German Shepherd Full Grown: Size & Weight
A full-grown German Shepherd weighs about 50–90 lb and stands roughly 22–26 in tall at the shoulder.
Have a German Shepherd puppy? Estimate its adult size
Built on the large growth curve, clamped to the breed's range.
German Shepherd growth chart
How a large-size dog like the German Shepherd fills out over its first months. Switch between percent of adult weight and pounds, and enter a weigh-in above to plot your puppy.
- German Shepherd
- 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.
- German Shepherd · 50–90 lb
- Your puppy
Each shaded band shows the typical weight range at every age, with the line marking the middle of that range.
| Age | % of adult weight | Estimated weight |
|---|---|---|
| 2 months | 18.6% | 9–17 lb |
| 3 months | 31.1% | 16–28 lb |
| 4 months | 45.1% | 23–41 lb |
| 5 months | 57.8% | 29–52 lb |
| 6 months | 68.9% | 34–62 lb |
| 7 months | 77.5% | 39–70 lb |
| 8 months | 85% | 43–77 lb |
| 9 months | 89.5% | 45–81 lb |
| 10 months | 92.5% | 46–83 lb |
| 11 months | 95% | 48–86 lb |
| 12 months | 96.4% | 48–87 lb |
| 13 months | 96.7% | 48–87 lb |
| 14 months | 97.8% | 49–88 lb |
| 15 months | 100% | 50–90 lb |
How confident is this estimate? Based on an official breed standard or cross-checked veterinary/registry sources.
About this breed's data: Height from AKC standard (males 24-26 in, bitches 22-24 in). Weight 50-90 lb from Daily Paws; AKC standard states no weight. (Hill's lists 75-95 lb both sexes, which appears high and lacks a sex split.) Primary target is the KD-0 'growth chart' phrasing.
Sources: AKC Official Standard of the German Shepherd Dog (PDF, height), Daily Paws (weight), Salt et al. 2017 (PLOS ONE) growth data.
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