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How tall is a Miniature Schnauzer?

A Miniature Schnauzer is commonly listed at 12 in (30 cm), the lower end of its range.

Other reports range from 12 in (30 cm) to 14 in (35 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 12 in (30 cm). Each one is listed below with its source.

Side by side with a Basset Hound, a French Bulldog and a Pug

Miniature Schnauzer: 12 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 9 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Miniature Schnauzer: 1 ft 0 in (30 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Miniature Schnauzer: 12 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 9 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Miniature Schnauzer: 12 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 3 ft 0 in above it.Miniature Schnauzer: 12 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 9 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Miniature Schnauzer: 1 ft 0 in (30 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Miniature Schnauzer: 12 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 9 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Miniature Schnauzer: 12 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 3 ft 0 in above it.

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What a Miniature Schnauzer’s height measures

Breed figures describe the breed, not your dog: males usually stand taller, and dogs are measured at the shoulder.

Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (14 in), the Miniature Schnauzer is the 52nd smallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the smallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 12 in: Pug, Beaver and Coati. Same drawing, different listings: a Miniature Schnauzer’s and a beaver’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.

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All 38 terrier dogs by height, tallest first, or every dog breed. To compare your own dog, measure it at the withers.

Published heights

12 in (30 cm)

A Miniature Schnauzer is commonly listed at 12 in (30 cm), the lower end of its range. Lower end of the breed range.

Source: Wikidata

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14 in (35 cm)

A Miniature Schnauzer is commonly listed at 14 in (35 cm). Higher published listing.

Source: Wikidata

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Compared with a Miniature Schnauzer

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A Miniature Schnauzer, 1 ft 0 in (30 cm), drawn to scale beside a Pug, 1 ft 0 in (30 cm)