Dogs had roamed around the world since ancient time, it is only now that we managed to classify dogs breed. Large breeds to small breed of dogs; they were domesticated ages ago primarily to help people’s daily chores. Farmers raised dogs for herding and watching over the livestock, ancient Pharaohs used them for hunting and racing and ancient Romans quoted “dogs should be chained up during the daytime so that they can be keener and more watchful during the night”. No matter what breed or size of the dog, they all have a very big impact on us.
Size of dogs can correlate to its breed and sometimes give us a headache in proper classification to where do they belong in the size category. Does your dog belong to smaller breeds? Medium breeds? Large breeds? Or Giant breeds? Here is a guide in measuring that dilemma.
Small breeds
Toy and miniature varieties belong to smaller dog breeds. These dogs usually weigh 2.3 to 4.5 kilograms (5 to 10 pounds) range. Here are the lists of small breed dogs:
- Affenpinchers weigh 3.5 to 4 kilograms (about 9 lbs)
- Chihuahua weighs .5 to 2.5 kilograms ( 1 to 6 lbs)
- Chinese crested weighs 4.5 to 5 kilograms (9.9 to 11 lbs)
- Dachshund (toy size) weighs 3.5 to 4 kilograms (8 to 9 lbs)
- German Spitz (Zwergspitz) weighs 2.5 kilograms (6 lbs)
- Italian Greyhound weighs 4.5 kilograms (9.9 lbs)
- Jack Russell Terrier weight 4 to 8 kilograms ( 9 to 10 lbs)
- Japanese Chin 2.5 kilograms ( 6 lbs)
- King Charles Spaniel weighs 3.5 to 6.5 kilograms (8 to 14 lbs)
- Lowchen weighs 4.5 kilograms ( 9.9lbs)
- Maltese weighs 1.8 to 3 kilograms ( 4 to 7 lbs)
- Norwich Terrier weighs 4.5 kilograms ( 9.9 lbs)
- Papillon weighs 4 to 4.5 kilograms ( 9 to 10 lbs)
- Pekingese weighs 4.5 to 6 kilograms ( 10 to 13 lbs)
- Tibetan Spaniel weighs 4.1 to 6.8 kilograms ( 9 to 15 lbs)
- Toy Pinscher weighs 4 kilograms ( 9 lbs)
- Yorkshire Terrier weighs 3 kilograms ( 7 lbs)
Medium breeds
Many of Terriers and Spaniels belongs to medium dog breeds which weigh in the 4.5 to 23 kilograms ( 10 to 50 lbs) range. Here are the lists of medium breed dogs:
- Airedale Terrier weighs 20 kilograms (44 lbs)
- American Cocker Spaniel approximately 11 to 13 kilograms ( 24 to 29 lbs)
- American Staffordshire Terrier weighs 17 to 24 kilograms ( 37 to 44 lbs)
- Appenzell Mountain Dog weighs 22 to 25 kilograms ( 45 to 55 lbs)
- Australian Cattle Dog weighs 16 to 22 kilograms ( 34 to 48 lbs)
- Australian Shepherd weighs 13 to 22 kilograms ( 29 to 48lbs)
- Australian Terrier approximately 6 kilograms (13lbs)
- Basenji weighs 9 to 11 kilograms ( 20 to 24lbs)
- Basset Hound weighs 18 to 23 kilograms ( 40to 51 lbs)
- Beagle weighs 12 to 15 kilograms ( 26 to 33 lbs)
- Bedlington Terrier weighs 8 to 10 kilograms ( 18 to 22 lbs)
- Belgian Sheepdog weighs 22.5 to 32 kilograms ( 50 to 70 lbs)
- Border Collie weighs 13 to 22 kilograms ( 29 to 48 lbs)
- Border Terrier weighs 6 to 7 kilograms ( 13 to 15 lbs)
- Boston Terrier weighs 6.5 to 11.3 kilograms ( 14 to 24 lbs)
- Cairn Terrier approximately 6 kilograms ( 13 lbs)
- Cardigan Welsh Corgi weighs 12.7 to 13.6 kilograms ( 28 to 30 lbs)
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel weighs 4.4 to 8.8 kilograms (10 to 19 lbs)
- Chow Chow weighs 25 to 28 kilograms ( 55 to 62 lbs)
- Collie weighs 22 to 32 kilograms ( 48 to 70 lbs)
- Dandie Dinmont Terrier weighs 8 kilograms ( 18 lbs)
- English Bulldog weighs 23 to 25 kilograms ( 51 to 55 lbs)
- English Cocker Spaniel weighs 12.7 to 14.5 kilograms ( 28 to 32 lbs)
- English Setter weighs 20 to 30 kilograms ( 44 to 66 lbs)
- Entlebucher Sennenhund weighs 25 to 30 kilograms ( 55 to 66 lbs)
- Eurasia weighs 18 to 32 kilograms ( 40 to 70 lbs)
- Field Spaniel weighs 16 to 22.5 kilograms ( 35.2 to 40 lbs)
- Fox Terrier approximately 8 kilograms ( 16 lbs)
- French Bulldog weighs 6 to 12 kilograms ( 13 to 26 lbs)
- German Hound approximately 16 kilograms ( 35 lbs)
- German Hunting Terrier weighs 9 to 10 kilograms ( 20 to 22 lbs)
- German Short-Haired Pointer weighs 22 to 32 kilograms (48 to 70 lbs)
- German Spaniel approximately 20 kilograms ( 44 lbs)
- German Spitz ( Mittelspitz) weighs 8 to 10 kilograms ( 18 to 22 lbs)
- Glen of Imaal Terrier weighs 13 to 16 kilograms ( 29 to 35 lbs)
- Greyhound weighs 25 to 30 kilograms ( 55 to 66 lbs)
- Grosser Munsterlander weighs 25 to 29 kilograms ( 55 to 64 lbs)
- Havenese approximately 6 kilograms ( 13 lbs)
- Irish Setter weighs 27 to 31 kilograms ( 59 to 68 lbs)
- Irish Terrier approximately 12.5 kilograms ( 27.5 lbs)
- Irish Water Spaniel weighs 20.4 to 29.5 kilograms ( 45 to 65 lbs)
- Keeshond weighs 35 to 30 kilograms ( 55 to 66 lbs)
- Kerry Blue Terrier weighs 15 to 18 kilograms ( 33 to 40 lbs)
- Kleiner Munsterlander weighs approximately 15 kilograms ( 33 lbs)
- Kromfohrlander weighs 10 to 16 kilograms ( 22 to 35 lbs)
- Lakeland Terrier weighs 6.8 to 7.7 kilograms ( 15 to 17 lbs)
- Lhasa Apso weighs 6 to 10 kilograms ( 13 to 22 lbs)
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi weighs 10 to 12 kilograms ( 22 to 26.4 lbs)
- Pharaoh Hound weighs 20 to 25 kilograms ( 44 to 55 lbs)
- Pinscher weighs 11 to 16 kilograms ( 24 to 35 lbs)
- Podenco Ibicenco weighs 19 to 22.5 kilograms ( 42 to 50 lbs)
- Pointer weighs 20 to 32 kilograms ( 44 to 70 lbs)
- Pug weighs 6.3 to 8 kilograms ( 14 to 18 lbs)
- Puli weighs 13 to 15 kilograms ( 29 to 33 lbs)
- Pyrenees Sheepdog weighs 14 to 18 kilograms ( 31 to 40 lbs)
- Sakuli weighs 13 to 30 kilograms (29 to 66 lbs)
- Samoyed weighs 20 to 30 kilograms ( 44 to 66 kilograms)
- Schnauzer weighs (standard) weighs approximately 15 kilograms ( 33 lbs)
- Scottish Terrier weighs approximately 9.5 kilograms ( 21 lbs)
- Sealyham Terrier weighs 10 to 11 kilograms ( 22 to 24 lbs)
- Shar-Pei weighs 20 to 25 kilograms ( 44 to 55 lbs)
- Sheltie weighs 6 to 7 kilograms ( 13 to 15 lbs)
- Shiba Inu weighs 10 to 13 kilograms ( 22 to 29 lbs)
- Shih-Tzu weighs 9 kilograms ( 20 lbs)
- Siberian Husky weighs 16 to 27 kilograms ( 35 to 59 lbs)
- Silky Terrier weighs 4.5 to 5 kilograms ( 10 to 11 lbs)
- Skye Terrier weighs 11.5 kilograms ( 25 lbs)
- Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier weighs approximately 15.8 kilograms ( 35 lbs)
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier weighs 10.9 to 17.2 kilograms (24 to 38 lbs)
- Tibetan Terrier weighs 8 to 14 kilograms ( 18 to 31 lbs)
- Vizsla weighs 20 to 30 kilograms ( 44 to 66 lbs)
- Welsh Terrier weighs 9 to 9.5 kilograms ( 20 to 21 lbs)
- West Highland White Terrier weighs 7 to 10 kilograms ( 15 to 22 lbs)
- Whippet weighs 9 to 12 kilograms ( 20 to 26 lbs)
Alphabetical order arrangement per breed was use to make it easier for dog owners to point what breed their dogs are and what size their dogs belong.
