There are many costumes for sale at the pet stores but they look cheap and your baby deserves more. The solution: make your own, like the one my dog Rio (a shih tzu/pug mix) is wearing for the pictures.
Her cousin Dublin (a pit bull) is also posing.
I also made costumes for Rio's friends Ms. Poo and Mr. Winston (small poodles). Mr. Winston, the only boy in the group, got a vest in the same fabric as the girls.
I started with a basic harness pattern and added extra inches to the length for the dress and vest plus the tutus.
The harnesses are usually 5-6 inches long, from there I added 3 inches for the dresses and vest plus another 3 inches for the tutu.
It was hard trying to show the pattern in its full size as I don't have a large scanner, but you will get the idea. Click here for a link to the pdf. file:
The important measures are neck, chest and body length (from neck to tail).
Happy Sewing and Happy Halloween!!!
