Suggested Heights
These are only suggestions. The best way to determine the proper feeder height is to measure your dog's wither height (top of its front shoulder). Elevated feeding bowls should be positioned about 6 inches below the pet's wither height . For small dogs subtract 4 inches. see how to measure
| Breed
| Male
Wither Height |
Suggested Male
Feeder Height |
Female
Wither
Height |
Suggested Female
Feeder Height |
| A |
| Affenpinscher |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Afghan Hound |
28 |
|
25 |
|
| Airedale Terrier |
23 |
|
22 |
|
| Akita |
27 |
|
25.5 |
|
| Alaskan Malamute |
25 |
|
23 |
|
| American Eskimo - Miniature |
13.5 |
|
13.5 |
|
| American Eskimo - Standard |
17 |
|
17 |
|
| American Eskimo - Toy |
10.5 |
|
10.5 |
|
| American Pit Bull Terrier |
20.5 |
|
20.5 |
|
| American Staffordshire Terrier |
18.5 |
|
17.5 |
|
| American Water Spaniel |
16.5 |
|
16.5 |
|
| Anatolian Shepherd |
30 |
|
30 |
|
| Australian Cattle Dog |
19 |
|
18 |
|
| Australian Shepherd |
21.5 |
|
19.5 |
|
| Australian Terrier |
10.5 |
|
10.5 |
|
| B |
| Basenji |
17 |
|
16 |
|
| Basset Hound |
12.5 |
|
12.5 |
|
| Beagle |
13.5 |
|
13.5 |
|
| Bearded Collie |
21.5 |
|
21.5 |
|
| Bedlington Terrier |
16.5 |
|
15.5 |
|
| Belgian Shepherd - Malinois |
25 |
|
23 |
|
| Belgian Shepherd - Tervuren |
25 |
|
23 |
|
| Bernese Mountain Dog |
26 |
|
24.5 |
|
| Bichon Frise |
10.5 |
|
10.5 |
|
| Black and Tan Coonhound |
26 |
|
24 |
|
| Bloodhound |
26 |
|
24 |
|
| Border Collie |
20.5 |
|
19.5 |
|
| Border Terrier |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Borzoi |
29 |
|
27.5 |
|
| Boston Terrier |
15 |
|
15 |
|
| Bouvier des Flandres |
26 |
|
25 |
|
| Boxer |
24 |
|
22 |
|
| Briard |
25 |
|
23.5 |
|
| Brittany |
19 |
|
19 |
|
| Brussels Griffon |
7.5 |
|
7.5 |
|
| Bull Terrier |
21.5 |
|
21.5 |
|
| Bull Terrier - Miniature |
12 |
|
12 |
|
| Bulldog |
16 |
|
14 |
|
| Bullmastiff |
26 |
|
25 |
|
| C |
| Cairn Terrier |
10 |
|
9.5 |
|
| Cavalier King Charles |
12.5 |
|
12.5 |
|
| Chesapeake Bay Retriever |
24.5 |
|
22.5 |
|
| Chihuahua (Long Hair) |
6 |
|
6 |
|
| Chihuahua (Short Hair) |
6 |
|
6 |
|
| Chinese Crested |
13 |
|
9 |
|
| Chow Chow |
18.5 |
|
18.5 |
|
| Clumber Spaniel |
19.5 |
|
18 |
|
| Cocker Spaniel - American |
15 |
|
14 |
|
| Cocker Spaniel - English |
16.5 |
|
15.5 |
|
| Collie (Rough Hair) |
25 |
|
23 |
|
| Collie (Smooth Hair) |
25 |
|
23 |
|
| Curly-Coated Retriever |
26 |
|
24 |
|
| D |
| Dachshund - Miniature (Long Hair) |
5 |
|
5 |
|
| Dachshund - Miniature (Short Hair) |
5 |
|
5 |
|
| Dachshund - Miniature (Wire Hair) |
5 |
|
5 |
|
| Dachshund - Standard (Long Hair) |
9.5 |
|
9.5 |
|
| Dachshund - Standard (Short Hair) |
9.5 |
|
9.5 |
|
| Dachshund - Standard (Wire Hair) |
9.5 |
|
9.5 |
|
| Dalmatian |
21 |
|
21 |
|
| Dandie Dinmont Terrier |
9.5 |
|
9.5 |
|
| Doberman Pinscher |
27 |
|
25 |
|
| E |
| English Setter |
25 |
|
24 |
|
| English Springer Spaniel |
20 |
|
19 |
|
| English Toy Spaniel |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| F |
| Finnish Spitz |
19 |
|
17 |
|
| Flat-Coated Retriever |
23.5 |
|
22 |
|
| Fox Terrier (Smooth Hair) |
15.5 |
|
14.5 |
|
| Fox Terrier (Wire Hair) |
15.5 |
|
15 |
|
| Foxhound - American |
23.5 |
|
22.5 |
|
| Foxhound - English |
24 |
|
23 |
|
| French Bulldog |
11.5 |
|
11.5 |
|
| G |
| German Shepherd |
25 |
|
23 |
|
| German Shorthaired Pointer |
24 |
|
22 |
|
| German Wirehaired Pointer |
25 |
|
22 |
|
| Glen of Imaal Terrier |
14 |
|
13 |
|
| Golden Retriever |
23.5 |
|
22 |
|
| Gordon Setter |
25.5 |
|
23.5 |
|
| Great Dane |
32 |
|
30 |
|
| Great Pyrenees |
30 |
|
27 |
|
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dog |
27 |
|
25 |
|
| Greyhound |
27.5 |
|
27.5 |
|
| H |
| Harrier |
20 |
|
20 |
|
| Havanese |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| I |
| Ibizan Hound (Smooth Hair) |
25.5 |
|
24 |
|
| Ibizan Hound (Wire Hair) |
25.5 |
|
24 |
|
| Irish Setter |
27 |
|
25 |
|
| Irish Terrier |
18 |
|
18 |
|
| Irish Water Spaniel |
23 |
|
22 |
|
| Irish Wolfhound |
31.5 |
|
31.5 |
|
| Italian Greyhound |
14 |
|
14 |
|
| J |
| Jack Russell Terrier - Parson |
13 |
|
13 |
|
| Jack Russell Terrier (Smooth Hair) |
13 |
|
13 |
|
| Jack Russell Terrier (Wire Hair) |
13 |
|
13 |
|
| Japanese Chin |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Japanese Spitz |
13 |
|
13 |
|
| K |
| Keeshond |
18 |
|
17 |
|
| Kerry Blue Terrier |
18.5 |
|
18 |
|
| Komondor |
27.5 |
|
25.5 |
|
| Kuvasz |
29 |
|
27 |
|
| L |
| Labrador Retriever |
23.5 |
|
22.5 |
|
| Lakeland Terrier |
14.5 |
|
13.5 |
|
| Lhasa Apso |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| M |
| Maltese |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Manchester Terrier |
15.5 |
10 |
15.5 |
10 |
| Manchester Terrier - Toy |
9.5 |
|
9.5 |
|
| Mastiff |
30.5 |
|
28 |
|
| N |
| Newfoundland |
28 |
|
26 |
|
| Norfolk Terrier |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Norwegian Elkhound |
20.5 |
|
19.5 |
|
| Norwegian Lundehund |
14.5 |
|
13 |
|
| Norwich Terrier |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| O |
| Old English Sheepdog |
22 |
|
21 |
|
| Otterhound |
25.5 |
|
24 |
|
| P |
| Papillon |
9.5 |
|
9.5 |
|
| Pekingese |
7.5 |
|
7.5 |
|
| Pharaoh Hound |
24 |
|
22.5 |
|
| Pinscher - Miniature |
11 |
|
11 |
|
| Pointer |
26.5 |
|
24.5 |
|
| Pomeranian |
9.5 |
|
9.5 |
|
| Poodle - Miniature |
13 |
|
13 |
|
| Poodle - Standard |
25 |
|
23 |
|
| Poodle - Toy |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Portuguese Water Dog |
21.5 |
|
19 |
|
| Pug |
10.5 |
|
10.5 |
|
| Puli |
18 |
|
17 |
|
| R |
| Rhodesian Ridgeback |
26 |
|
25 |
|
| Rottweiler |
25.5 |
|
23.5 |
|
| S |
| Saint Bernard (Rough Hair) |
27 |
|
25 |
|
| Saint Bernard (Smooth Hair) |
27 |
|
25 |
|
| Saluki |
25 |
|
25 |
|
| Samoyed |
21.5 |
|
19.5 |
|
| Schipperke |
12.5 |
|
12.5 |
|
| Schnauzer - Giant |
26.5 |
|
26.5 |
|
| Schnauzer - Miniature |
13 |
|
13 |
|
| Schnauzer - Standard |
19 |
|
18 |
|
| Scottish Deerhound |
31 |
|
30 |
|
| Scottish Terrier |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Sealyham Terrier |
10.5 |
|
10.5 |
|
| Shar-Pei |
19 |
|
19 |
|
| Shiba Inu |
15.5 |
|
14.5 |
|
| Shih Tzu |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Siberian Husky |
22 |
|
21 |
|
| Silky Terrier |
9.5 |
|
9.5 |
|
| T |
| Toy Fox Terrier |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| V |
| Vizsla |
23 |
|
22 |
|
| W |
| Weimaraner |
26 |
|
24 |
|
| Welsh Terrier |
15 |
|
15 |
|
| Whippet |
20.5 |
|
19.5 |
|
| Y |
| Yorkshire Terrier |
9 |
|
9 |
|
