How tall is a Border Collie?

What a Border Collie’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 (21 in), the Border Collie is the joint 138th smallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the smallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 21 in: Bearded Collie, Bull Terrier and Bracco Italiano. Same drawing, different listings: a Bearded Collie’s figure is the lower end of its male range, a Bull Terrier’s and a Bracco Italiano’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.

Other herding dogs near its height

• Barbado da Terceira 20.5 in
• Bohemian Shepherd 20.5 in
• Dutch Shepherd 21.5 in
• German Shepherd 21.5 in
• Australian Cattle Dog 20 in
• Bouvier des Ardennes 22 in
• Old English Sheepdog 22 in
• Canaan Dog 19.5 in

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

Published height