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Shikoku Ken puppy weight calculator

Use this Shikoku Ken puppy weight calculator to predict how big your puppy will get. Shikoku Kens are a hunting breed that typically reach full size by around 12-18 months.

Weight predictor

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Enter your puppy's current weight and age to predict their adult size

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AKC standard
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Current ideal
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Estimates based on breed growth curves. Individual dogs vary with genetics and nutrition — check with your vet for a personalized read.

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Shikoku Ken Stats

Height17 - 22 inches
Weight35–55 lbs
Life Span10 -12 years
Size Classmedium
Breed GroupFoundation stock service
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Shikoku Ken growth and weight chart by age

AgeWeight
Birth1 to 2 lbs
2 Months5 to 11 lbs
3 Months9 to 17 lbs
4 Months12 to 22 lbs
5 Months16 to 28 lbs
6 Months19 to 33 lbs
7 Months23 to 39 lbs
9 Months26 to 44 lbs
10 Months30 to 50 lbs
1 Year33 to 54 lbs
1.5 Years35 to 55 lbs
2 Years35 to 55 lbs

Estimated from typical medium-breed growth curves and the Shikoku Ken'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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Shikoku Ken traits

Good with children
Good with other dogs
Shedding level
Grooming needs
Openness to strangers
Trainability
Barking

Caring for a Shikoku Ken

Health

Generally a healthy breed given careful preservation efforts; hip dysplasia can occur.

Nutrition

A quality diet matched to this breed's genuinely high energy level.

Grooming

The dense double coat sheds heavily during seasonal blowouts and needs regular brushing during those periods.

Training

Highly energetic with strong prey drive — secure leash or fencing is essential, since this breed will chase anything that catches its eye.

About the breed

A Japanese spitz breed from Shikoku Island, historically used to hunt deer and wild boar in rugged mountain terrain.

Energetic, alert, and docile toward its handler, the Shikoku Ken retains genuine hunting instinct and endurance.

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