How tall is an Australian Cattle Dog?

What an Australian Cattle Dog’s height measures

The American Kennel Club measures height at the withers, the top of the shoulders. Its standard gives 18 to 20 inches for males and 17 to 19 inches for females. The drawing uses the top of the male range.

Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (20 in), the Australian Cattle Dog is the joint 114th smallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the smallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 20 in: Chow Chow, Shar Pei and Plott Hound. Same drawing, different listings: an Australian Cattle Dog’s figure is the top of its male range, a Chow Chow’s and a Shar Pei’s each the top of its range, a Plott Hound’s the lower end 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 herding dogs near its height

• Canaan Dog 19.5 in
• Barbado da Terceira 20.5 in
• Bohemian Shepherd 20.5 in
• Bearded Collie 21 in
• Border Collie 21 in
• Working Kelpie 19 in
• Dutch Shepherd 21.5 in
• German Shepherd 21.5 in

All 48 herding dogs by height, tallest first, or every dog breed. To compare your own dog, measure it at the withers.

Published heights