What does a full-grown Anatolian Shepherd weigh?
The American Kennel Club calls for the following sizes in Anatolian Shepherds:
- Females are around 27 inches tall and weigh 80-120 pounds
- Males are about 29 inches tall and weigh 110-150 pounds
How tall exactly your Anatolian will get largely depends on genetics.

Size is not passed on in a straight-forward way like for example colors in dogs. Being especially tall or small is a characteristic that can skip one or several generations. That means that your puppy’s grandparents might have been very tall and heavy Anatolians, his parents could have been of average size, and your puppy himself again is an especially tall dog.
Not all puppies of one litter grow up to be the same size either – there can be a lot of genetic variation among full siblings and littermates.
How much do Anatolian Shepherd puppies weigh?
At birth, most Anatolian Shepherd puppies weigh around 1-2 pounds. It is important to note that birth weight is not an accurate predictor of adult size. The biggest puppy of the litter at birth does not necessarily turn out to be the largest adult dog.
The exact birth weight of a puppy is mostly determined by the intrauterine placement (meaning where in the uterus they were lying, and how well their placenta provided them with nutrients).
A dog’s adult size however is determined by genetics. Many smaller pups of a litter quickly catch up in weight and even overtake their larger littermates.
By the time Anatolian Shepherd puppies go to their forever homes at 2 months of age, they will already weigh about 12 pounds, and they keep gaining weight quickly!