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German Shepherd Growth Chart

 

Since dog growth differ in terms of genetics and environment, the chart data in the German Shepherd growth chart are approximated.

German Shepherd Growth ChartA German Shepherd dam will normally whelp (give birth to) between six and eight puppies. While there are exceptions, at this litter size, the puppies will normally be about 1% of the mother's pre-pregnancy weight.

Puppy Growth Chart

A healthy large breed puppy will normally double her birth weight during the first week. This is followed by a consistent weight gain of 5-10%. And moderates to an ultimate weight of around 70 times the puppy's birth weight. Check the puppy growth chart for an explanation of the different puppy development stages and puppy growth rate.

German Shepherds normally reach physical maturity at 18-24 months. Curiously, some Eastern European lines mature more slowly and do not reach full maturity until 36 months of age. Their growth rate slows noticeably at 6 months and continues minimally after 12.

German Shepherd Dog Height & Weight Standards

Males:

  • Height at the wither 60 cm to 65 cm (23.62 inches - 25.59 inches)
  • Weight 30 kg to 40 kg. (66.14 pounds - 88.18 pounds; Midrange = 77 pounds)

Females:

  • Height at the wither 55 cm to 60 cm (21.65 inches - 23.62 inches)
  • Weight 22 kg - 32 kg (48.5 pounds - 70.55 pounds; Midrange = 59.5 pounds)

(Length of torso exceeds height at the withers by 10-17%.)

Ref.: German Shepherd Dog F.C.I. Standard, MO. 166/23.03.1991/D

German Shepherd Growth Chart by Weight & Age

 
MALE
 
FEMALE
Age in Mos

Kilogram (kg.)

Pound (lb.)
% of Total Kilogram (kg.) Pound (lb.)
1 4.2 9.2 12.10 3.3 7.2
2 9.0 19.9 26.18 7.5 16.6
3 14.2 31.3 41.18 12.1 26.7
4 19.0 41.8 55 16.4 36.2
5 22.9 50.6 66.57 20.0 44.0
6 26.1 57.4 75.52 22.7 50.1
7 28.4 62.6 82.36 24.7 54.4
8 30.1 66.4 87.36 26.1 57.5
9 31.5 69.4 91.31 27.1 59.7
10 32.7 72.0 94.73 27.9 61.5
11 33.7 74.3 97.76 28.6 63.1
12 34.5 76.0 100 29.1 64.2


Again, these are approximations and your own puppy growth chart may not absolutely reflect these numbers. If you have any doubt that your puppy is not changing according to the above German Shepherd growth chart, the best thing to do would be to contact your trusted vet.

If you are providing adequate exercise and quality dog food, your German Shepherd's dog growth should be normal and she will have no trouble reaching her full potential.

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Kreiger's German Shepherd Growth Chart   Here is a recap of Kreigers Growth chart from 8 weeks to 6 Months.

8 Weeks - 13.8 Lbs
9 Weeks - 15.2 lbs
10 Weeks - 17.7 lbs
11 Weeks - 20.0 lbs
...

Kreiger's German Shepherd Growth Chart  Kreiger's growth rates and development compared to the German Shepherd growth chart

German Shepherd named Roscoe  Got him at 10 weeks.

10 weeks - 22lbs.

Isis's amazing growth spurt  3 months 35 lbs
4 months 42 lbs
5 months 50 lbs
6 months 55 lbs
7 months 57 lbs
8 months 63 lbs and 26 inches at the shoulders

Dukes Growth Chart  I bought Duke at 8 wks. He's now 11 weeks old today.

8 wks - 14.7 lbs
9 wks - 16.4 lbs
10 wks - 18.9 lbs
11 wks - 22.8 lbs

He has some real big ...

Sarge's growth process...  I brought our male puppy Sarge home at 9 weeks, he was weighing in at 17 lbs. at that point. At 10 weeks, Sarge was at 18.5 lbs. He does not eat or finish ...

Colt is only 28 lbs at 15 weeks....but his feet are HUGE!  Colt seems so huge to me and seems to be growing SO fast. Here are his stats:

10 weeks - 125lbs
12 weeks - 19lbs
13 weeks - 26lbs
14 weeks - 27....

Angelos Hard Growth  Angelo is my 4-5 month old German Shepherd. I got him when he was about 1-1/2 and he was very malnourished, very skinny, small and sick. His mom and dad ...

Bear's Growth from 7 Weeks  German Shepherd Bear's Growth Progress from 7 weeks of age

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Bear is a bear!!  My black GSD puppie Bear just turned 6 mos old on April 4th, 2010. He already weighs 80 lbs. and is 23" at the withers. I think I should have named him ...

Cheyenne at 2 Months  Cheyenne was born on 2/1/2010. Currently weighs 7.2 pounds, female. This is my first GSD.

Eva's Growth  We bought her when she was 7 months old (her age in the photo). She was only 9 kg!! And 52 cm tall.

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German Shepherd Growth Chart - Baron's Progress  German Shepherd Growth Size and Weight Chart

GSD Puppy Not Growing Well?  My GSD puppy is 5 and a half months old and she is 17 kg (40 pounds). From the chart above that is 3 kg less then it should be!

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Brusky at 4 Months  My boyfriend and I bought an all white German Shepherd Lab mix puppy about a month ago from a breeder in London, Ontario.

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Tucker's Growth Spurts  Tucker's Growth First Year

2 months 15 lbs
3 months 26 lbs
4 months 45 lbs
5 months 53 lbs
6 months 63 lbs
7 months 70 lbs
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Lyota GSD  Lyota has had a little trouble growing up! She finally started catching up to herself. She is 10 months old and around 58 lbs. I think that's about right ...

Harper at 10 weeks  I have a 10 week old white German Shepherd puppy. Today she weighed in at 25 lbs at the vet. She's gonna be a big girl!

How much bigger is my German Shepherd going to get?  My German Shepherd is 4 1/2 months old and about 21 pounds. Should I expect a small dog or can I expect a growth spurt soon? She is becoming picky with ...

Mieka's Tremendous Growth  Our pup is named Mieka. She is currently forty pounds. She is approximately eighteen weeks old and gains about ten pounds a month.

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Mya too small?  Our 7 month old puppy is only 51 lbs. She has never really eaten well, very picky and I hope this has not effected her growth. Hopefully she will reach ...

Sam's Growth at 16 Weeks  Sam is 16 weeks and 51 pounds. Everyone else who has commented appears to have a German Shepherd larger than this growth chart suggests.

Hawkeye is Growing Fast??  Hawkeye is 7 months old and already at 74 lbs! He is estimated to be 95 lbs when he reaches maturity.

Does this sound right?

Razors growth  I don't know. Please help me to find out about my puppy.

Sebastian big boy chart  Sebastian is my new beautiful boy born on May 21, 2010. He seems so big to me but at his 8 week check up he only weighed 13.6 lbs. It feels like more when ...

King's Slow Start  A bit behind the German Shepherd Growth Chart, his puppy development is progressing.

BLITZ'S Growth Rate ( All Raw Diet ) @ 4 mos  8 weeks-11.4 lbs
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10 weeks-18.0 lbs
11 weeks-21.4 lbs
12 weeks-25.2 lbs
13 weeks-29.2 lbs
14 weeks-31.4 lbs
15 weeks-36....

Kadence's growth  Kadence (kay-dence) is currently 5 months, and I'm not sure what she is at this moment, but at 4 months she was 40lbs. She is a very shy puppy and has ...

Helios Will Push the Standard  Helios weighs 54 lbs at 4.5 months of age. He is very big boned GSD and carrying his weight well.

Phoenix  Phoenix is a pure bred female - just turned 5 months old. She has thick legs and big paws that she hasn't caught up to yet. She currently weighs 51 pounds ...

Is Jayden going to grow?  When we adopted him they said he was a GSD mix and he might not grow. They said he's 11 weeks and he weighed about 10 pounds I would say.

Zoei's a healthy happy puppy full of life!  Born 3/30/10. She weighed 5 1/2 pds at 7 weeks old.
She weighed 12 pounds at 11 weeks 2 days old, 6/18/10.

Lula my black German Shepherd  6 months to 12 months .6 months 22kg

She is lula. My nice black German Shepherd.

Big Cash Rivers slow growth  At 4 months. Cash was very small and malnourished weighing barely 20 lbs. He had a terrible infestation of hook worms :(

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Mickey's Mousy Size Progress  Mickey looks like a German Shepherd Rottweiler mix

My GSD Kali  Our German Shepherd Kali is 4 1/2 months and is 42 pounds. This should be about 60% of her final weight.

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Tiger - New GSD  Just adopted "Tiger" today, and yes, he will be renamed! Took him to the vet for a health screening and he weighed in at 64#. He's approximately 10 months ...

Colt at 12 1/2 weeks is 22lbs  I got Colt at 10 weeks old and he was about the size of my family miniature poodles. He was 20lbs at his 12 week check up and is 22lbs just four days later....

Shiva not so Dainty!!  So our GSD puppy Shiva we found after searching the paper for a while. We found a breeder that was selling some for reasonable cost, but I was still worried ...

GSD Reggie (Big Foot)  Reggie is a Large German Shepherd Puppy!

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Logan's growing like crazy!  We got a Male German Shepherd (Logan) puppy a week ago @ 8 weeks, his Vet records show he weighed 14 LB @ 6 weeks... took him to the Vet Thursday (turned ...

MidNight  My black German Shepard weighs 22 pounds at 11 weeks old.

Cooper's Catching Up!!  Our handsome little guy, Cooper, came to us as a stray. We quickly fell in love with him, as he wormed his way into our hearts immediately. We were beyond ...

Bella  Bella will be 6 months in 2 days and is 22 inches in height and 55 pounds.

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Is Moxie going to be undersized?  Moxie is a rescue without papers, but is supposed to be full shepherd. She weighed 22 pounds on January 8, 2010, and was born September 25. Her ears are ...

Heidi at 10 Months  Heidi is almost 10 months old, weighs about 57 lbs, but is almost 26" tall. She is slowly filling out, and is highly muscled with a shiny coat, so we figure ...

CZAR  Czar is a laquer black or pure black male German Shepherd pup. He loves my 2 toddlers and is now vet checked at 65 lbs.

Kiva at 5 Months  Our 5 month old female pup is 50 lbs.

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Wolfies Growth Rate  Wolfie is a male GSD pup 7 months 10 days old, weighing 32 kgs. He is on Royal Canin. How much is he expected to weigh at full growth??

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Malachi  Malachi's German Shepherd Growth Progress


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