Alphabetical list of recognized
DOG BREEDS and "average" sizes

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A

Affenpinscher

10

10

4

4

Afghan Hound

28

25

22

20

Airedale Terrier

23

22

18

16

Akita

27

25.5

22

20

Alaskan Malamute

25

23

20

18

American Eskimo - Miniature

13.5

13.5

8

8

American Eskimo - Standard

17

17

12

12

American Eskimo - Toy

10.5

10.5

4

4

American Pit Bull Terrier

20.5

20.5

14

14

American Staffordshire Terrier

18.5

17.5

12

12

American Water Spaniel

16.5

16.5

10

10

Anatolian Shepherd

30

30

24

24

Australian Cattle Dog

19

18

14

12

Australian Shepherd

21.5

19.5

16

14

Australian Terrier

10.5

10.5

4

4

B

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Basenji

17

16

12

10

Basset Hound

12.5

12.5

6

6

Beagle

13.5

13.5

8

8

Bearded Collie

21.5

21.5

16

16

Bedlington Terrier

16.5

15.5

10

10

Belgian Shepherd - Malinois & Teryuren

25

23

20

18

Bernese Mountain Dog

26

24.5

20

18

Bichon Frise

10.5

10.5

4

4

Bloodhound

26

24

20

18

Border Collie

20.5

19.5

14

14

Border Terrier

10

10

4

4

Borzoi

29

27.5

24

22

Boston Terrier

15

15

10

10

Bouvier des Flandres

26

25

20

20

Boxer

24

22

18

16

Briard

25

23.5

20

18

Brittany

19

19

14

14

Brussels Griffon

7.5

7.5

4

4

Bull Terrier

21.5

21.5

16

16

Bull Terrier - Miniature

12

12

6

6

Bulldog

16

14

10

8

Bullmastiff

26

25

20

20

C

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Cairn Terrier

10

9.5

4

4

Cavalier King Charles

12.5

12.5

6

6

Chesapeake Bay Retriever

24.5

22.5

18

16

Chihuahua

6

6

4

4

Chow Chow

18.5

18.5

12

12

Clumber Spaniel

19.5

18

14

12

Cocker Spaniel - American

15

14

10

8

Cocker Spaniel - English

16.5

15.5

10

10

Collie

25

23

20

18

Coonhound

26

24

20

18

Curly-Coated Retriever

26

24

20

18

D

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Dachshund - Miniature

5

5

4

4

Dachshund - Standard

9.5

9.5

4

4

Dalmatian

21

21

16

16

Dandie Dinmont Terrier

9.5

9.5

4

4

Doberman Pinscher

27

25

22

20

E

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English Setter

25

24

20

18

English Springer Spaniel

20

19

14

14

English Toy Spaniel

10

10

4

4

F

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Finnish Spitz

19

17

14

12

Flat-Coated Retriever

23.5

22

18

16

Fox Terrier

15.5

14.5

10

8

Foxhound - American

23.5

22.5

18

16

Foxhound - English

24

23

18

18

French Bulldog

11.5

11.5

6

6

G

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German Shepherd

25

23

20

18

German Pointer

24

22

18

16

Glen of Imaal Terrier

14

13

8

8

Golden Retriever

23.5

22

18

16

Gordon Setter

25.5

23.5

20

18

Great Dane

32

30

26

24

Great Pyrenees

30

27

24

22

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

27

25

22

20

Greyhound

27.5

27.5

22

22

H

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Harrier

20

20

14

14

Havanese

10

10

4

4

I

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Ibizan Hound

25.5

24

20

18

Irish Setter

27

25

22

20

Irish Terrier

18

18

12

12

Irish Water Spaniel

23

22

18

16

Irish Wolfhound

31.5

31.5

26

26

Italian Greyhound

14

14

8

8

J

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Jack Russell Terrier

13

13

8

8

Japanese Chin

10

10

4

4

Japanese Spitz

13

13

8

8

K

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Keeshond

18

17

12

12

Kerry Blue Terrier

18.5

18

12

12

Komondor

27.5

25.5

22

20

Kuvasz

29

27

24

22

L

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Labrador Retriever

23.5

22.5

18

16

Lakeland Terrier

14.5

13.5

8

8

Lhasa Apso

10

10

4

4

M

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Maltese

10

10

4

4

Manchester Terrier

15.5

15.5

10

10

Manchester Terrier - Toy

9.5

9.5

4

4

Mastiff

30.5

28

24

22

N

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Newfoundland

28

26

22

20

Norfolk Terrier

10

10

4

4

Norwegian Elkhound

20.5

19.5

14

14

Norwegian Lundehund

14.5

13

8

8

Norwich Terrier

10

10

4

4

O

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Old English Sheepdog

22

21

16

16

Otterhound

25.5

24

20

18

P

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Papillon

9.5

9.5

4

4

Pekingese

7.5

7.5

4

4

Pharaoh Hound

24

22.5

18

16

Pinscher - Miniature

11

11

6

6

Pointer

26.5

24.5

20

18

Pomeranian

9.5

9.5

4

4

Poodle - Miniature

13

13

8

8

Poodle - Standard

25

23

20

18

Poodle - Toy

10

10

4

4

Portuguese Water Dog

21.5

19

16

14

Pug

10.5

10.5

4

4

Puli

18

17

12

12

R

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Rhodesian Ridgeback

26

25

20

20

Rottweiler

25.5

23.5

20

18

S

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Saint Bernard

27

25

22

20

Saluki

25

25

20

20

Samoyed

21.5

19.5

16

14

Schipperke

12.5

12.5

6

6

Schnauzer - Giant

26.5

26.5

20

20

Schnauzer - Miniature

13

13

8

8

Schnauzer - Standard

19

18

14

12

Scottish Deerhound

31

30

26

24

Scottish Terrier

10

10

4

4

Sealyham Terrier

10.5

10.5

4

4

Shar-Pei

19

19

14

14

Shiba Inu

15.5

14.5

10

8

Shih Tzu

10

10

4

4

Siberian Husky

22

21

16

16

Silky Terrier

9.5

9.5

4

4

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  If you don’t see your dog’s breed listed here, we welcome you to contact us as we do our best to update our list regularly.

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Weimaraner

26

24

20

18

Welsh Terrier

15

15

10

10

Whippet

20.5

19.5

14

14

Y

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Yorkshire Terrier

9

9

4

4