What size harness/collar?

Cbrugs · Mar 30, 2017

I'm starting to get things for the new guy who comes home on April 29 at 10 weeks old. Any ideas on what size harness and collar I should have at that age? Small? Medium?

oscarmayer · Mar 30, 2017

3/4" Martingale for a collar is what we use up to 40 lbs.

2BullyMama · Mar 30, 2017

We bought a medium... lasted a few months and then I donated to a rescue

Cbrugs · Mar 30, 2017

2BullyMama said:
We bought a medium... lasted a few months and then I donated to a rescue

I was thinking a medium would be good because it would be used for at least a few months. And even as puppies, they have girth. The harness I want to get is about $40 so I want to wait on that until he is grown.

bulldogsoccer · Mar 31, 2017

I just got a medium of the collar below for Elsie who is 8 weeks old

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Cbrugs · Mar 31, 2017

bulldogsoccer said:
I just got a medium of the collar below for Elsie who is 8 weeks old

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Thanks! I ordered a size medium in a step-in mesh harness and I was rummaging through closets yesterday and found an old collar (size medium) of Jax's that I will use for the new guy until he outgrows it.

KING OLLIE HOUSE of BULLDOG · Mar 31, 2017

Cbrugs said:
Thanks! I ordered a size medium in a step-in mesh harness and I was rummaging through closets yesterday and found an old collar (size medium) of Jax's that I will use for the new guy until he outgrows it.

I love the collar. Where did you get it?

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Cbrugs · Mar 31, 2017

Daphne DuMaurier said:
I love the collar. Where did you get it?

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I think this is for [MENTION=17007]bulldogsoccer[/MENTION].

bulldogsoccer · Mar 31, 2017

The website is Lucyand.co

They are a local store in MN. Super nice people great products. This collar is a collaboration with fairbault woolen mills.

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Vikinggirl · Mar 31, 2017

Cbrugs said:
I'm starting to get things for the new guy who comes home on April 29 at 10 weeks old. Any ideas on what size harness and collar I should have at that age? Small? Medium?

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Hi it really depends on the make or brand of collar or harness you buy, as they are all made different and not all brands have the same size guide, plus Bulldogs tend to always need bigger rather than smaller due to their thick necks and broader chests. We have Kong Collars, and K9 Julius Harnesses for our guys. We have Large Collars and Size 1 for the Hanesses. My guys weigh 45 and 49 lbs. which brand of collar or harness are you looking at?

Hankster · Mar 31, 2017

I have the license and chip tag on his 'breakaway' collar. It's one that will pull apart if he ever gets stuck. He did that on the porch couch as a youngin.. He liked to get under everything and his license got hung up on a spring.. thank goodness I hadn't put the heavy duty clip on it yet and it spread apart and let him loose. for me, lesson learned. Now if he's out playing and he gets hung up on something the collar will 'break away'

then for his Other walking, we have his martingale (with quick release), and his Julius k9 harness. (and then a few more as that's kind of fun for us..

Cbrugs · Mar 31, 2017

Vikinggirl said:
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Hi it really depends on the make or brand of collar or harness you buy, as they are all made different and not all brands have the same size guide, plus Bulldogs tend to always need bigger rather than smaller due to their thick necks and broader chests. We have Kong Collars, and K9 Julius Harnesses for our guys. We have Large Collars and Size 1 for the Hanesses. My guys weigh 45 and 49 lbs. which brand of collar or harness are you looking at?

I was looking at this but not until he's older and grown since it's not cheap https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00LHY0FEY/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2G7B63FOSFZJZ. So in the meantime I got him a mesh step-in in a medium. I can't remember the name off the top of my head but it's similar to a Voyager. I have a Kong collar for my Frenchie that I love so I'll probably get another one.

Cbrugs · Mar 31, 2017

Hankster said:
I have the license and chip tag on his 'breakaway' collar. It's one that will pull apart if he ever gets stuck. He did that on the porch couch as a youngin.. He liked to get under everything and his license got hung up on a spring.. thank goodness I hadn't put the heavy duty clip on it yet and it spread apart and let him loose. for me, lesson learned. Now if he's out playing and he gets hung up on something the collar will 'break away' then for his Other walking, we have his martingale (with quick release), and his Julius k9 harness. (and then a few more as that's kind of fun for us..

I remember reading that they can get their collars stuck on something and choke to death. Because of that, I don't do collars while inside of the house. I looked at the Julius K9 but it looked so bulky.