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How tall is a Basset Hound?

A Basset Hound is commonly listed at 13 in (33 cm), the lower end of its range.

Other reports range from 13 in (33 cm) to 15 in (38 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 13 in (33 cm). Each one is listed below with its source.

Side by side with an English Cocker Spaniel, a French Bulldog and a Miniature Schnauzer

Basset Hound: 13 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 8 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Basset Hound: 1 ft 1 in (33 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Basset Hound: 13 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 8 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Basset Hound: 13 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 2 ft 11 in above it.Basset Hound: 13 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 8 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Basset Hound: 1 ft 1 in (33 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Basset Hound: 13 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 8 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Basset Hound: 13 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 2 ft 11 in above it.

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What a Basset Hound’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 (15 in), the Basset Hound is the joint 60th smallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the smallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 13 in: French Bulldog, Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen and Jagdterrier. Same drawing, different listings: a Basset Hound’s, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen’s and a Jagdterrier’s figures are each the lower end of its range, a French Bulldog’s the top 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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Published heights

13 in (33 cm)

A Basset Hound is commonly listed at 13 in (33 cm), the lower end of its range. Lower end of the breed range.

Source: Wikidata

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15 in (38 cm)

A Basset Hound is commonly listed at 15 in (38 cm). Higher published listing.

Source: Wikidata

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Compared with a Basset Hound

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A Basset Hound, 1 ft 1 in (33 cm), drawn to scale beside a French Bulldog, 1 ft 1 in (33 cm)