Puppy Weight Chart – Toy Breed
These tiny cuties grow much faster than larger dogs and usually achieve their adult weight by eight months of age.
If you dont know your puppys birth weight, youll still be able to calculate his adult weight. Just find his age (down the left column) and find the nearest corresponding weight at that age then go down that column to see what he will weigh as an adult or every milestone along the way.
For instance: If you have a 12 week old puppy that weighs 24 ounces (1.5lbs) then the closest to that is between 22 ounces (1.38 lbs) and 26 ounces (1.63 lbs) which means your pup probably weighed between 3 – 3.5 ounces at birth and will weigh between 3 – 3.5 lbs when fully grown.
Another way to determine your toy puppys adult weight is to take his weight at 6-weeks old, double it, then double it again. If you dont know what his weight was at that age (most of us wont), again, use the chart above to find his current age and weight and work back.
So, for the same example of the 12-week old puppy that weighs 24 ounces (1.5lb), according to the chart, his 6-week weight was probably between 12.5 and 15 ounces.
Double that to between 25 – 30 ounces then double that again to between 50 – 60 ounces. If you want to be a bit more accurate than that, you can find the average of the two, i.e. 50 + 60 divided by 2 = 55 ounces. Then divide that by 16 to get the lbs. So, a 12-week old puppy weighing 1.5 lbs will be about 3.44lbs when grown.
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Small dogs typically grow faster than a large dog but not as quickly as the toy versions. They reach their adult weight between eight and twelve months.
Charles Spaniel, French Bulldog, Jack Russell Terrier, Pug, and Shetland Sheepdog.
In general, this consists of breeds that are between 12 and 25 lbs, but there is some overlap with the toy breed size at the lower end of that scale and the medium size dogs at the higher end.
Small breeds tend to gain weight at a rate of 5-10% increase each day which equates to roughly 5-8 ounces per week.
You can use this simple chart to determine how big your small puppy will get. Merely find the weight closest to your puppys age and go down that column to see the age at 12 months which will likely be his adult weight.
For instance, if you have a 16-week old puppy that weighs 5lbs, go down that column where youll see he/she will be about 16.3 lbs when fully grown.
But, what do you do if your puppys age (or weight) isnt on the chart? Simple answer is to find the average.
If your puppy is in-between two weights for his age then you can find the average of the two. E.g. if your puppy is 5.5 lbs at 16 weeks then he will be inbetween 16.3 and 19.5lbs as an adult or, to be more accurate, the average is 16.3 + 19.5 divided by 2 = 17.9 lbs as an adult.
What To Do If You Have a Mixed Breed Dog
If you have a mixed breed dog, then it may feel like youre entirely in the dark with knowing, or even just guessing, how big your adorable mutt is going to be.
You could do this two ways. You could take a look at all the growth charts on this page and see where your little guy fits in best. Or if you wanted to be more precise, use a DNA test to see which breeds your puppy is mixed with. Then youll know which puppy weight chart to use.
Wisdom Panel is a simple cheek swab test that will determine which breeds your puppy is crossed with and has over 250 breeds, types and varieties of dogs.
It can identify purebred ancestors for three generations (great grand-parents) which will give you a good idea of what your adult dogs weight will be AND understand your adult dogs potential behaviors, looks, and health concerns.
Generally, most puppies fit into one of the five breed sizes; toy, small, medium, large, and giant. However, there is occasionally some overlap between the categories.
You can also use our puppy weight calculator to estimate the adult weight of your puppy. This interative tool is different from most as it is based on breed size. This means it uses the growth rate of breed size to predict the adult weight. Why not give it a try?
If you want to document your own puppys development, then you might want to look at this journal – Puppys First Year Keepsake Book.
Apart from documenting many other milestones, it has a nice chart where you can document your own puppys growth and weight.
Lets start with the little guys out there, the toy breeds.
Toy breeds include, but are not limited to, Chihuahua, Chinese Crested, Maltese, Papillon, Pekingese, Pomeranian, Shih Tzu, and Yorkshire Terrier to name a few.
Toy breeds on average gain about 5 – 10% of their body weight each day which is roughly between 1 – 5 oz per week.
These tiny cuties grow much faster than larger dogs and usually achieve their adult weight by eight or nine months of age.
Below is a chart that calculates how big your toy puppy will grow dependent on their birth weight.
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By 5 months, your puppy’s house training should be well established, and she should be able to wait longer between trips outside. She will average four to six trips daily and gradually decrease to three or four as she enters adulthood.
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