How do I know the sizing on certain boots

I would like to add a something to my reply. If there are a lot of customer reviews available for a certain boot style, READ them; I always do because they can often help you make a smart choice. I read a bunch of the reviews for these boots, and since so many said that these run small and tight, even if other DP boots they bought in the past ran quite big, it likely means they do run small (it sounded like by a half-size) if that many reviewers are having the same experience. Of course, it is a stretchy leather, too, so the tight feeling may not warrant going up, but if it's only half a sz....might be worth it, I always say better a little extra room for my tootsies than not enough. One thing about Sheplers that many people don't seem to understand, also, is if you DO buy a pair of boots and you aren't sure they're going to fit, as long as you do all your trying-on or "wearing 'em around" test runs indoors and keep the soles like new, you absolutely CAN return / exchange; you DON'T have to find someone else to pass them on to! If Sheplers sends the wrong size by error (unlikely), or there is a defect, of course they will cover return shipping. If you return but they sent the size requested, you must pay the return shipping, but if you reorder a pair in exchange, they will pay for shipping that pair. SO, that's about it!