A Bouvier des Flandres stands 23.5 to 27.5 in (60 to 70 cm) at the shoulder: males 24.5 to 27.5 in, females 23.5 to 26.5 in.
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 24.5-27.5 inches (male), 23.5-26.5 inches (female). 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 (27.5 in), the Bouvier des Flandres is the joint 38th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.
Drawn at the same 24.5 in: Irish Red and White Setter, Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer and Estrela Mountain Dog. Same drawing, different listings: a Bouvier des Flandres’, an Irish Red and White Setter’s and a Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, an Estrela Mountain Dog’s 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 Bouvier des Flandres stands 24 1/2 to 27 1/2 in (62 to 70 cm) at the shoulder (males). Males (kennel club profile).
Source: American Kennel Club
The published range runs from 24 1/2 in (62.2 cm) to 27 1/2 in (69.9 cm).
Draw this heightA Bouvier des Flandres stands 23 1/2 to 26 1/2 in (60 to 67 cm) at the shoulder (females). Females (kennel club profile).
Source: American Kennel Club
The published range runs from 23 1/2 in (59.7 cm) to 26 1/2 in (67.3 cm).
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