Body measurements Info

Of course some pugs might weigh more or less than this and still be healthy. Pugs typically weigh around 14 to 18 pounds. Their weight averages at around 13 to 17 pounds and they average at about 11 to 15 inches in height standing a little below most peoples knees. At this height the pug is perfect for looking tough without being the big dog that you may not want or be able to keep. A dogs weight should be considered unhealthy when they no longer have the quality of life they deserve. That being said every pug is built differently.

However the akc tends to be very conservative liking their dogs weight to be on the lean side if not slightly emaciated. It is a small dog with a bulky body. Giant over 100 lbs. A better more reasonable healthy pug weight is 20. Pug average size and weight. That same weight can be considered unhealthy for a different pug because their joints cant handle the extra pounds.

You can have a pug that weighs 22 pounds and is still considered a healthy weight for their body frame. Instead we rely on what is called a body condition score. There are two easy ways to check dogs weight at home. This is a score given out of 9 or 5 depending on which part of the world you are in. Pug is a small sized dog breed with a square shaped body and small nosethey are closest in resemblance with pekingese which were also bred by chinese in the same erapugs have small but muscular bodiespugs have been seen suffering from obesitythey gain weight earlier than most of other dog breedsan adult male pug has an average weight ranging from 13 20 lbs or 59 kg whereas average for an adult female pug is 13 18 lbs or 59 8kgpugs are often called big dog in a small sizean adult. Medium 25 50 lbs.

Pug size height when fully grown pugs are generally between 10 inches and 13 inches in height in centimetre they are between 25cm and 36cm. The head is large massive round not apple headed with no indentation of the skull. Sizes depend on the gender of the pug male pugs tend to be taller than female pugs. According to the akcthe average pug weight should be between 14 and 18 lbs. The pug boston terrier and french bulldog clothing line length base of neck in front of the withers to tail base girth largest chest circumference behind front legs. Bigger taller pugs should weigh more than smaller shorter pugs thats just logical.

Small 12 25 lbs. A lean leggy pug and a dog with short legs and a long body are equally objectionable. Large 50 100 lbs. Instead of relying on the scale alone we recommend looking at your pugs body for signs of obesity. If you have a mix breed dog or if youre not sure which breed size category your puppy falls into check your puppys current age and weight against our puppy weight charts. 19 being too skinny and emaciated 4 59 being ideal and 99 being morbidly obese.