How much should a male german shepherd weigh? - Page 1

I was weighing my dogs today. I was looking at this forum what the german shepherd weight should be, but i found that for males it is 40 kg (88 lbs). I wonder what the weight for a healthy GS working line should be. taking into account that they are bigger. Could someone help me?

Your dog should weigh however much it takes for him to be a lean machine for his particular frame. As for the breed standard, it isn't any different for showlines versus workinglines, but most german showlines are a bit bigger than workinglines, and american showlines are smaller. My point is: don't get to bent about what your dog should weigh. I currently have a little guy at 68 pounds and I have had a dog at 80 pounds, both were good weights for those dogs.

Elaine

Thank greyhoundgirl, he weight now more than 110 lbs, is it too much for a young male?

He's either way over standard size or extreme obese. Either way, it's not good.

He is not fat at all, he is about 67 cm  ¿is it not good? could he has hip dysplasia when he is older?

67 cm would be a pretty tall dog, over the max for the Standard - if
you measured it correctly;  but 110 lbs is still pretty heavy, even so.
That's over 50 kilos.  My oversize male GSL @ 66.5 cm weighs 38 k.

If he is actually obese, then yes, that would not be good pressure
for his hips or arthritis generally.  However, he may be bigger than
your 67 cm estimate;  or he may be carrying a lot of well-developed
muscles - which coupled with what greyhoundgirl says about them
'fitting their natural frame'  may mean he isn't too bad, could just do
with losing a little.  Guideline is the dog should show a 'waist' when
looked down on from above and behind;  and as he turns, you should
be able to see the outline of his last couple of ribs.  You ought to be
able to feel his ribs without excessive pushing, at any time.

Hip and Joint problems are more of a problem the bigger the dog...The more they weigh...A German Shepherd is a Medium sized dog NOT a Large dog...A good sized German Shepherd male should be somewhere around 75 to 85 lbs...But as said in pervious posts it all depends on your dog's frame...
I think...for instance...in the United States people tend to keep their dogs heavier...Whereas in Europe they're kept leaner (as they should be)...
I too never say I want this dog or that dog to weigh this much...I let the dog come to a mature...lean weight...Whatever it might be...
Actually I very seldom weigh my dogs...I try to keep them at a good working weight...If they're beginning to look a little heavier then I cut back on their food and/or increase their activity...If a dog is looking a little thinner then I'll increase their food a little bit...But you must balance their food intake with their exercise level...

~Bob~

I couldnt feel his ribs im thinking he is a little fat.

I would say you are correct.

Melissa

Yeah, realistically he doesn't have much of a waistline
in those pics, does he ?  Time to do something about
it, if he is still young the biggest favour you can do him
is increase his chances of a long and healthy life by
getting some of that weight off, now.  Its not just hips
and elbows or general arthritis, it's Diabetes and Heart
failure to try to avoid too !!!  Good luck with the new diet 'n'
exercise regime.