Small Dog Weight Chart

Small Dog Weight Chart by Age

This small breed puppy growth chart covers dogs whose adult weight lands between 11 and 24 lb (5–11 kg). Use it when you know roughly how big your puppy will get but not the breed — a mixed breed, or a breed without its own chart here yet. The curve comes from veterinary records of millions of young dogs, grouped by adult size rather than by breed.

Small breed weight chart by age

Small breed puppy growth chart: the weight span for a dog whose adult weight will fall between 11 and 24 lb.
Age	Weight range	% of adult
2 months	4–8 lb1.6–3.4 kg	32%
3 months	5–11 lb2.4–5 kg	47%
4 months	7–14 lb3–6.4 kg	59%
5 months	8–17 lb3.5–7.7 kg	70%
6 months	9–19 lb3.8–8.5 kg	77%
8 months	10–21 lb4.3–9.6 kg	87%
10 months	10–22 lb4.5–10 kg	91%
12 months	10–23 lb4.6–10.2 kg	92%
18 months	11–24 lb4.9–10.7 kg	97%
24 months	11–24 lb5–11 kg	100%

Each row spans the whole class, from the lightest small females to the heaviest males. If you know the breed, its own page narrows this considerably.

How small breeds compare

Every small breed on the site, side by side. Ranges cover both sexes; each breed page splits them.
Breed	3 months	6 months	12 months	Adult
Beagle	9–11 lb	15–19 lb	19–23 lb	20–25 lb
Boston Terrier	6–12 lb	9–19 lb	11–23 lb	12–25 lb
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	6–9 lb	10–14 lb	12–17 lb	13–18 lb
Cavapoo	—	—	—	—
Dachshund	7–15 lb	12–25 lb	15–30 lb	16–32 lb
French Bulldog	8–13 lb	13–22 lb	16–26 lb	17–28 lb
Jack Russell Terrier	5–6 lb	8–10 lb	10–12 lb	11–13 lb
Miniature Poodle	5–7 lb	8–12 lb	9–14 lb	10–15 lb
Miniature Schnauzer	5–10 lb	8–16 lb	10–19 lb	11–20 lb
Pembroke Welsh Corgi	10–12 lb	15–21 lb	18–25 lb	20–27 lb
Pug	6–9 lb	11–14 lb	13–17 lb	14–18 lb
Shiba Inu	8–11 lb	13–18 lb	16–21 lb	17–23 lb
Shih Tzu	4–8 lb	7–12 lb	8–15 lb	9–16 lb

When to use a breed chart instead

If you know the breed, go to its page. The class chart above has to cover every small breed at once, so its range is wide by necessity; a breed page scales the same curve to that breed’s own adult weight range from the American Kennel Club standard and splits it by sex, which typically halves the range. Use this page when the breed is unknown or mixed, and the breed page when it is not.

Every small breed with a chart on this site is listed below.

Other size classes

Estimate your puppy’s adult weight All size classes

Growth curves derived from Salt et al. (2017), used under CC BY 4.0. The full table and method are published here.

Small Dog Weight Chart by Age

Small breed weight chart by age

How small breeds compare

When to use a breed chart instead

Other size classes

Jack Russell Terrier Weight Chart by Age

Cavapoo Weight Chart by Age and Size

Miniature Poodle Weight Chart by Age

Shiba Inu Weight Chart by Age

Boston Terrier Weight Chart by Age

Miniature Schnauzer Weight Chart by Age

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Weight Chart by Age

Pug Weight Chart by Age

Beagle Weight Chart by Age

Dachshund Weight Chart by Age

French Bulldog Weight Chart by Age

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Weight Chart by Age

Shih Tzu Weight Chart by Age