How tall is an Old English Sheepdog?

What an Old English 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 22 inches & up (male), 21 inches & up (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 (22 in), the Old English Sheepdog is the joint 139th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 22 in: Whippet, Bouvier des Ardennes and American Foxhound. Same drawing, different listings: an Old English Sheepdog’s figure is a minimum, a Whippet’s the top of its male range, a Bouvier des Ardennes’ and an American Foxhound’s each the lower end 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.

Other herding dogs near its height

• German Shepherd 21.5 in
• Dutch Shepherd 21.5 in
• Australian Shepherd 23 in
• Briard 23 in
• Bearded Collie 21 in
• Border Collie 21 in
• Barbado da Terceira 20.5 in
• Bohemian Shepherd 20.5 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