Breed guides

Healthy weight by breed

Pick a breed to see its healthy adult weight range and how many calories it typically needs a day, by activity level. For numbers tailored to your own dog's age, activity and desexed status, use the free calorie calculator or the full 60-second check.

Affenpinscher3–4.5 kg Afghan Hound23–27 kg Airedale Terrier20–29 kg Akita32–59 kg Alaskan Malamute32–43 kg American Bulldog27–50 kg American Cocker Spaniel9–14 kg American Eskimo Dog · miniature4.5–9 kg American Eskimo Dog · standard11–16 kg American Eskimo Dog · toy2.7–4.5 kg American Foxhound25–34 kg American Pit Bull Terrier14–30 kg American Staffordshire Terrier18–32 kg American Water Spaniel11–20 kg Anatolian Shepherd40–68 kg Appenzeller Sennenhund22–32 kg Australian Cattle Dog15–22 kg Australian Kelpie14–22 kg Australian Shepherd16–32 kg Australian Terrier6–9 kg Basenji9–11 kg Basset Hound20–29 kg Beagle9–13 kg Bearded Collie18–27 kg Bedlington Terrier8–10.5 kg Belgian Malinois18–34 kg Belgian Shepherd (Groenendael)20–34 kg Belgian Shepherd (Tervuren)20–34 kg Bernese Mountain Dog32–52 kg Bichon Frise5–9 kg Black and Tan Coonhound29–50 kg Bloodhound36–50 kg Bluetick Coonhound20–36 kg Boerboel50–90 kg Bolognese2.5–4.5 kg Border Collie14–22 kg Border Terrier5–7.3 kg Borzoi27–48 kg Boston Terrier5–11 kg Bouvier des Flandres27–45 kg Boxer25–36 kg Boykin Spaniel11–18 kg Briard25–45 kg Brittany14–18 kg Brussels Griffon3–5 kg Bull Terrier20–36 kg Bullmastiff41–59 kg Cairn Terrier6–7.5 kg Canaan Dog16–25 kg Cane Corso40–50 kg Cardigan Welsh Corgi11–17 kg Carolina Dog13–22 kg Catahoula Leopard Dog20–40 kg Caucasian Shepherd45–70 kg Cavalier King Charles Spaniel5.5–8.5 kg Chesapeake Bay Retriever25–36 kg Chihuahua1.5–3 kg Chinese Crested3–5.5 kg Chow Chow20–32 kg Cirneco dell Etna8–12 kg Clumber Spaniel25–39 kg Coton de Tulear3.5–6.5 kg Curly-Coated Retriever27–43 kg Czechoslovakian Wolfdog20–35 kg Dachshund7–14 kg Dachshund · miniature3.5–5.5 kg Dalmatian20–32 kg Dandie Dinmont Terrier8–11 kg Doberman27–45 kg Dogo Argentino35–45 kg Dogue de Bordeaux45–68 kg Dutch Shepherd20–34 kg English Bulldog18–25 kg English Cocker Spaniel12–15.5 kg English Setter20–36 kg English Springer Spaniel18–25 kg Entlebucher Mountain Dog20–30 kg Field Spaniel18–25 kg Fila Brasileiro40–60 kg Finnish Lapphund15–24 kg Finnish Spitz9–16 kg Flat-Coated Retriever25–36 kg Foxhound25–34 kg French Bulldog9–13 kg German Shepherd22–40 kg German Shorthaired Pointer20–32 kg German Wirehaired Pointer22–36 kg Giant Schnauzer25–48 kg Golden Retriever27–34 kg Gordon Setter20–36 kg Great Dane45–70 kg Great Pyrenees36–58 kg Greater Swiss Mountain Dog38–64 kg Greyhound25–33 kg Harrier19–27 kg Havanese3.5–7 kg Ibizan Hound19–25 kg Icelandic Sheepdog11–14 kg Irish Red and White Setter16–30 kg Irish Setter24–32 kg Irish Terrier11–13.5 kg Irish Water Spaniel20–30 kg Irish Wolfhound41–69 kg Italian Greyhound3.5–6.5 kg Jack Russell Terrier5–8 kg Japanese Chin2–5 kg Japanese Spitz5–10 kg Kangal40–65 kg Keeshond14–18 kg King Charles Spaniel4–6.5 kg Komondor36–61 kg Kooikerhondje9–13.5 kg Korean Jindo15–23 kg Kuvasz32–52 kg Labrador Retriever27–34 kg Lagotto Romagnolo11–16 kg Lakeland Terrier7–8.5 kg Large Munsterlander25–30 kg Leonberger40–77 kg Lhasa Apso5–8 kg Lowchen4–8 kg Lundehund6–7 kg Lurcher20–35 kg Maltese2–4 kg Maremma Sheepdog30–45 kg Mastiff54–100 kg Miniature American Shepherd9–18 kg Miniature Bull Terrier8–13 kg Miniature Pinscher3.5–5 kg Miniature Schnauzer5–9 kg Mixed breed · large26–36 kg Mixed breed · medium15–22 kg Mixed breed · small6–11 kg Mudi8–13 kg Neapolitan Mastiff50–70 kg Newfoundland45–70 kg Norfolk Terrier5–6 kg Norwegian Buhund12–18 kg Norwegian Elkhound20–25 kg Norwich Terrier5–6 kg Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever17–23 kg Old English Sheepdog27–45 kg Olde English Bulldogge20–36 kg Otterhound36–52 kg Papillon2.5–5 kg Parson Russell Terrier5–8 kg Patterdale Terrier5–6.5 kg Pekingese3.2–6.5 kg Pembroke Welsh Corgi10–14 kg Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen11–20 kg Pharaoh Hound18–27 kg Pointer20–30 kg Polish Lowland Sheepdog14–23 kg Pomeranian1.8–3.5 kg Poodle · miniature4.5–8 kg Poodle · standard20–32 kg Poodle · toy2–4 kg Portuguese Water Dog16–27 kg Presa Canario40–60 kg Pug6–8 kg Puli10–15 kg Pumi10–15 kg Pyrenean Sheepdog7–15 kg Rat Terrier4.5–11 kg Redbone Coonhound20–32 kg Rhodesian Ridgeback29–41 kg Rottweiler35–60 kg Rough Collie20–34 kg Saint Bernard54–82 kg Saluki16–30 kg Samoyed16–30 kg Schipperke4–9 kg Scottish Deerhound34–50 kg Scottish Terrier8.5–10.5 kg Shar Pei18–27 kg Shetland Sheepdog6–11 kg Shiba Inu8–11 kg Shih Tzu4–7.5 kg Siberian Husky16–27 kg Silky Terrier3.5–5.5 kg Small Munsterlander18–27 kg Smooth Collie20–34 kg Smooth Fox Terrier7–8.5 kg Spanish Water Dog14–22 kg Spinone Italiano29–39 kg Staffordshire Bull Terrier11–17 kg Standard Schnauzer14–20 kg Sussex Spaniel18–23 kg Swedish Vallhund9–16 kg Thai Ridgeback16–34 kg Tibetan Mastiff34–73 kg Tibetan Spaniel4–7 kg Tibetan Terrier8–14 kg Treeing Walker Coonhound22–32 kg Vizsla20–30 kg Weimaraner25–40 kg Welsh Springer Spaniel16–25 kg West Highland White Terrier6–10 kg Whippet10–18 kg White Swiss Shepherd25–40 kg Wire Fox Terrier7–9 kg Wirehaired Vizsla20–30 kg Xoloitzcuintli · miniature7–14 kg Xoloitzcuintli · standard14–25 kg Xoloitzcuintli · toy4.5–7 kg Yorkshire Terrier2–3.5 kg

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