How tall is a Curly-Coated Retriever?

A Curly-Coated Retriever stands 23 to 27 in (58 to 69 cm) at the shoulder: males 25 to 27 in, females 23 to 25 in.

Curly-Coated Retriever: 25 to 27 in (64 to 69 cm) at the shoulder (males); Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm); Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm).Curly-Coated Retriever: 25 to 27 in (64 to 69 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm); Curly-Coated Retriever: 25 to 27 in (64 to 69 cm) at the shoulder (males). Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm); Curly-Coated Retriever: 25 to 27 in (64 to 69 cm) at the shoulder (males). Curly-Coated Retriever: 25 to 27 in (64 to 69 cm) at the shoulder (males); Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm); Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm).Curly-Coated Retriever: 25 to 27 in (64 to 69 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm); Curly-Coated Retriever: 25 to 27 in (64 to 69 cm) at the shoulder (males). Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm); Curly-Coated Retriever: 25 to 27 in (64 to 69 cm) at the shoulder (males).

What a Curly-Coated Retriever’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 25-27 inches (male), 23-25 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 in), the Curly-Coated Retriever is the joint 47th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 25 in: Alaskan Malamute, German Shorthaired Pointer and Saarloos Wolfhond. Same drawing, different listings: a Curly-Coated Retriever’s and a Saarloos Wolfhond’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, a German Shorthaired Pointer’s the top 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.

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Published heights

25 to 27 in (64 to 69 cm)

A Curly-Coated Retriever stands 25 to 27 in (64 to 69 cm) at the shoulder (males). Males (kennel club profile).

Source: American Kennel Club

The published range runs from 25 in (63.5 cm) to 27 in (68.6 cm).

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23 to 25 in (58 to 64 cm)

A Curly-Coated Retriever stands 23 to 25 in (58 to 64 cm) at the shoulder (females). Females (kennel club profile).

Source: American Kennel Club

The published range runs from 23 in (58.4 cm) to 25 in (63.5 cm).

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A Curly-Coated Retriever, 2 ft 1 in (63.5 cm), drawn to scale beside an Alaskan Malamute, 2 ft 1 in (63.5 cm)