Dachshund Full Grown: Size & Weight
A full-grown Dachshund weighs anywhere from 4 to 32 lb: it depends almost entirely on which of the two varieties you have.
Heights: Miniature 5–6 in · Standard 8–9 in
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Dachshund growth chart
How a Dachshund fills out over its first months, variety by variety. Switch between percent of adult weight and pounds, and enter a weigh-in above to plot your puppy.
- Standard
- Miniature
- Your puppy
Median curves computed from ~89,000 healthy dogs aged 2–24 months in the open Salt et al. 2017 dataset (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0), grouped into PuppySize's five size classes.
- Standard · 16–32 lb
- Miniature · 4–11 lb
- Your puppy
Each shaded band shows the typical weight range at every age, with the line marking the middle of that range.
Standard Dachshund · adult 16–32 lb
| Age | % of adult weight | Estimated weight |
|---|---|---|
| 2 months | 30% | 5–10 lb |
| 3 months | 44.2% | 7–14 lb |
| 4 months | 59.5% | 10–19 lb |
| 5 months | 70.5% | 11–23 lb |
| 6 months | 79.4% | 13–25 lb |
| 7 months | 86.7% | 14–28 lb |
| 8 months | 92.1% | 15–29 lb |
| 9 months | 96.2% | 15–31 lb |
| 10 months | 98.2% | 16–31 lb |
| 11 months | 100% | 16–32 lb |
| 12 months | 100% | 16–32 lb |
| 2 months | 37.9% | 2–4 lb |
| 3 months | 53.6% | 2–6 lb |
| 4 months | 69.6% | 3–8 lb |
| 5 months | 81.7% | 3–9 lb |
| 6 months | 87.5% | 4–10 lb |
| 7 months | 91.1% | 4–10 lb |
| 8 months | 94.6% | 4–10 lb |
| 9 months | 96.4% | 4–11 lb |
| 10 months | 100% | 4–11 lb |
How confident is this estimate? Based on an official breed standard or cross-checked veterinary/registry sources.
About this breed's data: Weights are AKC official standard verbatim (Standard 16-32 lb; Miniature 11 lb and under at 12+ months). The AKC standard states NO height; the ~8-9 in / ~5-6 in figures are common breed-info references, NOT from the standard.
Sources: AKC Official Standard of the Dachshund (PDF), Salt et al. 2017 (PLOS ONE) growth data.
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