How tall is a Whippet?

What a Whippet’s height measures

The American Kennel Club measures height at the withers, the top of the shoulders. Its standard gives 19 to 22 inches for males and 18 to 21 inches for females. The drawing uses the top of the male range.

Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (22 in), the Whippet is the joint 140th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.

Drawn at the same 22 in: Bouvier des Ardennes, Old English Sheepdog and American Foxhound. Same drawing, different listings: a Whippet’s figure is the top of its male range, a Bouvier des Ardennes’ and an American Foxhound’s each the lower end of its male range, an Old English Sheepdog’s a minimum.

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 hound dogs near its height

• American Leopard Hound 22 in
• Bluetick Coonhound 22 in
• Catahoula Leopard Dog 22 in
• Porcelaine 22 in
• Portuguese Podengo 22 in
• Redbone Coonhound 22 in
• Transylvanian Hound 22 in
• Treeing Walker Coonhound 22 in

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

Published heights