A Giant Schnauzer stands 23.5 to 27.5 in (60 to 70 cm) at the shoulder: males 25.5 to 27.5 in, females 23.5 to 25.5 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 25.5-27.5 inches (male), 23.5-25.5 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 Giant Schnauzer is the joint 38th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.
Drawn at the same 25.5 in: Beauceron, Czechoslovakian Vlciak and Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. Same drawing, different listings: a Giant Schnauzer’s, a Beauceron’s and a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, a Czechoslovakian Vlciak’s a minimum.
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 Giant Schnauzer stands 25 1/2 to 27 1/2 in (65 to 70 cm) at the shoulder (males). Males (kennel club profile).
Source: American Kennel Club
The published range runs from 25 1/2 in (64.8 cm) to 27 1/2 in (69.9 cm).
Draw this heightA Giant Schnauzer stands 23 1/2 to 25 1/2 in (60 to 65 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 25 1/2 in (64.8 cm).
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