A Barbado da Terceira stands 20 1/2 to 22 in (52 to 56 cm) at the shoulder (males).
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 20 1/2 - 22 inches (males), 19 - 21 inches (females). 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 (22 in), the Barbado da Terceira is the joint 140th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.
Drawn at the same 20.5 in: Bohemian Shepherd, Portuguese Pointer and Small Munsterlander. Same drawing, different listings: a Barbado da Terceira’s and a Bohemian Shepherd’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, a Portuguese Pointer’s and a Small Munsterlander’s each the lower end of its 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.
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A Barbado da Terceira stands 20 1/2 to 22 in (52 to 56 cm) at the shoulder (males). Males (kennel club profile).
Source: American Kennel Club
The published range runs from 20 1/2 in (52.1 cm) to 22 in (55.9 cm).
Draw this heightA Barbado da Terceira stands 19 to 21 in (48 to 53 cm) at the shoulder (females). Females (kennel club profile).
Source: American Kennel Club
The published range runs from 19 in (48.3 cm) to 21 in (53.3 cm).
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