How To Dress Your Dog According To His Body Type

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If you're going to humiliate your dog by dressing him up, you might as well choose outfits that flatter his figure.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Fashion knowledge
Common sense

Step 1: Poodles need a good fit

Put poodles in well-tailored outfits. All that thick curly hair tends to make the poor dears look heavier than they are, which will be exacerbated by both too loose and too tight clothing.

Step 2: Elongate your dachshund's legs

Always put your dachshund, or any other short-legged pooch, in outfits with pants. Making him go bottomless will only accentuate his stubby little legs.

Step 3: Labs need the right color

Labs are tall and slim, so they can get away with just about anything. But beware unflattering colors! Brown and black labs look great in grey, royal blue, and emerald green. Yellow labs are best in camel, olive, orange, gold, and dark brown.

Step 4: Accentuate your bulldog's head

Let's be honest: bulldogs have huge heads and lots of wrinkles. So why not be bold and accentuate them? Hoodies and turtlenecks are good choices.

Tip: Be sure bulldogs' clothes are washable, because this breed tends to drool.

Step 5: Work with problem hair

Shih tzus and Pekingese—dare we say it?—have a body hair problem. But one can easily deflect attention from it by accessorizing with colorful ribbons, bandanas, and fancy bejeweled collars.

Step 6: Dress Chihuahuas well

Though puny, Chihuahuas have very fine bone structure. Not only can they carry off regal fabrics like velvet and satin—they are elevated by them!

Step 7: No horizontal stripes for boxers

Never put a boxer in horizontal stripes; they will just emphasize his stocky torso. Stick with solid colors or vertical stripes.

Step 8: Avoid too-tight clothes

No matter how you fit Fido, never put him in restrictive clothing; it could hamper his ability to breathe.

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[FelixTheHouseFreak]

How about you dont dress your dog up at all?

[Momoko002]

dressing dogs up is just pure torture their already beautifull without clothes so why bother?

[Toon999kinzpengwo]

If I ever put clothes on my dogs, they would pull it off within 2 minutes....

[EmilyC022]

@Younowkoed unless its a the small dogs that shake, then its recomended for the fall and winter cuz they get cold easily

[WishingBabyX]

Sadly..my shih tzu hates ribbons D=

[KoiNohappygolucky]

I cannot believe this tutorial exists. Also it said you needed common sense. People with common sense do not need to dress up their dogs.

[xoKatgirlxo]

at most i would put on my dog is a bow only for pictures then take it off

[184natasha]

The only clothes dogs need are a coat and special dog boots to keep them warm when they're being walked in the winter!

[xxmakeuploverxxisa]

seriously?

[pzazzification]

why would u want to dress your dog.

A simple jumper in the winter is fine.

FOR GOODNESS SAKE HOWCAST

[xMissMeganWalkerx]

This insults dogs..

[freddykrugar10]

wat kind of freak dresses their dog :D