A Standard Schnauzer stands 17.5 to 19.5 in (44 to 50 cm) at the shoulder: males 18.5 to 19.5 in, females 17.5 to 18.5 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 18.5-19.5 inches (male), 17.5-18.5 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 (19.5 in), the Standard Schnauzer is the joint 110th smallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the smallest dog breeds ranked.
Drawn at the same 18.5 in: Silken Windhound, Braque Francais Pyrenean and Kai Ken. Same drawing, different listings: a Standard Schnauzer’s and a Kai Ken’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, a Silken Windhound’s and a Braque Francais Pyrenean’s 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.
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A Standard Schnauzer stands 18 1/2 to 19 1/2 in (47 to 50 cm) at the shoulder (males). Males (kennel club profile).
Source: American Kennel Club
The published range runs from 18 1/2 in (47 cm) to 19 1/2 in (49.5 cm).
Draw this heightA Standard Schnauzer stands 17 1/2 to 18 1/2 in (44 to 47 cm) at the shoulder (females). Females (kennel club profile).
Source: American Kennel Club
The published range runs from 17 1/2 in (44.5 cm) to 18 1/2 in (47 cm).
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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: American Kennel Club.
