| Breed | Weight Male | Weight Female |
| Affenpinschers | 7-10 pounds | 7-10 pounds |
| Afghan Hounds | 50-60 pounds | 50-60 pounds |
| Airedale Terriers | 50-70 pounds | 50-70 pounds |
| Akitas | 100-130 pounds | 70-100 pounds |
| Alaskan Malamutes | 85 pounds | 75 pounds |
| American English Coonhounds | 45-65 pounds | 45-65 pounds |
| American Eskimo Dogs | 6-10 pounds (toy), 10-20 pounds (miniature), 25-35 pounds (standard) | 6-10 pounds (toy), 10-20 pounds (miniature), 25-35 pounds (standard) |
| American Foxhounds | 65-70 pounds | 60-65 pounds |
| American Hairless Terriers | 12-16 pounds | 12-16 pounds |
| American Staffordshire Terriers | 55-70 pounds | 40-55 pounds |
| Anatolian Shepherd Dogs | 110-150 pounds | 80-120 pounds |
| Australian Cattle Dogs | 35-50 pounds | 35-50 pounds |
| Australian Shepherds | 50-65 pounds | 40-55 pounds |
| Australian Terriers | 15-20 pounds | 15-20 pounds |
| Azawakh | 45-55 pounds | 33-44 pounds |
| Barbets | 35-65 pounds | 35-65 pounds |
| Basenjis | 24 pounds | 22 pounds |
| Basset Hounds | 40-65 pounds | 40-65 pounds |
| Beagles | under 20 pounds (13 inches & under) 20-30 pounds (13-15 inches) |
under 20 pounds (13 inches & under) 20-30 pounds (13-15 inches) |
| Bearded Collies | 45-55 pounds | 45-55 pounds |
| Beaucerons | 70-110 pounds | 70-110 pounds |
| Bedlington Terriers | 17-23 pounds | 17-23 pounds |
| Belgian Laekenois | 55-65 pounds | 55-65 pounds |
| Belgian Malinois | 60-80 pounds | 40-60 pounds |
| Belgian Sheepdogs | 55-75 pounds | 45-60 pounds |
| Belgian Tervuren | 55-75 pounds | 45-60 pounds |
| Bergamasco | 70-84 pounds | 57-71 pounds |
| Berger Picards | 50-70 pounds | 50-70 pounds |
| Bernese Mountain Dogs | 80-115 pounds | 70-95 pounds |
| Bichons Frises | 12-18 pounds | 12-18 pounds |
| Biewer Terriers | 4-8 pounds | 4-8 pounds |
| Black and Tan Coonhounds | 65-110 pounds | 65-110 pounds |
| Black Russian Terriers | 80-130 pounds | 80-130 pounds |
| Bloodhounds | 90-110 pounds | 80-100 pounds |
| Bluetick Coonhounds | 55-80 pounds | 45-65 pounds |
| Boerboels | 150-200 pounds | 150-200 pounds |
| Border Collies | 30-55 pounds | 30-55 pounds |
| Border Terriers | 13-15.5 pounds | 11.5-14 pounds |
| Borzois | 75-105 pounds | 60-85 pounds |
| Boston Terriers | 12-25 pounds | 12-25 pounds |
| Bouviers des Flandres | 70-110 pounds | 70-110 pounds |
| Boxers | 65-80 pounds | 15 pounds less than male |
| Bracco Italiano | 55-90 pounds | 55-90 pounds |
| Briards | 55-100 pounds | 55-100 pounds |
| Brittanys | 30-40 pounds | 30-40 pounds |
| Brussels Griffons | 8-10 pounds | 8-10 pounds |
| Bull Terriers | 50-70 pounds | 50-70 pounds |
| Bulldogs | 50 pounds | 40 pounds |
| Bullmastiffs | 110-130 pounds | 100-120 pounds |
| Cairn Terriers | 14 pounds | 13 pounds |
| Canaan Dogs | 45-55 pounds | 35-45 pounds |
| Cane Corso | Proportionate to height | Proportionate to height |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgis | 30-38 pounds | 25-34 pounds |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniels | 13-18 pounds | 13-18 pounds |
| Cesky Terriers | 14-24 pounds | 14-24 pounds |
| Chihuahuas | not exceeding 6 pounds | not exceeding 6 pounds |
| Chinese Crested | 8-12 pounds | 8-12 pounds |
| Chinese Shar-Pei | 45-60 pounds | 45-60 pounds |
| Chinooks | 55-90 pounds | 50-65 pounds |
| Chow Chows | 45-70 pounds | 45-70 pounds |
| Cirnechi dell’Etna | 22-26 pounds | 17-22 pounds |
| Cocker Spaniels | 25-30 pounds | 20-25 pounds |
| Collies | 60-75 pounds | 50-65 pounds |
| Coton de Tulear | 9-15 pounds | 8-13 pounds |
| Dachshunds | 16-32 pounds (standard) 11 pounds & under (miniature) |
16-32 pounds (standard) 11 pounds & under (miniature) |
| Dalmatians | 45-70 pounds | 45-70 pounds |
| Dandie Dinmont Terriers | 18-24 pounds | 18-24 pounds |
| Doberman Pinschers | 75-100 pounds | 60-90 pounds |
| Dogo Argentino | 80-50 pounds | 80-50 pounds |
| Dogues de Bordeaux | 110 pounds & up | 99 pounds & up |
| English Foxhounds | 60-75 pounds | 60-75 pounds |
| English Toy Spaniels | 8-14 pounds | 8-14 pounds |
| Entlebucher Mountain Dogs | 50-65 pounds | 40-55 pounds |
| Finnish Lapphunds | 33-53 pounds | 33-53 pounds |
| Finnish Spitz | 25-33 pounds | 20-28 pounds |
| Fox Terriers (Smooth) | 18 pounds | 15-17 pounds |
| Fox Terriers (Wire) | 118 pounds | 15-17 pounds |
| French Bulldogs | under 28 pounds | under 28 pounds |
| German Pinschers | 25-45 pounds | 25-45 pounds |
| German Shepherd Dogs | 65-90 pounds | 50-70 pounds |
| Giant Schnauzers | 60-85 pounds | 55-75 pounds |
| Glen of Imaal Terriers | 32-40 pounds | 32-40 pounds |
| Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen | 40-45 pounds | 40-45 pounds |
| Great Danes | 140-175 pounds | 110-140 pounds |
| Great Pyrenees | 100 pounds & up | 85 pounds & up |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs | 115-140 pounds | 85-110 pounds |
| Greyhounds | 65-70 pounds | 60-65 pounds |
| Harriers | 45-60 pounds | 45-60 pounds |
| Havanese | 7-13 pounds | 7-13 pounds |
| Ibizan Hounds | 50 pounds | 45 pounds |
| Icelandic Sheepdogs | 30 pounds | 25 pounds |
| Irish Terriers | 27 pounds | 25 pounds |
| Irish Wolfhounds | 120 pounds | 105 pounds |
| Italian Greyhounds | 7-14 pounds | 7-14 pounds |
| Japanese Chin | 7-11 pounds | 7-11 pounds |
| Keeshonden | 35-45 pounds | 35-45 pounds |
| Kerry Blue Terriers | 33-40 pounds | females weigh proportionately less than males |
| Komondorok | 100 pounds or more | 80 pounds or more |
| Kuvaszok | 100-115 pounds | 70-90 pounds |
| Lagotti Romagnoli | 28.5-35 pounds | 24-31 pounds |
| Lakeland Terriers | 17 pounds | slightly smaller |
| Leonbergers | 110-170 pounds | 90-140 pounds |
| Lhasa Apsos | 12-18 pounds | 12-18 pounds |
| Lowchen | 15 pounds | 15 pounds |
| Maltese | under 7 pounds | under 7 pounds |
| Manchester Terriers | under 12 pounds (toy) 12-22 pounds (standard) |
under 12 pounds (toy) 12-22 pounds (standard) |
| Mastiffs | 160-230 pounds | 120-170 pounds |
| Miniature American Shepherds | 20-40 pounds | 20-40 pounds |
| Miniature Bull Terriers | 18-28 pounds | 18-28 pounds |
| Miniature Pinschers | 8-10 pounds | 8-10 pounds |
| Miniature Schnauzers | 11-20 pounds | 11-20 pounds |
| Mudi | 18-29 pounds | 18-29 pounds |
| Neapolitan Mastiffs | 150 pounds | 110 pounds |
| Nederlandse Kooikerhondje | 20-30 pounds | 20-30 pounds |
| Newfoundlands | 130-150 pounds | 100-120 pounds |
| Norfolk Terriers | 11-12 pounds | 11-12 pounds |
| Norwegian Buhunds | 31-40 pounds | 26-35 pounds |
| Norwegian Elkhounds | 55 pounds | 48 pounds |
| Norwegian Lundehunds | 20-30 pounds | 20-30 pounds |
| Norwich Terriers | 12 pounds | 12 pounds |
| Old English Sheepdogs | 60-100 pounds | 60-100 pounds |
| Otterhounds | 115 pounds | 80 pounds |
| Papillons | 5-10 pounds | 5-10 pounds |
| Parson Russell Terriers | 13-17 pounds | 13-17 pounds |
| Pekingese | up to 14 pounds | up to 14 pounds |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgis | up to 30 pounds | up to 28 pounds |
| Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens | 25-40 pounds | 25-40 pounds |
| Pharaoh Hounds | 45-55 pounds | 45-55 pounds |
| Plotts | 50-60 pounds | 40-55 pounds |
| Pointers | 55-75 pounds | 45-65 pounds |
| Pointers (German Shorthaired) | 55-70 pounds | 45-60 pounds |
| Pointers (German Wirehaired) | 50-70 pounds | 50-70 pounds |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdogs | 30-50 pounds | 30-50 pounds |
| Pomeranians | 3-7 pounds | 3-7 pounds |
| Poodles | 4-6 pounds (toy) 10-15 pounds (miniature) 60-70 pounds (male standard) |
4-6 pounds (toy) 10-15 pounds (miniature) 40-50 pounds (female standard) |
| Portuguese Podengo Pequenos | 9-13 pounds | 9-13 pounds |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | 42-60 pounds | 35-50 pounds |
| Pugs | 14-18 pounds | 14-18 pounds |
| Pulik | 25-35 pounds | 25-35 pounds |
| Pumik | 27-29 pounds | 22-24 pounds |
| Pyrenean Shepherds | 15-30 pounds | 15-30 pounds |
| Rat Terriers | 10-25 pounds | 10-25 pounds |
| Redbone Coonhounds | 45-70 pounds | 45-70 pounds |
| Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay) | 65-80 pounds | 55-70 pounds |
| Retrievers (Curly-Coated) | 60-95 pounds | 60-95 pounds |
| Retrievers (Flat-Coated) | 60-70 pounds | 60-70 pounds |
| Retrievers (Golden) | 65-75 pounds | 55-65 pounds |
| Retrievers (Labrador) | 65-80 pounds | 55-70 pounds |
| Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) | 35-50 pounds | 35-50 pounds |
| Rhodesian Ridgebacks | 85 pounds | 70 pounds |
| Rottweilers | 95-135 pounds | 80-100 pounds |
| Russell Terriers | 9-15 pounds | 9-15 pounds |
| Russian Toys | Up to 6.5 pounds | Up to 6.5 pounds |
| Salukis | 40-65 pounds | 40-65 pounds |
| Samoyeds | 45-65 pounds | 35-50 pounds |
| Schipperkes | 10-16 pounds | 10-16 pounds |
| Scottish Deerhounds | 85-110 pounds | 75-95 pounds |
| Scottish Terriers | 19-22 pounds | 18-21 pounds |
| Sealyham Terriers | 23-24 pounds | slightly less |
| Setters (English) | 65-80 pounds | 45-55 pounds |
| Setters (Gordon) | 55-80 pounds | 45-70 pounds |
| Setters (Irish Red and White) | 42-60 pounds | 35-50 pounds |
| Setters (Irish) | 70 pounds | 60 pounds |
| Shetland Sheepdogs | 15-25 pounds | 15-25 pounds |
| Shiba Inu | 23 pounds | 17 pounds |
| Shih Tzu | 9-16 pounds | 9-16 pounds |
| Siberian Huskies | 45-60 pounds | 35-50 pounds |
| Silky Terriers | around 10 pounds | around 10 pounds |
| Skye Terriers | 35-45 pounds | slightly lighter |
| Sloughis | 35-50 pounds | 35-50 pounds |
| Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers | 35-40 pounds | 30-35 pounds |
| Spaniels (American Water) | 30-45 pounds | 25-40 pounds |
| Spaniels (Boykin) | 30-40 pounds | 25-35 pounds |
| Spaniels (Clumber) | 70-85 pounds | 55-70 pounds |
| Spaniels (English Cocker) | 28-34 pounds | 26-32 pounds |
| Spaniels (English Springer) | 50 pounds | 40 pounds |
| Spaniels (Field) | 35-50 pounds | 35-50 pounds |
| Spaniels (Irish Water) | 55-68 pounds | 45-58 pounds |
| Spaniels (Sussex) | 35-45 pounds | 35-45 pounds |
| Spaniels (Welsh Springer) | 40-55 pounds | 35-50 pounds |
| Spanish Water Dogs | 40-49 pounds | 31-40 pounds |
| Spinoni Italiani | In direct proportion to size and structure of a dog | In direct proportion to size and structure of a dog |
| St. Bernards | 140-180 pounds | 120-140 pounds |
| Staffordshire Bull Terriers | 28-38 pounds | 24 to 34 pounds |
| Standard Schnauzers | 35-50 pounds | 30-45 pounds |
| Swedish Vallhunds | 20-35 pounds | 20-35 pounds |
| Tibetan Mastiffs | 90-150 pounds | 70-120 pounds |
| Tibetan Terriers | 18-30 pounds | slightly smaller |
| Tibetan Spaniel | 9-15 pounds | 9-15 pounds |
| Toy Fox Terriers | 4-9 pounds | 4-9 pounds |
| Treeing Walker Coonhounds | 50-70 pounds | 50-70 pounds |
| Vizslas | 55-60 pounds | 44-55 pounds |
| Weimaraners | 70-90 pounds | 55-75 pounds |
| Welsh Terriers | 20 pounds | proportionally smaller |
| West Highland White Terriers | 15-20 pounds | 15-20 pounds |
| Whippets | 25-40 pounds | 25-40 pounds |
| Wirehaired Pointing Griffons | 50-70 pounds | 35-50 pounds |
| Wirehaired Vizslas | 55-65 pounds | 45-55 pounds |
| Xoloitzcuintli | 10-15 pounds (toy) 15-30 pounds (miniature) 30-55 pounds (standard) |
10-15 pounds (toy) 15-30 pounds (miniature) 30-55 pounds (standard) |
| Yorkshire Terriers | 7 pounds | 7 pounds |
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