Vizsla and Weimaraner coat sizes

The vizsla and the Weimaraner are the large dogs that genuinely need a coat. Both carry a short, smooth single coat with nothing underneath, over a lean, deep-chested body built to run all day in a Hungarian or German autumn, not to stand in an American one. Both shiver, both tuck up in cold rain, and both are the shape that makes coats float at the hem. The Weimaraner is the vizsla with 20 lb and 3 in added.

Numbers

	Vizsla	Weimaraner
AKC standard	21 to 24 in, 44 to 60 lb (standard)	23 to 27 in, 55 to 90 lb (standard)
Chest, breed charts	in the "up to 32 in" size at The Foggy Dog; most adults 25 to 30	30 in (Doggie Style Store), 94 cm, 37 in (Knitting Utopia, high); most adults 28 to 34
Neck	14 to 19 in (Foggy Dog's medium collar)	16 to 22 in (Doggie Style Store)
Back	20 to 24 in	23 to 27 in

Coat makers' charts of measured dogs, thin on the vizsla; on both breeds the chest is deeper than the weight suggests and the number at the deepest point is the one to take.

Vizsla

Piece	Fits	Size for a 25 to 30 in chest	Notes
All-Weather Jacket	Yes	XL to 2XL	Size by chest; between sizes go up. Back length is short for the chest on purpose.
Heritage Turtleneck	No	-	The XL is 24.4 in around the chest; bigger dogs are past the chart.
Fireside Cable-Knit	No	-	Not this breed: the XL stops at 16.5 in around the chest.
Quilted Vest	Yes	M to L	Pick the size whose chest range holds the measurement; the strap and collar toggle adjust within it.
Trench Coat	No	-	Cut for toy breeds: up to 16 lb with a neck to 11.4 in.

Worked out from the size charts on the product pages for the measurement range above. Your dog's own tape measurement is what decides it.

Jacket XL (26.8 in) on a female at 25 or 26, 2XL (30.7) on a male at 28 to 30. Vest L (24 to 31 in, neck 20 to 22, which on a vizsla is loose and fine). The knits stop at 24.4 in and fit no adult vizsla.

Weimaraner

Piece	Fits	Size for a 28 to 34 in chest	Notes
All-Weather Jacket	Yes	2XL to 4XL	Size by chest; between sizes go up. Back length is short for the chest on purpose.
Heritage Turtleneck	No	-	The XL is 24.4 in around the chest; bigger dogs are past the chart.
Fireside Cable-Knit	No	-	Not this breed: the XL stops at 16.5 in around the chest.
Quilted Vest	Yes	L to XL	Pick the size whose chest range holds the measurement; the strap and collar toggle adjust within it.
Trench Coat	No	-	Cut for toy breeds: up to 16 lb with a neck to 11.4 in.

Worked out from the size charts on the product pages for the measurement range above. Your dog's own tape measurement is what decides it.

Jacket 2XL (30.7) on a female, 3XL (34.3) on most males; a 22 in neck is past the 3XL's 21.1 and makes it a 4XL. Vest L or XL. The biggest males, past 38 in around, are past the chart.

The shape

Deep chest, tucked waist: a shell sized to the chest hangs away from the belly at the back, which on these breeds is the bare, thin-skinned part that most needs cover. The Quilted Vest's wide belly strap pulls the hem in at the waist, and that is the best argument for it on this shape. The All-Weather Jacket is cut short at the back to free the hind legs and zips up the chest; on a long-bodied Weimaraner the hem sits well ahead of the tail, on a vizsla a little closer. Neither covers the whole back.

Why the lining is right here

On most big dogs the jacket's warm lining is more than they need. On a vizsla or Weimaraner it is the reason to buy it: a rain-shedding shell over a lining, on a dog with a coat that does nothing in the wet. For cold rain, sleet and the winter walk, the jacket; for cool drizzle, the vest without the lining; for a mild day, nothing, because these dogs also warm up fast when they run.

The leash

The jacket's harness is built in and the leash clips at the chest. On a pointing breed that walks steadily, that is one less thing. On a young vizsla that hits the end of the leash at a bird, the product page's advice: regular harness under the jacket, leash on that.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping; ships in 1 to 2 business days and usually arrives 4 to 9 business days after that; 60 days to return a size (Shipping & Returns). Measure the chest at its deepest, just behind the front legs and not at the waist: how to measure your dog for a coat.

Questions

50 lb vizsla: XL or 2XL jacket?

Chest at its deepest. Under 26.8 in, XL; over, 2XL. Most males are 2XL.

Does the vest keep a Weimaraner warm?

It keeps the back dry and the wind off; it has no lining. In real cold the breed needs the jacket.

Is anything long enough for a Weimaraner's back?

No. Both pieces stop ahead of the tail by design. For full-length cover on a long-backed sporting dog, a coat made for that is the honest answer.