How tall is an Akita?

What an Akita’s height measures

Height is measured at the withers, the top of the shoulders. The head and ears extend above that line. The American Kennel Club breed profile gives 26-28 inches (male), 24-26 inches (female). Choose the sex or size variety above where the source separates them. A range describes the published listing, not the height of every individual dog.

Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (28 in), the Akita is the joint 27th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 26 in: Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Sloughi and Neapolitan Mastiff. Same drawing, different listings: an Akita’s, a Sloughi’s and a Neapolitan Mastiff’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever’s 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 working dogs near its height

• Romanian Carpathian Shepherd 26 in
• Tibetan Mastiff 26 in
• Giant Schnauzer 25.5 in
• Greater Swiss Mountain Dog 25.5 in
• Alaskan Malamute 25 in
• Black Russian Terrier 27 in
• Bullmastiff 27 in
• Japanese Akitainu 25 in

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

Published heights