68.6 cm
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by ground-to-withers height; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Adult Male Afghan Hound
This page represents an adult male Afghan Hound standing 0.686 m at the withers and weighing about 27.2 kg. The selected height is the AKC preferred 27 inches and lies within the current FCI male range of 68–74 cm. Scaling uses the internal ground-to-withers segment while the natural silky coat, topknot, and ringed tail retain their intrinsic outline.
Dimensions
- Height
- 68.6 cm
- Weight
- 27.2 kg
Quick facts
- Selected height at withers
- 68.6 cm
- FCI male range
- 68–74 cm
- Approximate AKC weight
- 27.2 kg
- Distinctive feature
- long silky coat and ringed tail
Adult Male Afghan Hound · Size infographic

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Sources and measurement22 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
Height is the internal paw-baseline-to-withers segment, not the full outline to the topknot. The 27.2 kg figure converts the AKC standard's approximately 60 lb.