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German Shepherd full grown

A full grown male German Shepherd weighs 65 to 90 pounds and stands 24 to 26 inches at the shoulder. A female weighs 50 to 70 pounds at 22 to 24 inches. Most reach adult weight at around a year, with the chest and head filling out through the second year.

full grown, across every size
50 to 90 lbfull grown, across every size
at the shoulder
22 to 26 inat the shoulder
before growth slows to a crawl
11 monthsbefore growth slows to a crawl

German Shepherd weight calculator

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Age unit
Weight unit
Expected adult size

Extra large: 66 to 88 lb as an adult.

SexOptional

Likely adult weight

70lb

8 in 10 land between
57 to 90 lb
Fully grown
around 11 months

Size class: Extra large, 66 to 88 lb

2Now4681012Adult
Age in monthsSo farProjected

Fair. Four to five months is the usual time to make this estimate. It is reasonable now, but the range is still wide.

Estimate only. For health questions, ask your vet. Mixed breeds can land outside the range.

See the expected weight month by month
AgeLikely weightRange
2 months12.9 lb7.3 to 22 lb
3 months21 lb12.8 to 35 lb
4 months31 lb19.7 to 49 lb
5 months40 lb26 to 62 lb
6 months47 lb31 to 73 lb
7 months53 lb36 to 80 lb
8 months58 lb40 to 86 lb
9 months61 lb42 to 89 lb
10 months63 lb44 to 91 lb
11 months64 lb46 to 92 lb
12 months65 lb46 to 93 lb
13 months66 lb47 to 94 lb
14 months67 lb49 to 94 lb
15 months67 lb49 to 94 lb
16 months67 lb50 to 94 lb
17 months68 lb50 to 95 lb
18 months70 lb54 to 95 lb

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Expected weight month by month, from the same estimate.

In short

Key takeaways

  1. A full grown German Shepherd weighs 50 to 90 lb across all its sizes.
  2. The weight and height here come from the official breed standard.
  3. Most of the growing is done by about 11 months.
  4. A double coat means regular paid grooming, which is a real yearly cost.
  5. The chart below shows a band, not a line, because individual dogs vary.

Adult size

Adult size and growth chart

German Shepherd Dog

Extra large size class · Category V (30 to under 40 kg)

Breed standard
adult weight
50 to 90 lbadult weight
height at the shoulder
22 to 26 inheight at the shoulder
most growing done by
11 monthsmost growing done by
WeightHeight at the shoulder
Male65 to 90 lb24 to 26 in
Female50 to 70 lb22 to 24 in

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German Shepherd Dog growth chart. Weight runs from about 9 to 17 pounds at 2 months, up to about 50 to 90 pounds at 18 months, for a full grown German Shepherd.
Estimated from the adult weight range above and the growth standard for the extra large size class. The band runs from the low end of the adult range to the high end.
See the German Shepherd Dog weight by age as a table
AgeLow endHigh end
2 months9.2 lb16.6 lb
3 months15.3 lb27.5 lb
4 months22.2 lb39.9 lb
5 months28.3 lb51 lb
6 months33.8 lb60.9 lb
7 months38.2 lb68.7 lb
8 months41.5 lb74.7 lb
9 months43.5 lb78.3 lb
10 months45 lb81 lb
11 months45.9 lb82.6 lb
12 months46.6 lb83.9 lb
15 months47.9 lb86.3 lb
18 months49.8 lb89.6 lb

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Timing

When a German Shepherd stops growing

In our figures, a dog in the extra large size class has done almost all of its weight gain by about 11 months. After that the weekly gain drops below a quarter of a percent of adult weight, which is slow enough that you will not see it on the scales week to week.

Height finishes earlier than weight. The AKC puts small breeds at full size by 6 to 8 months, medium breeds at around 12 months, and giant breeds at 12 to 18 months, with some very large breeds taking up to 24.

11 months

before weekly weight gain drops below a quarter of a percent of adult weight

Sex

Male and female

The breed standard gives different figures for males and females, and they are in the tables above. In the growth data behind our calculator, a female of a given size class is also slightly further along toward her adult weight at any given age than a male, so telling the calculator which you have shifts the estimate by a few percent.

Variation

Why individual German Shepherds differ

The AKC range is unusually wide, 50 to 90 pounds across both sexes. A working-line female and a show-line male are genuinely different-sized dogs inside one standard.

Salt and colleagues put the German Shepherd Dog in the 30 to 40 kg category, which is the growth curve this page uses.

A German Shepherd carries weight on a long frame. Two dogs at the same weight can look very different depending on build and coat length.

Running cost

Grooming a German Shepherd

A double coat is a running cost, and it is worth knowing the figure before you take a puppy home rather than after. The price per groom goes up with the size of the dog.

Work out the cost

FAQ

Questions people ask

How big is a German Shepherd full grown?
50 to 90 pounds across every size this breed comes in, standing 22 to 26 inches at the shoulder. Those figures come from the breed standard.
How can I tell how big my German Shepherd puppy will get?
Weigh your puppy and enter its age in the calculator on this page. It is already set to the extra large growth curve for this breed, so it works backwards from where your puppy is now rather than from the breed average. Four to six months is when the estimate is most reliable.
How often does a German Shepherd need grooming?
A double coat needs a groom every 4 to 8 weeks under published guidance. Over a year that adds up, and the grooming cost estimator works out what it comes to for a dog this size.
When does a German Shepherd stop growing?
Weight gain slows to almost nothing at around 11 months for a dog in the extra large size class, and the chest and frame keep filling out for months after that. Height finishes earlier than weight in every breed.
How much does a full grown German Shepherd weigh?
65 to 90 pounds for a male and 50 to 70 for a female. The male range alone spans 25 pounds, so a puppy's own growth curve tells you more than the breed average does.
When does a German Shepherd stop growing?
Weight is about 93 percent of adult at twelve months in our figures. Height finishes earlier. The breed keeps broadening through the second year.
Is a male or female German Shepherd bigger?
Males, by a clear margin: around 15 pounds and 2 inches at the top of the standard. If you know your puppy's sex, set it in the calculator above and the estimate adjusts.

Method

How we calculate this

The adult weight and height come from the sources below. The shape of the growth chart comes from our own calculation on the open data behind a published veterinary growth standard, described on the how we calculate page. The charts are estimates built from a breed range and a population curve, not measurements of this breed.

Sources

4 sources behind the figures on this page.

  • German Shepherd Dog breed standard

    American Kennel Club - read 2026-10-08

    akc.org

  • Growth standard charts for monitoring bodyweight in dogs of different sizes

    Salt C, Morris PJ, German AJ, Wilson D, Lund EM, Cole TJ, Butterwick RF. PLoS ONE 12(9):e0182064 - dated 2017-09-06 - read 2026-10-08

    Open access. Sets the adult-size categories and the growth standard method.

    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  • Growth standard charts for monitoring bodyweight in dogs of different sizes - supporting data

    University of Liverpool Data Catalogue - dated 2017-07-28 - read 2026-10-08

    14,957,947 weight records from Banfield Pet Hospitals, 1994-2013, released under CC BY 4.0. Our growth curves are calculated from this file.

    datacat.liverpool.ac.uk

  • When Does My Puppy Finish Growing?

    American Kennel Club - read 2026-10-08

    akc.org

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