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How tall is a Scottish Terrier?

A Scottish Terrier is commonly listed at 10 in (25 cm), the lower end of its range.

Other reports range from 10 in (25 cm) to 11 in (28 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 10 in (25 cm). Each one is listed below with its source.

Side by side with a Bichon Frisé, a Dachshund and a Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Scottish Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 11 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Scottish Terrier: 10 in (25 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Scottish Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 11 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Scottish Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 3 ft 2 in above it.Scottish Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 11 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Scottish Terrier: 10 in (25 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Scottish Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 11 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Scottish Terrier: 10 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 3 ft 2 in above it.

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What a Scottish Terrier’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 (11 in), the Scottish Terrier is the 25th smallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the smallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 10 in: Bichon Frisé, Pembroke Welsh Corgi and Peruvian Inca Orchid. Same drawing, different listings: a Scottish Terrier’s, a Bichon Frisé’s and a Peruvian Inca Orchid’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.

Other terrier dogs near its height

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

Published heights

10 in (25 cm)

A Scottish Terrier is commonly listed at 10 in (25 cm), the lower end of its range. Lower end of the breed range.

Source: Wikidata

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11 in (28 cm)

A Scottish Terrier is commonly listed at 11 in (28 cm). Higher published listing.

Source: Wikidata

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Compared with a Scottish Terrier

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A Scottish Terrier, 10 in (25 cm), drawn to scale beside a Bichon Frisé, 10 in (25 cm)