Calorie Calculator for Dogs helps you determine that daily requirement of energy by your lovely Dog. If you know how much is their daily needs, you can feed them adequately so that they maintain healthy body weight. It is of general knowledge that a dog’s daily calorie requirements depend on various factors like breeding, sizes of dogs, growth rates in puppies, activity levels, skin and coat thicknesses, and living conditions.
Calorie Calculator for Dogs
The calculator below is for dogs weighing between 2 to 45 ( 4.4 to 97 pounds )
Dog’s Daily Calorie Requirement Formula
Dog’s Resting Energy Requirements (RER) is the amount of energy that a dog would use in a day while remaining entirely at rest. RER is first found out by using the formula
RER in kcal/day = 30(body weight in kilograms) + 70
Now, the RER is multiplied with a factor specific to the activity level of a dog as shown in the table below :
| Activity | Daily Energy Requirements |
|---|---|
| Weight loss | 1.0 *RER |
| Neutered adult normal activity | 1.6 *RER |
| Intact adult normal activity | 1.8 * RER |
| Light work | 2.0 * RER |
| Moderate work | 3.0 *RER |
| Heavy work | 4-8 *RER |
| Pregnant dog (first 42 days) | 1.8*RER |
| Pregnant dog (last 21 days) | 3.0 *RER |
| Lactating female | 4-8 * RER |
| Puppy – weaning to 4 months | 3.0 *RER |
| Puppy – 4 months to adult size | 2.0 *RER |
Once you understand how much energy your dog requires, you must decide how much to feed an individual dog. Use our dog food calculator to estimate the exact portion you need to feed your pet.