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BAD MOFO DOGS · THE MEASURING GUIDE
A flexible tape. Or a shoelace and measuring tape. Your dog supplies the attitude.
For Cuban buckle collars. Training collars and harnesses need different fit checks.
AROUND THE NECK
Let your dog stand comfortably. Wrap a flexible sewing tape around the middle of the neck, where the collar sits. Slide two fingers underneath. Keep it snug over your fingers, without squeezing.
Keep those two fingers in place when you read or mark. This is BMD’s two-finger measurement. Do not add another 1–2 inches afterward.
SAVE THE MEASUREMENT
Read the inch scale where the start of the tape meets it. Write down the measurement in inches, including any fraction.
Pinch or mark where the ends meet. Take the string off your dog. Lay it straight beside a measuring tape, starting at 0. Read the inch scale at your mark. Keep a rigid metal tape off your dog; use it only to measure the removed string.
Use a non-stretch shoelace or string. Don’t stretch it—and don’t leave it around your dog’s neck.
Measure twice.
If the readings differ, take one more. Keep the tape or string level.
YOUR MEASUREMENT · INCHES
Enter your measurement in inches, taken with two fingers underneath. We’ll match it to your collar family’s offered sizes in Step 4.
Use the inch scale on your measuring tape. Enter fractions as decimals: ½ inch = 0.5; ¼ inch = 0.25; ¾ inch = 0.75.
MATCH THE COLLAR FAMILY
Regular Cuban collars use fixed size labels from 16 to 28 inches, in 2-inch steps.
16 · 18 · 20 · 22 · 24 · 26 · 28 in
Use BMD’s two-finger rule: choose that size if it is offered, or the next larger offered size. Don’t round down and don’t add another 1–2 inches. If the measurement is outside the family’s range, or your dog has a slim head and the collar could slip off, ask us before ordering.
Uses your unrounded measurement. This does not change your product selection; choose the size on the product page and check availability.
| Product | Listed sizes |
|---|---|
| Cuban collar + leash bundles | Collar: 16–28 in, in 2-in steps. Leash: 34 in. |
| Cuban slip / choke chain | 22, 24, 26, 28 in. Follow the product’s head-clearance instructions. |
| Prong collar | Medium: adjustable 10–22 in. Large: adjustable 12–28 in. Follow its own sizing instructions. |
| Tactical collars | 18–22 in or 22–30 in, depending on the product. Width is a separate measurement. |
Check the selected product’s options. Collar length, collar width and leash length are different measurements.
Open length is a different measurement. If you lay the collar open and measure end to end, include the clasp and call it “open length.” Clasp parts can overlap when closed. Keep that number separate from your dog’s neck measurement.
Actual BMD product photo with a conceptual pointer. No collar dimensions or fit range are inferred from the photograph.
Send your two-finger measurement and the collar you want. We’ll help with an unusual fit or a size outside the listed range.
This walkthrough follows BMD’s published Cuban buckle-collar instructions. Slip chains, prong collars and harnesses have separate product-specific sizing.
