How tall is an Afghan Hound?

What an Afghan Hound’s height measures

The American Kennel Club measures height at the withers, the top of the shoulders. Its standard gives one range for the breed, 25 to 27 inches. The drawing uses the top of the range.

Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (27 in), the Afghan Hound is the joint 47th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 27 in: Bloodhound, Bullmastiff and Rhodesian Ridgeback. Same drawing, different listings: an Afghan Hound’s figure is the top of its range, a Bloodhound’s, a Bullmastiff’s and a Rhodesian Ridgeback’s each the top of its male range.

This is a published species or breed reference, not a prediction for an individual animal. Where a range is supplied, both ends appear with the reading. Shoulder height and head height are kept apart when comparing animals.

Other hound dogs near its height

• Otterhound 27 in
• Sloughi 26 in
• Borzoi 28 in
• Azawakh 25 in
• Black and Tan Coonhound 25 in
• American English Coonhound 24 in
• English Foxhound 24 in
• Greyhound 30 in

All 50 hound dogs by height, tallest first, or every dog breed. To compare your own dog, measure it at the withers.

Published heights