Things You'll Need
- Low-fat dog treats
- Appropriate size infant t-shirt
- Flexible measuring tape
- Permanent marker
- Scissors
Instructions
Measure the dog from the back of the neck to the base of the tail and make an educated guess of his weight.
Find your dog̵7;s clothing size on the U.S. infant size chart according to your findings.
Put the infant t-shirt on the dog to determine if any adjustments are necessary.
Check to make sure the t-shirt fits comfortably without tugging on the neckline and fits loosely around the armpits.
Check to make sure the t-shirt comes far enough up in the front to allow the dog to do its business.
Measure how much of the front of the t-shirt needs to be removed if you believe re-sizing is required.
Make a dotted line with the permanent marker beginning on the front middle of the t-shirt about one inch above the genitalia to the base of the dog̵7;s tail in a diagonal direction.
Check to make sure that the dotted line is at an angle, marking off a triangular piece of material on the bottom half of the infant t-shirt.
Remove the t-shirt and use the scissors to cut along the dotted line to remove the bottom triangle of the t-shirt, removing only enough to allow the dog to urinate without soiling the shirt. Males will need more material removed than females.
Wash and dry doggy t-shirts once a week in unscented laundry detergent to kill odor and bacteria.