How tall is a Portuguese Water Dog?

What a Portuguese Water Dog’s height measures

The American Kennel Club measures height at the withers, the top of the shoulders. Its standard gives 20 to 23 inches for males and 17 to 21 inches for females. The drawing uses the top of the male range.

Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (23 in), the Portuguese Water Dog is the joint 128th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 23 in: Australian Shepherd, Briard and Pharaoh Hound. Same drawing, different listings: a Portuguese Water Dog’s and an Australian Shepherd’s figures are each the top of its male range, a Briard’s and a Pharaoh Hound’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 working dogs near its height

• Boxer 23 in
• Canadian Eskimo Dog 23 in
• Hovawart 23 in
• Slovensky Cuvac 23 in
• Tornjak 23 in
• Dogue de Bordeaux 23.5 in
• Siberian Husky 23.5 in
• Tosa 23.5 in

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

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