Things You'll Need
- Carpenter's level
- Pencil
- Yardstick
Instructions
Find a place in your home with a bare, level floor where the adjoining wall is free of obstacles. Place your dog against and parallel to the wall, making sure she stands straight with her head level.
Place the carpenter's level so that it is perpendicular to the wall across the dog's withers (the area just where the shoulder blades protrude on the dog's back). One short end of the level should touch the wall while on the poodle's withers.
Adjust the level perfectly on the dog's withers, then mark the wall with a pencil at the bottom edge of the level.
Place the yardstick along the wall to measure the distance from the floor to the mark, which will indicate your poodle's height.