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Table 1 Shoulder height, body proportions, and number of investigated specimens per domestic dog breed

From: Unaltered sequence of dental, skeletal, and sexual maturity in domestic dogs compared to the wolf

Dental maturity

Skeletal maturity

Breed

Shoulder height (cm)

n

Breed

Shoulder height (cm)

Body proportions

n

Bernese mountain dog

58 – 70

16

Beagle

33 – 41

NCD

6

Boxer

53 – 63

5

Bernese mountain dog

58 – 70

NCD

28

Fox terrier

33 – 41

4

Chihuahua

15 – 23

NCD

5

French bulldog

30

8

Dachshund

20 – 27

CD

7

German shepherd

55 – 65

10

English bulldog

31 – 40

NCD

7

Golden retriever

51 – 61

6

Standard poodle

45 – 60

NCD

3

Great Dane

71 – 86

9

    

Leonberger

65 – 80

5

    

Newfoundland

63 – 74

8

    

St. Bernard

65 – 90

6

    

Standard poodle

45 – 60

4

    
  1. CD chondrodystrophic, NCD non-chondrodystrophic, n number