How tall is a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier?

A Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier is commonly listed at 18 in (45.7 cm), the lower end of its male range.

Other reports range from 18 in (45.7 cm) to 19 in (48.3 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 18 in (45.7 cm). Each one is listed below with its source.

Side by side with an Australian Cattle Dog, a Chow Chow and an English Cocker Spaniel

Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier: 18 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 3 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier: 1 ft 6 in (45.7 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier: 18 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 3 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier: 18 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 2 ft 6 in above it.Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier: 18 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 3 in above it. Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier: 1 ft 6 in (45.7 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier: 18 in at the shoulder; the average US man’s head is 4 ft 3 in above it. Average 7-year-old: 4 ft 0 in (122 cm). Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier: 18 in at the shoulder; the average 7-year-old’s head is 2 ft 6 in above it.

What a Soft-Coated Wheaten 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 (19 in), the Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier is the joint 105th smallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the smallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 18 in: Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, Icelandic Sheepdog and Lapponian Herder. Same drawing, different listings: a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier’s and an Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, a Lapponian Herder’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

18 in (45.7 cm)

A Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier is commonly listed at 18 in (45.7 cm), the lower end of its male range. Males: lower end of the breed range.

Source: Wikidata

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19 in (48.3 cm)

A Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier is commonly listed at 19 in (48.3 cm). Higher published listing.

Source: Wikidata

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A Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, 1 ft 6 in (45.7 cm), drawn to scale beside an Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, 1 ft 6 in (45.7 cm)