What is the average heart rate range for puppies?

What is the average heart rate range for puppies?

• A. 40-120
• B. 60-220
• C. 50-180
• D. 80-160

Answer: (B)

Puppies have heart rates that are much higher than adults and vary widely as they grow. Newborn puppies can run very fast, approaching around 200 beats per minute or more, while older puppies settle into lower resting rates as they mature. Because of this rapid change with age and activity, a broad range is normal for puppies, roughly from the low 60s up to about 220 beats per minute. That wide span best captures the normal variability seen across the puppy period. Narrow ranges miss either the very high newborn rates or the lower rates seen in older puppies.

Puppies have heart rates that are much higher than adults and vary widely as they grow. Newborn puppies can run very fast, approaching around 200 beats per minute or more, while older puppies settle into lower resting rates as they mature. Because of this rapid change with age and activity, a broad range is normal for puppies, roughly from the low 60s up to about 220 beats per minute. That wide span best captures the normal variability seen across the puppy period. Narrow ranges miss either the very high newborn rates or the lower rates seen in older puppies.