Right, giddyman, so the context is the height of animals — in this case a German shepherd dog, or Alsatian'.
My first reaction was that the average shepherd would be about five foot six at the shoulders, but that's a guy who looks after sheep.
Please note that a better title would have been Tall at the shoulders.
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