How tall is a Pyrenean Mountain Dog?

A Pyrenean Mountain Dog stands 25 to 32 in (64 to 81 cm) at the shoulder: males 27 to 32 in, females 25 to 29 in.

Side by side with a giraffe, a Great Dane and a Greyhound

Pyrenean Mountain Dog: 32 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 3 ft 1 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Pyrenean Mountain Dog: 2 ft 8 in (81.3 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Pyrenean Mountain Dog: 32 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 3 ft 1 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Pyrenean Mountain Dog: 32 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 1 ft 4 in above it.Pyrenean Mountain Dog: 32 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 3 ft 1 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Pyrenean Mountain Dog: 2 ft 8 in (81.3 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Pyrenean Mountain Dog: 32 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 3 ft 1 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Pyrenean Mountain Dog: 32 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 1 ft 4 in above it.

What a Pyrenean Mountain Dog’s height measures

The American Kennel Club measures height at the withers, the top of the shoulders. Its standard gives 27 to 32 inches for males and 25 to 29 inches for females. The drawing uses the top of the male range.

Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (32 in), the Pyrenean Mountain Dog 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: Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound and Alpaca. Same drawing, different listings: a Pyrenean Mountain Dog’s and a Great Dane’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.

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Published heights

32 in (81.3 cm)

A Pyrenean Mountain Dog is listed by the American Kennel Club at 32 in (81.3 cm), the top of its male range. AKC breed standard, male, top of range (27-32 in).

Source: American Kennel Club

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A Pyrenean Mountain Dog, 2 ft 8 in (81.3 cm), drawn to scale beside a Great Dane, 2 ft 8 in (81.3 cm)