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Dog Breeds by Size

The following groupings of breeds by size are a guide only and there will be variations within each breed, particularly with differences netween male and female dogs. To assist in the grouping we have averaged the size of each breed across both the male and female accepted sizes and then used the median size for that breed. Each profile also provides a silouette of each breed against a 6 foot tall (182cm) person to give an idea of actual sizing, however these are also only a guide and there may be slight variations within each breed.

Small

Affenpinscher
Australian Silky Terrier
Australian Terrier
Bichon Frise
Bolognese (UK)
Bull Terrier (Miniature)
Cairn Terrier
Cesky Terrier
Chihuahua (Long Coat)
Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
Chinese Crested Dog
Coton De Tulear (UK)
Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired)
Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
Dachshund (Miniature Wire Haired)
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan)
German Spitz (Klein)
Griffon Bruxellois
Havanese
Jack Russell Terrier
Japanese Chin
King Charles Spaniel
Lancashire Heeler (UK)
Lhasa Apso
Lowchen
Maltese
Miniature Pinscher
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier
Papillon
Pekingese
Pomeranian
Poodle (Toy)
Portuguese Podengo Small Smooth Haired
Portuguese Podengo Small Wire Haired
Pug
Schipperke
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Shih Tzu
Skye Terrier
Tenterfield Terrier
Tibetan Spaniel
Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
West Highland White Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier
Xoloitzcuintle (Toy)

Small-Medium

American Water Spaniel (UK) (USA)
Basset Bleu De Gascogne (UK)
Basset Fauve de Bretagne

Basset Hound
Beagle
Bedlington Terrier
Border Terrier
Boston Terrier
Boykin Spaniel (USA)
British Bulldog
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel (American)
Dachshund (Long Haired)
Dachshund (Smooth Haired)
Dachshund (Wire Haired)
English Toy Spaniel (USA)
Fox Terrier (Smooth)
Fox Terrier (Wire)
French Bulldog
German Hunting Terrier
German Spitz (Mittel)
Glen of Imaal Terrier
Icelandic Sheepdog (USA)
Italian Greyhound
Japanese Spitz
Kooikerhondje (UK)
Lakeland Terrier
Manchester Terrier
Norwegian Lundehund (USA)
Parson Russell Terrier
Peruvian Hairless Dog (Small)
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Poodle (Miniature)
Poodle (Standard)
Puli
Schnauzer (Miniature)
Shetland Sheepdog
Shiba Inu
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Sussex Spaniel
Swedish Vallhund
Tibetan Terrier
Welsh Terrier
Xoloitzcuintle (Miniature)

Medium

American Staffordshire Terrier
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Kelpie
Australian Koolie (non ANKC)
Australian Shepherd
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
Basenji
Bearded Collie
Border Collie
Brittany
Bull Terrier
Canaan Dog
Catalan Sheepdog (UK)
Chow Chow
Cirneco Dell'Etna (UK)
Clumber Spaniel
English Springer Spaniel
Entlebucher Mountain Dog (UK) (USA)
Field Spaniel
Finnish Lapphund
Finnish Spitz
German Pinscher
Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
Harrier
Irish Terrier
Keeshond
Kerry Blue Terrier
Korean Jindo (UK)
Lagotto Romagnolo
Norwegian Buhund
Norwegian Elkhound
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Peruvian Hairless Dog (Medium)
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Portuguese Podengo Medium Smooth Haired
Portuguese Podengo Medium Wire Haired
Portuguese Water Dog
Pumi
Pyrenean Sheepdog Longhaired
Schnauzer
Shar Pei
Small Munsterlander (UK)
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Spanish Water Dog (UK)
Swedish Lapphund
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Whippet
Xoloitzcuintle (Standard)

Medium-Large

Airedale Terrier
Alaskan Malamute
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael)
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois)
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois)
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren)
Bergamasco Shepherd Dog
Black and Tan Coonhound (USA)
Bloodhound
Bouvier des Flandres
Boxer
Bracco Italiano
Briard
Canadian Eskimo Dog
Cane Corso
Central Asian Shepherd Dog
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Collie (Rough)
Collie (Smooth)
Dalmatian
Dogue de Bordeaux
Dutch Shepherd
English Setter
Eurasier
Flat Coated Retriever
Foxhound
German Shepherd Dog
German Longhaired Pointer (UK)
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer
Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter
Grand Bleu De Gascogne (UK)
Greenland Dog (UK)
Hamiltonstovare
Hovawart (UK)
Hungarian Vizsla
Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla
Irish Water Spaniel
Italian Spinone
Japanese Akita Inu (UK)
Korthals Griffon (UK)
Labrador Retriever
Large Munsterlander
Old English Sheepdog
Peruvian Hairless Dog (Large)
Pharaoh Hound
Plott (USA)
Pointer
Portuguese Podengo Large Smooth Haired
Portuguese Podengo Large Wire Haired
Redbone Coonhound (USA)
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rottweiler
Samoyed
Segugio Italiano (UK)
Siberian Husky
Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer (UK)
Treeing Walker Coonhound (USA)
Weimaraner
Weimaraner (Longhair)
White Swiss Shepherd Dog
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (USA)

Large

Afghan Hound
Akita
Azawakh
Beauceron (UK) (USA)
Bernese Mountain Dog
Black Russian Terrier
Bluetick Coonhound
Borzoi
Bullmastiff
Curly Coated Retriever
Deerhound
Dobermann
Estrela Mountain Dog (UK)
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (UK) (USA)
Greyhound
Ibizan Hound
Irish Red and White Setter
Irish Setter
Komondor
Kuvasz
Maremma Sheepdog
Mastiff
Neapolitan Mastiff
Newfoundland
Otterhound
Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Saluki
Schnauzer (Giant)
Sloughi
Tibetan Mastiff

Giant

Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Great Dane
Irish Wolfhound
Kangal Dog
Leonberger
Pyrenean Mastiff
Spanish Mastiff
St. Bernard

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