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Peruvian Hairless Dog Weight & Size

Adult Peruvian Hairless Dog
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How big does a Peruvian Hairless Dog get?

A full-grown Peruvian Hairless Dog is a medium dog, weighing about 9–66 lb as an adult.

Adult weight
9–66 lb
Also in kilograms
4–30 kg
Size class
Medium

Peruvian Hairless Dog Size

As a medium breed, a Peruvian Hairless Dog reaches its adult weight earlier than a large dog — smaller breeds finish growing sooner (Hawthorne et al., 2004).

Peruvian Hairless Dog Growth Chart

What a Peruvian Hairless Dog puppy weighs week by week, from the growth curve FEDIAF publishes (Nutritional Guidelines 2025, Table VII-8a) for a dog whose expected adult weight is 17.0 kg. It is an average, not a target, and it is only valid from 8 weeks to one year — FEDIAF notes that growth patterns show a certain individual variability. Read a row as the middle of a spread.

AgeWeight% of adult weight
8 weeks8 lb (3.8 kg)22%
10 weeks12 lb (5.3 kg)31%
12 weeks14 lb (6.5 kg)38%
14 weeks17 lb (7.6 kg)45%
16 weeks19 lb (8.5 kg)50%
18 weeks20 lb (9.3 kg)55%
20 weeks22 lb (10.0 kg)59%
24 weeks25 lb (11.2 kg)66%
28 weeks27 lb (12.3 kg)72%
32 weeks29 lb (13.2 kg)78%
36 weeks31 lb (14.0 kg)82%
40 weeks32 lb (14.7 kg)86%
44 weeks34 lb (15.3 kg)90%
48 weeks35 lb (15.9 kg)94%
52 weeks36 lb (16.5 kg)97%

Common questions

How much does a full-grown Peruvian Hairless Dog weigh?

A Peruvian Hairless Dog weighs 9–66 lb (4–30 kg) as an adult. That range is the mass Wikidata publishes for the breed under a CC0 license, re-checked here every week — it is a typical weight across many adult dogs, not a target for one dog.

Is a Peruvian Hairless Dog a medium dog?

Yes — a Peruvian Hairless Dog counts as a medium breed, going by the middle of its adult weight range (4–30 kg). The cut-offs between small, medium, large and giant are a common veterinary convention rather than one official standard, so a breed near a boundary can be described either way elsewhere.

When does a Peruvian Hairless Dog stop growing?

Earlier than a large dog. Hawthorne et al. (2004) measured that smaller breeds finish growing sooner, so a Peruvian Hairless Dog reaches something close to its adult weight before a big breed would. We don't publish a month-by-month figure, because no source gives one breed by breed — and an invented number would be worse than none.

Why is there a range instead of one weight?

Because the source publishes a range. Within any breed, weight varies with sex, genetics, build and health, and a mixed-breed dog usually falls between its parents' breeds. Narrowing 9–66 lb down to a single number would look more precise while being less true.

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Weight varies within the Peruvian Hairless Dog by sex, genetics and health, and mixed-breed dogs fall between their parents. This is a typical range, not a guarantee.

Verified on . Based on Wikidata — dog breed mass (property P2067) (Wikimedia Foundation, query run 2026-07-22, CC0 license), Body-Weight Changes during Growth in Puppies of Different Breeds (Hawthorne et al., Journal of Nutrition, 2004, vol. 134, p. 2027S) and Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (FEDIAF (European Pet Food Industry Federation), 2025 edition (growth curves Table VII-8a, growth energy VII-8b and VII-10)). See the method.