what is the average male puppy weight of 9 weeks old?
and whats the average weight of a fully grown male gsd?

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My GSD pup is 11 weeks old now and he weighs about 20lbs. When he was 9 weeks he was at about 18lbs. He is growing like a weed but his weight is proportionate to his height. I think his legs have grows 3 inches in a week.

The male in my litter weighed 17 lbs at 2 days shy of eight weeks... and he wasn't fat!

There will be a bit of variation... I am going to say in the range of 16-24 lbs would be normal. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Adult male range is wide... from 70lbs to 100lbs.. with the 75-90lb range being what *I* consider a normal weight.

Not sure what mine weighed at 9 weeks. But at 8 weeks he weighed 12.5 lbs and at 11 weeks he weighed 19.8 lbs. Not sure what he weighs now at 8 months but he is 25" tall.

My male was 22lbs at 8 weeks, he is now 85 lbs at 22 months old.

My male is 21 months old today, 26 inches at shoulder and weighs 98 pounds. Not fat at all, but very thick boned, goodness, I think his head must be at least 25 pounds out of those 98!! LOL LOL Just kidding.

I don't know what's normal but I can tell you about two of my male dogs.

I have a 14 month old named Bosco. At 6 months he was 56 lbs, at 8 months he was 63 lbs. He is now 75 lbs and 26 inches at the shoulder.

I also have a 4 year old named Axel that is 100lbs and 29 inches at the shoulder. He carries his size very well. He has a very large neck and chest. He looks like a GS body builder. It's quite a rush getting bit by him when he's chasing you.

I seen one up in the mountains that was of working dog lines who was 130 lbs but he looked odd shaped. He is only about 27 inches and his body was barrel shaped with short looking legs. Axel looked small but much more athletic up next to him.

I came across a site in Germany when I was cruising for information on how large our pup would get. There are averages for GSD of American bred lines and German lines. Often times, the German lines are not as large as the American lines (somehow I think we've come to believe bigger is better--with dogs, this isn't often the case). If I remember correctly, males average b/n 75 and 100 lbs (which seems a broad range to me).

Our pup was 18 lbs at 8 weeks when we picked him up. He will be 8 mos. on November 1 and weighs 85 lbs. and stands 26" at the shoulder. Our vet suspects he will be much larger as he is thin as a rail (eats 5 1/2 cups a day and would eat a lot more if allowed). His mom was 85 lbs and his dad was 130 lbs. Tyr, our pup, is from a Canadian Kennel. The problem with such a large dog is that they can develope bone problems like pano and other difficulties. I'd keep your pup on a low activity schedule while he is growing so fast and if he begins to limp take him in for an x-ray.

The breeder has thrown some large pups by Tyr's father, but so far, Tyr is way ahead of his sibs. Genetics--go figure!!! We were hoping for a smaller shepherd, but it looks like we'll have a handful. He is big, strong and he knows it--unfortunately. All we have to do is watch other dogs behavior towards him (cowering, defensive) and we know he could be a problem. So far, he is fine with other dogs (comes on strong but is friendly later). Most dogs won't even play with him and he doesn't seem to get it! We keep hoping he won't figure out what other dogs see!

We had him to Washington State Univ. for personality testing and early x-rays. So far, bones fine (except pano from rapid growth), health great. After 4 hrs of intelligence testing he was ranked top 1% in dogs tested. Scale represents independent problem solving, adaptability, and willingness to work with human companion. As the behaviorialist put it to us, "I have some good news and bad news. He's smarter than you!" Fortunately, he hasn't gotten the best of us yet, but he tries!!

Good luck with your pup and if I can find the web site that shows average growth rates I'll post it.

From what I understand an average weight of Police Service Dogs is 85 lbs.