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How tall is a Cairn Terrier?

A Cairn Terrier stands 10 in (25.4 cm) at the shoulder (males).

Cairn Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 11 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Cairn Terrier: 10 in (25.4 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Cairn Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 11 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Cairn Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 3 ft 2 in above it. Cairn Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 11 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Cairn Terrier: 10 in (25.4 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Cairn Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 11 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Cairn Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 3 ft 2 in above it.

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What a Cairn Terrier’s height measures

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 10 inches (male), 9.5 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 (10 in), the Cairn Terrier is the joint 7th smallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the smallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 10 in: Lancashire Heeler, Australian Terrier and Cesky Terrier. Same drawing, different listings: a Lancashire Heeler’s, an Australian Terrier’s and a Cesky Terrier’s figures are 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 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.

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Compared with a Cairn Terrier

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A Cairn Terrier, 10 in (25.4 cm), drawn to scale beside a Lancashire Heeler, 10 in (25.4 cm)