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Wire Fox Terrier puppy weight calculator

Use this Wire Fox Terrier puppy weight calculator to predict how big your puppy will get. Wire Fox Terriers are a terrier breed that typically reach full size by around 12 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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Wire Fox Terrier Stats

Height15½ inches
Weight15–18 lbs
Life Span12 - 15 years
Size Classmedium
Breed GroupTerrier group
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Wire Fox Terrier growth and weight chart by age

AgeWeight
Birth0.3 to 1 lbs
2 Months2 to 4 lbs
3 Months4 to 5 lbs
4 Months5 to 7 lbs
5 Months7 to 9 lbs
6 Months8 to 11 lbs
7 Months10 to 13 lbs
9 Months11 to 14 lbs
10 Months13 to 16 lbs
1 Year14 to 18 lbs
1.5 Years15 to 18 lbs
2 Years15 to 18 lbs

Estimated from typical medium-breed growth curves and the Wire Fox Terrier'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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Wire Fox Terrier traits

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

Caring for a Wire Fox Terrier

Health

Prone to patellar luxation and some hereditary eye conditions; otherwise generally healthy.

Nutrition

A quality diet in measured portions matched to activity level.

Grooming

The wiry coat needs regular brushing and periodic hand-stripping or clipping.

Training

Energetic and intelligent — consistent, engaging training and real daily exercise keep this breed content.

About the breed

A wiry-coated English terrier bred to bolt foxes from their dens, closely related to the Smooth Fox Terrier but with a different coat texture.

Alert and always ready for action — the breed standard describes Wire Fox Terriers as "on the tip-toe of expectation."

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