How to measure dog's height?

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Our beagle is fairly small -- not tiny but I've seen younger dogs than he that look several inches taller than he is.  I tried to measure him, though, and got 16 inches.  I really don't think he's that big as that's like the biggest a dog can be and still meet the breed standard.  So.  How DO you measure a dog's height?  I measured at the shoulder straight up from the ground

queenqueefis · Accepted Answer

You measured right. from the floor to the shoulder. Standard Beagles get right around 15 inches. And do get up to 16 inches.
here's a couple of links that may help

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle

http://www.sonic.net/~cdlcruz/GPCC/library/measure.htm

Good Luck

a gal and her dog · Answer

You measure from the withers (shoulder) to the ground. It sounds like you're doing it right. Beagles really don't get that big. :)

Anonymous · Answer

you are correct...you do use the shoulder measurement
make sure that he is standing correctly before you measure

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