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Appendix 13 (continued). Litter sizes and birth weights of selected canine breeds.*
VetBooks.ir Breeds** Average litter sizes Birth weights (g)
German shepherd dog
445
6
German shorthaired pointer
7-8
415
Great Pyrenees ≥5 705
Hovawart 11 435
Irish terrier 6 270
Labrador retriever 5 450
Maltese 3 155
Miniature dachshund 3 210
Miniature pinscher 3 -
Miniature poodle 2-3 165
Miniature schnauzer 4 155
Newfoundland 7 595
Norwich terrier 5 225
Papillon 3 120
Pekingese 2-3 -
Pomeranian 2 -
Pug 3 -
Rottweiler 7 -
Saint Bernard 7 640
Scottish terrier 5 240
Shetland sheepdog 4-5 260
Shih Tzu 2-3 -
Sloughi 3 670
Standard schnauzer 6 285
Yorkshire terrier 5 95
*Because of the very large variation in the adult body weight of dogs and number of puppies per litter, there is no direct relationship between
birth weight and the body weight of the mother. Puppies from the largest breeds weigh approximately 1% of the bitch’s weight, whereas a
Chihuahua puppy averages 6.4% of its mother’s body weight.
**Breeds listed here are those for which data were available.

Appendix 14. Body weights in kilograms and height at withers in centimeters of selected canine breeds.
Breeds Body weights (kg) Height at withers (cm)
Females Males Females Males
Affenpinscher 3 4 23 28
Afghan hound 23 27 60-65 65-72.5
Ainu dog na na 41-47.5 49-52.5
Airedale terrier 19 25 55-58 58-60
Akita 34 46 60-65 65-70
Alaskan malamute 34 57 57.5-65 62.5-70
American cocker spaniel 11 12.5 34-36 36-39
American Eskimo dog
Toy na na 22.5 30
Miniature na na >30 37.5
Standard na na >37.5 47.5
American water spaniel 11-18 13.5-20.5 37.5-45 37.5-45
Anatolian shepherd dog 41-59 50-64 70-77.5 72.5-80
Anglo-French hound
Small 22 25 47.5 55
Great 30 32 60 67.5
Appenzell mountain dog 22 25 46-50 55-58
Ariegeois 30 30 52.5-57.5 55-60
Artois hound 18 24 52 59
Australian cattle dog 16 20 42.5-47.5 45-50
Australian kelpie 13.5 13.5 50 50
Australian shepherd na na 45-52.5 50-57.5
Australian terrier 6.5 6.5 25 27.5
Basenji 10 11 40 43
Basset hound 18 27 32.5 37.5
Beagle 12 14 32.5 38
Beagle harrier 20 20 42.5 47.5
Bearded collie 18 27 50-52.5 52.5-55
Beauce shepherd (Beauceron) 30 38 60-68 63-70
Bedlington terrier 8 10.5 37.5-41 40-44
Belgian shepherd dog
Groenendael 28 28 56-60 60-65
Laekenois 28 28 56-60 60-65
Malinois 28 28 56-60 60-65
Tervuren 28 28 56-60 60-65