How tall is a Great Dane?

What a Great Dane’s height measures

The American Kennel Club measures height at the withers, the top of the shoulders. Its standard gives 30 to 32 inches for males and 28 to 30 inches for females. The drawing uses the top of the male range.

Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (32 in), the Great Dane is the joint 2nd tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 32 in: Irish Wolfhound, Pyrenean Mountain Dog and Alpaca. Same drawing, different listings: a Great Dane’s and a Pyrenean Mountain Dog’s figures are each the top of its male range, an Irish Wolfhound’s the male minimum, an alpaca’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.

Other working dogs near its height

• Spanish Mastiff 30.5 in
• Mastiff 30 in
• Pyrenean Mastiff 30 in
• Anatolian Shepherd Dog 29 in
• Caucasian Shepherd Dog 28.5 in
• Dobermann 28 in
• Kuvasz 28 in
• Leonberger 28 in

All 50 working dogs by height, tallest first, or every dog breed. To compare your own dog, measure it at the withers.

Published heights