How tall is an Airedale Terrier?

An Airedale Terrier is commonly listed at 23 in (58 cm), the lower end of its male range.

Other reports range from 22 in (56 cm) to 24 in (61 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 23 in (58 cm). Each one is listed below with its source.

Side by side with a giraffe, an Alaskan Malamute and an Australian Shepherd

Airedale Terrier: 23 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 3 ft 10 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Airedale Terrier: 1 ft 11 in (58 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Airedale Terrier: 23 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 3 ft 10 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Airedale Terrier: 23 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 2 ft 1 in above it.Airedale Terrier: 23 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 3 ft 10 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Airedale Terrier: 1 ft 11 in (58 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Airedale Terrier: 23 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 3 ft 10 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Airedale Terrier: 23 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 2 ft 1 in above it.

What an Airedale Terrier’s height measures

Breed figures describe the breed, not your dog: males usually stand taller, and dogs are measured at the shoulder.

Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (24 in), the Airedale Terrier is the joint 104th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 23 in: Australian Shepherd, Portuguese Water Dog and Briard. Same drawing, different listings: an Airedale Terrier’s and a Briard’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, an Australian Shepherd’s and a Portuguese Water Dog’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 terrier dogs near its height

All 38 terrier dogs by height, tallest first, or every dog breed. To compare your own dog, measure it at the withers.

Published heights

23 in (58 cm)

An Airedale Terrier is commonly listed at 23 in (58 cm), the lower end of its male range. Males: lower end of the breed range.

Source: Wikidata

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22 in (56 cm)

An Airedale Terrier is commonly listed at 22 in (56 cm). Lower published listing.

Source: Wikidata

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24 in (61 cm)

An Airedale Terrier is commonly listed at 24 in (61 cm). Higher published listing.

Source: Wikidata

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MLA“How Tall Is an Airedale Terrier? Drawn to Scale.” Heightvs, 22 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/airedale-terrier.
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An Airedale Terrier, 1 ft 11 in (58 cm), drawn to scale beside an Australian Shepherd, 1 ft 11 in (58.4 cm)