How to Calculate the Weight of Your Puppy

How to determine your puppy’s weight, the factors affecting it and why is it important to know their weight beforehand.

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How to Calculate the Weight of Your Puppy
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The weight of an adult canine is greatly told by the terrain, food and nutrition and factors like exercise, neutering, strain etcetera of the pup. Some of the factors are mentioned below.
 

FACTORS AFFECTING YOUR PUPPY’S WEIGHT

SEX

Sex can also have a big influence on Dog Weight Calculator. Male dogs of the same breed are often bigger and heavier than female dogs of the same breed. If the father is of a comparable breed to the mother, the male puppy will most likely be bigger than the mother. 

NUTRITION

A puppy’s weight and their growth rate is greatly influenced by their nutrition and the amount of activities that hey indulge into. If you do not look after their health and they gain unnecessary weight, that is going to affect their growth rate immensely.

DIVISION OF DOGS IN CATEGORIES ACCORDING TO THEIR SIZE

TOY BREEDS

Dogs like chihuahua, Maltese and Toy [oodles come under the category of toy breeds wherein their weight lies between 4lbs to 7lbs.

SMALL BREEDS

Dachshunds, bulldogs and Pugs are the breeds that would generally fall under this category whose weight can be found to be between 14lbs to 32lbs.

MEDIUM BREEDS

Dog breeds like Collies, Goldendoodle, Huskies and Dalmatians can be called medium dog breeds. Their weight range is from 30lbs to 70 lbs.

LARGE BREEDS

Breeds like Akitas, Belgian Malinois and Doberman Pinschers fall under the large dog breed category with their weights varying from 40lbs to as high as 130lbs.

GIANT BREEDS

Great Dane, Saint Bernard and Mastiffs are the giant breeds. Their massive body weighs anywhere between 110lbs to 230lbs.

HOW TO CALCULATE THE WEIGHT

ADULT WEIGHT = (PUPPY WEIGHT/PUPPY AGE IN WEEKS) * 52

(Wherein 52 is the number of weeks in a year which is the approximate amount of time needed for the body to fully develop)

Also See:- Teacup Maltipoo: A Complete Guide To The Maltese Poodle Hybrid

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