurement into an XS-XL size, and the How to Fit a Basket Muzzle page covers snout clearance if your dog needs one.
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