My first Manchester, Janet arrived here pregnant--unbeknownst to me and the lady I got her from. Janet kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger. Now mind---Janet was a 10 pound Manchester! Eventually I measured her waist------22 1/4 inches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She ended up having 7 puppies!!!!! I was shocked that her waist was the same size as a persons!! Thought she was really gonna explode. The only way she could trot was to move her legs out sideways, lol.