A Spanish Water Dog stands 16 to 19.5 in (40 to 50 cm) at the shoulder: males 17.5 to 19.75 in, females 15.75 to 18 in.
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 17.5-19.75 inches (male), 15.75-18 inches (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 (20 in), the Spanish Water Dog is the 113th smallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the smallest dog breeds ranked.
Drawn at the same 17.5 in: Entlebucher Mountain Dog, Brittany and Finnish Spitz. Same drawing, different listings: a Spanish Water Dog’s, an Entlebucher Mountain Dog’s and a Finnish Spitz’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, a Brittany’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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A Spanish Water Dog stands 17 1/2 to 19 3/4 in (44 to 50 cm) at the shoulder (males). Males (kennel club profile).
Source: American Kennel Club
The published range runs from 17 1/2 in (44.5 cm) to 19 3/4 in (50.2 cm).
Draw this heightA Spanish Water Dog stands 15 3/4 to 18 in (40 to 46 cm) at the shoulder (females). Females (kennel club profile).
Source: American Kennel Club
The published range runs from 15 3/4 in (40 cm) to 18 in (45.7 cm).
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