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Vizsla puppy weight calculator

Use this Vizsla puppy weight calculator to predict how big your puppy will get. Vizslas are a sporting breed that typically reaches full size by around 12-18 months.

Weight predictor

Calculate adult weight

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

Predicted adult weight
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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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Vizsla Stats

Height21 - 24 inches
Weight44–60 lbs
Life Span12 - 14 years
Size Classmedium
Breed GroupSporting group
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Vizsla growth and weight chart by age

AgeWeight
Birth1 to 2 lbs
2 Months7 to 12 lbs
3 Months11 to 18 lbs
4 Months15 to 24 lbs
5 Months20 to 30 lbs
6 Months24 to 36 lbs
7 Months29 to 42 lbs
9 Months33 to 48 lbs
10 Months37 to 54 lbs
1 Year42 to 59 lbs
1.5 Years44 to 60 lbs
2 Years44 to 60 lbs

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

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

Caring for a Vizsla

Health

Vizslas are prone to idiopathic epilepsy, which in this breed is believed to have a genetic, inherited basis and most often appears between 6 months and 3 years of age. They're also predisposed to hip and elbow dysplasia and progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), and — being deep-chested — carry bloat risk.

Nutrition

Feed a high-quality diet appropriate to this breed's genuinely high energy level; because of bloat risk, split meals into two or more smaller portions rather than one large feeding.

Grooming

The short, smooth coat needs minimal grooming — an easy-care breed overall, though dental care deserves attention given documented above-average rates of periodontal disease.

Training

Vizslas need substantial daily exercise and close companionship — this breed doesn't do well left alone for long periods and is genuinely prone to separation anxiety. Positive-reinforcement training suits their sensitive temperament well.

About the breed

The Vizsla is Hungary's national gundog, developed by Magyar hunters to point, track, and retrieve on both land and water — a genuinely all-purpose sporting breed with centuries of history in Hungarian hunting culture, formally recognized by the AKC in 1960.

Vizslas are known as intensely people-oriented dogs — often called "velcro dogs" for how closely they bond and stay near their owners — combining real field drive with a famously affectionate, sensitive temperament at home.

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