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Size Reading Desk

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These are published breed-standard descriptions, not healthy targets, measured population distributions, puppy predictions or a home-fit test.

Four Royal Kennel Club standards, checked November 13, 2026. Not a complete list of giant breeds.

Irish Wolfhound

Minimum in the standard

Height
79 cm
Weight
54.5 kg

Minimum height and weight. The source separately describes a desired male average; that is not the minimum shown here.

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Newfoundland

Average wording in the standard

Height
71 cm
Weight
64-69 kg

Average height at shoulder and average weight wording. Not a modern population survey or an individual target.

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Irish Wolfhound

Minimum in the standard / Minimum height and weight. The source separately describes a desired male average; that is not the minimum shown here.

Male: Height - 79 cm / 31 in; Weight - 54.5 kg / 120 lb

Female: Height - 71 cm / 28 in; Weight - 40.9 kg / 90 lb

Royal Kennel Club / Irish Wolfhound standard ↗Source for this explanation, not a review or endorsement of this website.

Great Dane

Minimum in the standard / Adult over eighteen months. The age condition belongs with both the height and weight statements.

Male: Height - 76 cm / 30 in; Weight - 54 kg / 120 lb

Female: Height - 71 cm / 28 in; Weight - 46 kg / 100 lb

Royal Kennel Club / Great Dane standard ↗Source for this explanation, not a review or endorsement of this website.

Newfoundland

Average wording in the standard / Average height at shoulder and average weight wording. Not a modern population survey or an individual target.

Male: Height - 71 cm / 28 in; Weight - 64-69 kg / 141-152 lb

Female: Height - 66 cm / 26 in; Weight - 50-54.5 kg / 110-120 lb

Royal Kennel Club / Newfoundland standard ↗Source for this explanation, not a review or endorsement of this website.

Mastiff

Qualitative size wording only / The fetched standard values size with quality and soundness. It does not state numeric overall height or weight.

Male: Height - Not stated numerically in this source; Weight - Not stated numerically in this source

Female: Height - Not stated numerically in this source; Weight - Not stated numerically in this source

Royal Kennel Club / Mastiff standard ↗Source for this explanation, not a review or endorsement of this website.

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