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How tall is a Bull Terrier?

A Bull Terrier is commonly listed at 21 in (53.3 cm), the lower end of its range.

Other reports range from 21 in (53.3 cm) to 22 in (55.9 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 21 in (53.3 cm). Each one is listed below with its source.

Side by side with an Airedale Terrier, a Border Collie and an English Springer Spaniel

Bull Terrier: 21 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 0 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bull Terrier: 1 ft 9 in (53.3 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Bull Terrier: 21 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 0 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Bull Terrier: 21 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 2 ft 3 in above it.Bull Terrier: 21 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 0 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bull Terrier: 1 ft 9 in (53.3 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Bull Terrier: 21 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 0 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Bull Terrier: 21 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 2 ft 3 in above it.

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What a Bull Terrier’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 (22 in), the Bull Terrier is the joint 140th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 21 in: Bracco Italiano, Samoyed and Yakutian Laika. Same drawing, different listings: a Bull Terrier’s, a Bracco Italiano’s and a Yakutian Laika’s figures are each the lower end of its range, a Samoyed’s the lower end of its male 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 terrier dogs near its height

All 38 terrier dogs by height, tallest first, or every dog breed. To compare your own dog, measure it at the withers.

Published heights

21 in (53.3 cm)

A Bull Terrier is commonly listed at 21 in (53.3 cm), the lower end of its range. Lower end of the breed range.

Source: Wikidata

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22 in (55.9 cm)

A Bull Terrier is commonly listed at 22 in (55.9 cm). Higher published listing.

Source: Wikidata

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Draw Bull Terrier beside Bracco ItalianoDraw Bull Terrier beside SamoyedDraw Bull Terrier beside Yakutian Laika

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A Bull Terrier, 1 ft 9 in (53.3 cm), drawn to scale beside a Bracco Italiano, 1 ft 9 in (53.3 cm)