Is a Chow Chow taller than an English Springer Spaniel?

Not by these listings. A Chow Chow and an English Springer Spaniel are drawn at almost exactly the same shoulder height, but a Chow Chow’s figure is the top of its range.

A Chow Chow and an English Springer Spaniel are drawn at almost exactly the same shoulder height, but a Chow Chow’s figure is the top of its range.Chow Chow: 1 ft 8 in (50.8 cm), measured at the shoulder. English Springer Spaniel: 1 ft 8 in (51 cm), measured at the shoulder.

Both heights are published listings, not a side-by-side measurement, so treat the gap as approximate.

Where these heights come from

A Chow Chow is listed by the American Kennel Club at 20 in (50.8 cm), the top of its range. See all of Chow Chow’s listed heights.

An English Springer Spaniel is commonly listed at 20 in (51 cm). See all of English Springer Spaniel’s listed heights.

Both are measured at the shoulder. The drawing marks each measurement point.

More comparisons

Chow Chow

  • Chow Chow vs Australian Cattle Dog: A Chow Chow and an Australian Cattle Dog are drawn at the same shoulder height, but a Chow Chow’s figure is the top of its range and an Australian Cattle Dog’s is the top of its male range.
  • Chow Chow vs Shar Pei: A Chow Chow and a Shar Pei are drawn at the same shoulder height: both figures are the top of the range.
  • Chow Chow vs Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier: A Chow Chow is 5.1 cm (2 in) taller at the shoulder than a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier.

English Springer Spaniel

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APAHeightvs. (2026, October 12). Is a Chow Chow taller than an English Springer Spaniel? Not by these listings. https://heightvs.com/compare/chow-chow-vs-english-springer-spaniel
MLA“Is a Chow Chow Taller Than an English Springer Spaniel? Not by These Listings.” Heightvs, 12 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/chow-chow-vs-english-springer-spaniel.
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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: American Kennel Club (Chow Chow), Wikidata (English Springer Spaniel).

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A Chow Chow, 1 ft 8 in (50.8 cm), and an English Springer Spaniel, 1 ft 8 in (51 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline