How tall is an Icelandic Sheepdog?

What an Icelandic Sheepdog’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 18 inches (male), 16.5 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 (18 in), the Icelandic Sheepdog is the joint 91st smallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the smallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 18 in: Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog and Lapponian Herder. Same drawing, different listings: a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier’s and an Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, a Lapponian Herder’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 herding dogs near its height

• Polish Lowland Sheepdog 18 in
• Finnish Lapphund 18 in
• Entlebucher Mountain Dog 17.5 in
• Australian Kelpie 17 in
• Norwegian Buhund 17 in
• Puli 17 in
• Working Kelpie 19 in
• Nenets Laika 16.5 in

All 48 herding dogs by height, tallest first, or every dog breed. To compare your own dog, measure it at the withers.

Published heights