How tall is a Tosa?

What a Tosa’s height measures

Height is measured at the withers, the top of the shoulders. The head and ears extend above that line. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard gives Male minimum 60 cm; female minimum 55 cm. 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 (23.5 in), the Tosa is the 119th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 23.5 in: Aardvark, Leopard and Siberian Husky. Same drawing, different listings: a Tosa’s figure is a minimum, a leopard’s the lower end of its male range, a Siberian Husky’s the top of its male 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 working dogs near its height

• Dogue de Bordeaux 23.5 in
• Boerboel 24 in
• Chinook 24 in
• Dogo Argentino 24 in
• Boxer 23 in
• Canadian Eskimo Dog 23 in
• Hovawart 23 in
• Portuguese Water Dog 23 in

All 50 working dogs by height, tallest first, or every dog breed. To compare your own dog, measure it at the withers.

Published heights