Use this Pekingese puppy weight calculator to predict how big your puppy will get. Pekingese are a toy breed that typically reach full size by around 9-12 months.
Enter your puppy's current weight and age to predict their adult size
Estimates based on breed growth curves. Individual dogs vary with genetics and nutrition — check with your vet for a personalized read.
Indoor/outdoor enclosure — a good fit for toy and small breeds.
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| Age | Weight |
|---|---|
| Birth | 0.3 to 0.5 lbs |
| 2 Months | 4 lbs |
| 3 Months | 5 to 6 lbs |
| 4 Months | 6 to 7 lbs |
| 5 Months | 8 lbs |
| 6 Months | 9 to 10 lbs |
| 7 Months | 11 lbs |
| 9 Months | 12 to 13 lbs |
| 10 Months | 13 to 14 lbs |
| 1 Year | 14 lbs |
| 1.5 Years | 14 lbs |
| 2 Years | 14 lbs |
Estimated from typical toy-breed growth curves and the Pekingese's adult weight range. Individual puppies vary — use the calculator above for a prediction based on your puppy's actual current weight.
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As a brachycephalic breed, Pekingese are prone to brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome, affecting breathing and heat tolerance — hot-weather exercise should be avoided entirely. The breed is also predisposed to chondrodysplasia (the short-legged, long-backed build itself), intervertebral disc disease as a result, and patellar luxation.
A quality small-breed diet in measured portions; keeping weight down helps reduce the breathing strain that comes with the breed's flat face.
The thick double coat needs substantial regular brushing to prevent matting, and facial wrinkles need regular cleaning to prevent skin irritation.
Pekingese are intelligent but independent and can be stubborn — patient, positive-reinforcement training works better than repetition, and exercise should stay light given the breed's brachycephalic breathing limits.
The Pekingese is one of the oldest documented dog breeds, bred for Chinese imperial courts for roughly 2,000 years and once so closely guarded that theft of one was punishable by death — smaller specimens, called "sleeve dogs," were carried in the sleeves of imperial robes. Five Pekingese were taken to England in 1860 after British troops looted the Chinese Summer Palace, and the breed's popularity spread through Europe and eventually the US from there.
Despite the small size and cushiony appearance, Pekingese are known for a genuinely independent, dignified, sometimes stubborn temperament — a lapdog by design, but not a pushover.
