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Average weight for a female?

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#1 ·
I have seen online that the average female GSD weighs about 60-65 lbs. That seems sort of small to me. I have only had one female before this pup and she was about 75 lbs, but I never thought of her as being big.

A 60 lb average means there are a bunch of 50 and 55 lb full grown GSDs out there. That is just hard to picture, I guess!
 
#2 ·
Mine is 65-70 and she is not a small dog.
 
#7 ·
Ditto is 76lbs, but taller than the average female GSD.
 
#9 ·
The breed standard for a female is 48.5 to 70.55 pounds, with the midpoint being 59.5. German Shepherd Weight Chart and Height

That's almost exactly what Halo weighs, but most of my females have been slightly oversized, from 70 - 78 pounds. Average weight? Who knows?
 
#13 ·
I haven't had Lisl weighed since she was at the Vet several months ago, but I was able to measure her at 21-1/4" at the top of the shoulder blade the other day.

I'd guess she's in the neighborhood of 50-55 +/-5 Lbs now.

She's nearing the breed standard for height at a little over 6 months. I hope to get another inch or so out of her before she's finished growing.
 
#23 ·
Nooki is 1 yr old and she is almost 60 lbs even though we are feeding her 20% more than what is recommended. Unfortunately, Banfield (Petsmart) does not have any tool to measure her height so I dont know how tall she is. She still looks skinny with all the feeding.
 
#24 ·
My 23 Month old is small too. She is right at 57 pounds and has actually gained 2 pounds this month since she came home with us. The vet says she is fine and very healthy so I should just allow her to eat well and be patient. We feed her 2 cups of high protien Blue Buffalo food twice a day. We feed early in the morning before it gets hot out and again when it has started to cool down in the evening. Indi plays fetch with me several times through out the day. I play with her for a while till she is panting pretty heavily and allow her to go to the shade and rest. I usually play with her at least 3 to 4 times every day. My wife also plays with her in the morning before she leaves for work and again in the evening when she comes home. So she is getting lots of exercise playing fetch and "Dog Fishing". Dog fishing is simply attaching a small rope to the feet of her cuz ball and reeling her back in when she decides to wander off with the ball and to play keep away instead of fetch. As long as you have ruled out any pathogens or health issues just be patient she may just be a late bloomer.

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