Is a Great Dane taller than a Pyrenean Mountain Dog?

Not by these listings. A Great Dane and a Pyrenean Mountain Dog are drawn at the same shoulder height: both figures are the top of the male range.

A Great Dane and a Pyrenean Mountain Dog are drawn at the same shoulder height: both figures are the top of the male range.Great Dane: 2 ft 8 in (81.3 cm), measured at the shoulder. Pyrenean Mountain Dog: 2 ft 8 in (81.3 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 Great Dane is listed by the American Kennel Club at 32 in (81.3 cm), the top of its male range. See all of Great Dane’s listed heights.

A Pyrenean Mountain Dog is listed by the American Kennel Club at 32 in (81.3 cm), the top of its male range. See all of Pyrenean Mountain Dog’s listed heights.

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

More comparisons

Great Dane

  • Great Dane vs Irish Wolfhound: A Great Dane and an Irish Wolfhound are drawn at the same shoulder height, but a Great Dane’s figure is the top of its male range and an Irish Wolfhound’s is the male minimum.
  • Great Dane vs Greyhound: A Great Dane is 5.1 cm (2 in) taller at the shoulder than a Greyhound.
  • Great Dane vs giraffe: Great Dane: 81.3 cm at the shoulder; a giraffe’s head is 468.7 cm above it.

Pyrenean Mountain Dog

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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: American Kennel Club (Great Dane), American Kennel Club (Pyrenean Mountain Dog).

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A Great Dane, 2 ft 8 in (81.3 cm), and a Pyrenean Mountain Dog, 2 ft 8 in (81.3 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline