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An adult male Labrador retriever weighs between 65 and 80 pounds with the female weighing between 55 and 70 pounds. Some have been even larger but that is also unusual.
It helps to know the size of the parents and the grandparents to estimate the size a lab will get.
How big do female black labs get. The height of dogs also depends on what your dog is fed and how it is kept. Generally Black Labradors can grow to be quite large and females are smaller than males. While female labs typically grow to be between 21-23 inches in height male labs grow up to 24 inches in height.
You can often judge a dogs size by their parents and grandparents. Female labs will often be somewhere near the size of their dams but this is not a hard and fast rule. I have seen purebred female labs as small as 45 to 50 that is the exception with the average being somewhere between 65 - 75.
Some have been even larger but that is also unusual. The males tend to be 15 - 25 than the females. How Big Can A Black Labrador Get.
The black Lab size depends on if he is a male or a female. For example a female black Lab will usually be around 21235 inches tall. A male black Labrador can grow to be 225245 inches.
The black Labrador can weigh anywhere from 55 to 70 pounds if female and upwards of 6580 pounds if male. The average black Lab is up to 245 inches tall and weighs up to 80lbs. This active friendly and loyal pup bonds strongly with their family but usually loves meeting new people too.
Bred for work and for the show ring the breed has two quite distinct types known as American and English Labs. Black Labs can grow to be quite large with females being smaller than males. The Dog Breed Info website states that while female black Labs typically grow to be between 21 and 23 inches in height male black Labs grow up to 24 inches.
The Weight of Labrador adult female varies from 5512 to 7055 lbs. The Weight of Labrador adult male varies from 6393 to 7937 lbs. A typical Labrador puppy will grow to.
65 lb 0 oz. 34kg Female average. As a very rough guide an adult female Labrador might weigh between 55 and 70lbs.
An adult male Lab will weigh 65 80lbs. Female Lab weight will on average be lower than male Lab weight but as you can see there is a considerable cross over. Having said that I could be wrong but Im pretty sure 60-65 lbs is pretty much the standard weight of a female lab.
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You certainly cant look at. It helps to know the size of the parents and the grandparents to estimate the size a lab will get. If the dog is a lab-mix instead of a pure-bred lab then all bets are off - especially if you do not know exactly what the mix is.
A female lab in general will be smaller than a male of the same line. Actually you can get a small field-bred male that could actually be smaller than a show-bred female. A female Lab will stand between 215 and 235 inches.
Dogs varying more than a half-inch above or below the standard are disqualified from showing. An adult male Labrador retriever weighs between 65 and 80 pounds with the female weighing between 55 and 70 pounds. As hunting dogs labs needed a strong build with good muscling.
The dog should never appear low and long or tall and leggy in. Black Labradors have a special double coat that helps insulate them against the cold. This insulated coat allows a Black Lab to swim in frigid waters and stay outside when the weather is cold.
That does not mean they dont get cold but they can stay warm in weather that other dogs are not suited for. Black Lab in particular was in great demand back in the 18 th century when fishing and hunting was more of a sport. And back then this gun dog was mainly used as search and rescue dogs.
The first impression one would get after seeing it bark is Black Labs are aggressive and protective. But in reality they are gentle affectionate and. Many adult female Labradors reach a weight of 55-75lbs and stand 21-22 inches high at the shoulder.
Many adult male Labradors reach a weight of 65-85lbs and stand 22-23 inches at the shoulder. But remember your dog is probably not an average dog. Can you tell how big a puppy will get.
Meanwhile the female Lab is deemed more independent and is less attached to their human owners. This is not to say that female Labs are not affectionate. If they are smothered with love they will definitely reciprocate.
Females however have a slight advantage when it comes to intelligence and trainability. Some studies show that female Labs mature earlier than male Labs and can be trained. Females are typically slightly smaller.
They stand between 215 and 235 inches compared to 225 to 245 inches for the male. The female usually weighs from 55 to 70 pounds the male from 65 to 80 pounds. Keep in mind that these are guidelines and that some female Labs will be larger than males depending on the size of the parents.
Generally a non-overweight female Labrador will be between 215-235 inches and weigh between 55-70 pounds. A full-grown non-overweight male Labrador will be 225-24 inches and weigh between 65-80 pounds. But diet can greatly impact how big a Lab can get.
Many people love their labs so much that they feed them human food and a lot of that. The females range 65-75 lbs on average and males more like 80-90 lbs. Some larger males may be more like 95 lbs at a filled out weight but over 100 lbs is actually above standard.
I have many people contact me looking for a big male and mention their last dog being 100 lbs 120 lbs and even 175 lbs. This could have been more of an American and English blended Labrador or just a very overweight lab. OR it could be what I call the Old style American Lab.