How tall is a Bernese Mountain Dog?

What a Bernese Mountain Dog’s height measures

The American Kennel Club measures height at the withers, the top of the shoulders. Its standard gives 25 to 27.5 inches for males and 23 to 26 inches for females. The drawing uses the top of the male range.

Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (27.5 in), the Bernese Mountain Dog is the joint 38th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 27.5 in: Cane Corso, Broholmer and Komondor. Same drawing, different listings: a Bernese Mountain Dog’s and a Cane Corso’s figures are each the top of its male range, a Broholmer’s the lower end of its range, a Komondor’s a minimum.

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

• Central Asian Shepherd Dog 27.5 in
• Black Russian Terrier 27 in
• Bullmastiff 27 in
• Dobermann 28 in
• Kuvasz 28 in
• Leonberger 28 in
• Newfoundland 28 in
• Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog 27 in

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

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