1. Types of dog food
-Dog food mainly includes dry food and canned food, and another kind is snack biscuits, deodorized biscuits, beef jerky, etc. The main nutritional ingredients of various brands are similar, and those with high prices have special food formulas. For various ages and varieties, there are different considerations and we can compare them in advance. According to the age of growth, let the dog eat the dog food suitable for it. Young people eat puppies, adult dogs eat adult dogs, old dogs eat old dogs, and fat dogs eat fat dogs. Don't confuse them so as not to be too fat or too thin. The nutritional composition of dry food is relatively stable and general. Dogs can clean calculus and relieve itching by chewing. However, if there is a problem with urinary stones, try to avoid eating dry food unless it is prescription feed for stones. The nutritional composition of canned food varies according to the price. High price, using better materials; Most low-priced cans are a lot of undigested internal organs. The advantages are that the vitamin components are not easy to lose, and the palatability is good. The disadvantage is that there is more meat, and the smell is stronger when defecating. It is easy to grow calculus after eating for a long time. Dry food is not as delicious as canned food, but it is easy to digest and absorb, and defecation is not so smelly.
Snacks can be used for life training and basic training, and when dogs are rewarded. Don't give the dog snacks often, it will spoil its appetite. Chewing gum, ice cream, cakes, these desserts are better to touch less, on the one hand, they are prone to tooth decay. On the one hand, it is easy to get fat if you have a stomachache. Eating too much sweet, the biggest problem is that dogs have no appetite for dinner.
2. Different kinds of dogs have different weights.
-when the puppy was born, it ate its mother's milk; When you are weaned, you can start feeding it liquid food. Canned meat can be made into paste with warm water, or it can be softened by heating young dry food. When you are two months old, you can start eating puppies and big dogs.
-Big dogs are big and grow fast. You can add some nutrients such as calcium powder to dinner, but you must take it according to the doctor's instructions and instructions. Some people keep large fighting dogs, and they like to feed them with raw meat, so that they are used to blood, which is very dangerous; Because the meat is undercooked, it is dangerous. Secondly, after eating raw meat, the owner forgets to feed or abandon it, which may harm people. Many dog bites are caused by this.
3. Frequency and time of feeding
The frequency of breast-feeding every day is roughly as follows: from weaning to three months: three to six months, three to four times; from six months to one year, two to three times: twice a year: the time of breast-feeding once or twice can match your schedule, but it is not easy to feed. You should also consider increasing the time for walking the dog, urinating, cleaning the bedpan and washing the dishes after meals. Wash the bowls immediately after meals to avoid attracting rats, cockroaches and ants, or leaving too much food spoiled by sunshine and rain. At the same time, take off the bowl, lest it get tired of playing with the bowl and basin and even bite it. As for how much to feed, it is usually given according to the instructions, and then adjusted according to whether there is any surplus in the last meal.
4. Consideration of purchasing imported food
When buying imported food, try to find one with Chinese instructions and the importer's special line number and telephone number. Because the canned dry food coming across the ocean may exceed the shelf life if it smells and is moldy. Wet, bug, ask the boss to return it immediately. You're welcome. Be sure to keep it properly after opening, put the cans in the refrigerator and seal the dry food. Buy it for the first time, don't buy too much, buy two or three kinds in small quantities, and see how the puppy reacts after eating it; Including palatability. The degree of digestion and absorption, the shape of excrement. Each variety says its products are the best, cheap and big bowl, so please consult doctors and experienced people.
5. How much is appropriate to eat
Give the dog a meal as long as it is seven minutes full, not too much, and let it lick the bowl. Eating is often followed by running and jumping, so it is easy to spit it out intact. Dogs locked in cages all the year round, eating is their rare entertainment, so they will be as greedy as hungry ghosts. Don't be fooled by them into thinking that they are really hungry. But a dog with insufficient food, little exercise and poor excretion may be really sick. Better take him to the doctor. When changing food for a dog, don't change it all at once. Mix half of the new food at a time, try it for two or three days, gradually increase the new weight, and then use all the new food after one week. Only in this way can the dog's digestive system adapt, otherwise it is easy to have diarrhea. Many people think that dogs just want to chew bones. In fact, gnawing bones can easily block the intestines of dogs, make them constipated, and cause vomiting and loss of appetite. In particular, chicken bones must not be used, because chicken bones are small and brittle, which are easy to block the esophagus and puncture the gastrointestinal tract. When feeding, be sure to give enough water at the same time You don't have to use distilled water or boiled water. Their stomachs don't care about this.
In short, regular, quantitative and fixed-point feeding will make the puppy happy and the whole family happy.
Basic nutrients needed by dogs
(1) water
Water is one of the nutrients for dogs. The water content of adult dogs is about 60%, and the proportion of puppies is higher. All physiological activities and the metabolism of various substances in the body must be accompanied by water. If the cells and tissues that make up the body absorb a lot of water, they can have a certain shape, hardness and elasticity; The absorption and transportation of nutrients and the discharge of metabolites must be dissolved in water; Water has a high specific heat, so it absorbs a lot of heat. The heat generated in the metabolic process of the body is carried by water to the skin or lungs, which has the function of regulating body temperature. Moreover, dogs have no special water storage capacity, and losing water will lead to death faster than fasting. When the water in the dog's body is reduced by 8%, there will be severe thirst, decreased appetite and slow digestion, and the resistance to infectious diseases will decrease due to dry mucosa. Insufficient drinking water for a long time will lead to blood viscosity and circulatory disorder. When the body weight is consumed by drinking water, it may lead to death. Therefore, be sure to provide enough water for dogs. Under normal circumstances, adult dogs need about 100 ml of water per kilogram of body weight every day, and puppies need 150 ml of water per kilogram of body weight every day. In hot season, after exercise or when feeding dry feed, you should increase the amount of drinking water. In actual feeding, drinking water can be supplied all day and allowed to drink freely.
(2) protein
Protein is the foundation of dog's life activities, and it is the most abundant substance except water in the body, accounting for about half of the dog's dry weight. Various tissues and organs in the body, various enzymes involved in substance metabolism, and antibodies to prevent the body from getting sick are all composed of protein. Protein is also necessary to repair wounds and replace aging and damaged cells and tissues. Therefore, protein is the most important nutrition for dogs. The basic substances that make up protein are amino acids, and there are about 20 kinds. Protein in feed must be degraded into amino acids before it can be absorbed and utilized by human body. Amino acids can be divided into essential amino acids and non-essential amino acids. Essential amino acids refer to amino acids that can't be synthesized in the body or the synthesis speed is slow, and the synthesis amount can't meet the growth needs, so they must be supplied from food. There are 9 kinds of essential amino acids for dogs. Non-essential amino acids refer to amino acids that can be synthesized in the body and can meet the needs without necessarily being added to feed. However, nonessential amino acids are transformed from other amino acids. If the feed lacks non-essential amino acids, it must be synthesized with essential amino acids, which increases the consumption and demand of essential amino acids, so the importance of non-essential amino acids cannot be underestimated. Evaluation of feed protein depends not only on its quantity but also on the composition of various amino acids. Insufficient supply of protein or some essential amino acids will make the protein metabolism of dogs become negative balance, resulting in decreased appetite, slow growth, weight loss, decreased protein content in blood, affected antibody formation and decreased immunity. The semen quality of male dogs decreased and the number of sperm decreased. Bitch has abnormal estrus and is not pregnant. Even if they are pregnant, the fetus often appears stillbirth or teratoma because of dysplasia. However, excessive intake of protein not only causes waste, but also causes metabolic disorder in the body, leading to dysfunction of the heart, liver, digestive tract and central nervous system, decreased sexual function, and even acidosis in severe cases. Generally speaking, adult dogs need about 48 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight every day, while growing puppies need about 9.6 grams.
(3) Fat
-Fat is one of the important sources of energy needed by human body. After each gram of fat is fully oxidized, it can generate 39.3 kilojoules of heat, which is higher than that of carbohydrates and protein. The fat content in dogs is about 10~20% of body weight. Fat is also the main component of cells and tissues, and also the solvent of fat-soluble vitamins, which promotes the absorption and utilization of vitamins. The fat layer stored under the skin has the function of heat preservation. Fat enters the body and gradually degrades into fatty acids, which are absorbed by the body. Most fatty acids can be synthesized in vivo, but some fatty acids can't be synthesized in vivo or are insufficiently synthesized, so they must be supplemented from food. These fatty acids are called essential fatty acids, such as linoleic acid and arachidonic acid. When feed is lacking, it can cause serious digestive disorders and dysfunction of the central nervous system, such as fatigue, roughness, lack of sexual desire, testicular dysplasia or abnormal estrus in bitches. However, too much fat storage will cause obesity and affect the normal physiological function of dogs, especially reproductive activities. The daily fat requirement of puppies is 1. 1g/kg body weight, and the daily fat requirement of adult dogs is calculated according to feed dry matter, and it is appropriate to contain 12~ 14%.
(4) Carbohydrate
Carbohydrate is mainly used to supply heat and maintain body temperature in the body, and it is the energy source for various organ activities and sports. Excess carbohydrates can be converted into fat and stored in the body. When dogs are short of carbohydrates, they need to use their body fat or even protein to supply calories. In this way, dogs will lose weight and cannot grow and reproduce normally. The daily carbohydrate requirement of adult dogs can account for 75% of the feed, and that of puppies is about 7.6 grams per kilogram of body weight/kloc-0.
(5) vitamins
-Vitamins are indispensable nutrients for animals to grow and keep healthy. Although their amount is extremely small, they play an important role in regulating physiological functions. Vitamins can enhance the functions of nervous system, blood vessels, muscles and other systems, and participate in the formation of enzyme systems. Without it, the necessary enzymes in the body cannot be synthesized, so that the whole metabolic process will be destroyed and the dog will fail and die. When there are too many vitamins in feed, there will also be too many diseases. Dogs can only synthesize a small amount of vitamins, and most of them need to be obtained from feed. There are many kinds of vitamins, which can be divided into two categories according to solubility. Vitamins that can be dissolved in water are called water-soluble vitamins, including B vitamins, choline, inositol, vitamin C and so on. Fat-soluble vitamins are called fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K and so on. Water-soluble vitamins generally don't have too many diseases, even if they are taken in excess, the excess will be excreted quickly; Fat-soluble vitamins, except vitamin E, are more prone to hypercholesterolemia. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the supply of fat-soluble vitamins when compounding feed.
(vi) Inorganic salts
Inorganic salts do not produce energy, but they are the main components of animal tissues and cells, especially bone channels, the basic substances for maintaining acid-base balance and osmotic pressure, and the main components of many enzymes, hormones and vitamins, which play an important role in promoting metabolism, blood coagulation, nerve regulation and maintaining the normal activities of the heart. The inorganic salts that dogs need mainly include: calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, cobalt, potassium, sodium, chlorine, iodine, zinc, magnesium, manganese, sun and fluorine. If the supply of inorganic salts is insufficient, it will cause many diseases such as dysplasia, and the serious lack of some inorganic salts will directly lead to death.
Pay attention to the dog's balanced diet.
Dogs, like humans, need a balanced diet and proper intake of protein, fat, sugar, 13 vitamins and 20 minerals to ensure their health. The intake of these nutrients should be not only appropriate, but also appropriate in proportion. Only in this way can we ensure comprehensive nutrition and balanced diet.
It is not enough for any dog to eat only muscle. The ancestors of pet dogs will eat the whole prey (not just muscles), including bones, internal organs, intestines and fur. Some important nutrients taken from these foods are not available in muscles.
Homemade food
If you make your own food, you need to know more about the specific nutritional needs of dogs, the nutritional value of different foods and the eating habits of dogs. In addition, we should also know how to prepare and store food. Because different processing methods of food will have an impact on its nutritional composition. It takes a lot of time, energy and professional knowledge to provide enough food for your dog.
Some dog owners like to prepare their own food for their dogs. If so, it is necessary to gradually add different foods to adapt the dog's digestive system to this new food. Meat, eggs, cheese and bread are usually used as food for dogs. If these foods constitute the vast majority of dog food, some vitamins and minerals must be supplemented. Commercial pet food
Pet food produced by reputable pet food manufacturers contains enough nutrition and the food quality is very good. These foods have a wide variety of ingredients and are easy to use.
There are two kinds of commercial pet food-complete type and supplementary type. Complete food can provide a balanced diet, and complementary food should be used with other specific foods, such as canned biscuit mixture. The labels on the products will indicate the types of different foods.
Commercial pet food usually comes in three forms-dry, wet and semi-wet. Most of the water in dry food is removed, which is economical and practical. Pets can eat it directly or add some water or gravy before feeding. Wet pet food (such as canned food) is most suitable for dogs without dehydration. The moisture content of semi-wet food is between the two.
Commercial pet food can also be divided into animal feed and plant feed:
-Animal feed refers to a feed derived from animal carcasses. Including the meat, viscera, blood meal, bone meal and milk of livestock and poultry, it is also called protein feed because it is rich in high-quality protein. Meat is the most delicious feed for dogs. It not only contains a lot of protein, but also contains comprehensive amino acids, which is easy to digest. For example, the protein content of pork, beef, mutton, chicken and rabbit meat is between 16~22%, the protein content of fish is 13~20%, and the protein content of eggs is about 12.6%. There must be a certain amount of animal feed in the dog's feed to meet the dog's demand for protein. Animal feed is also rich in iron and B vitamins. Some people think that horse meat is the best meat, with more protein and less fat, which is easy to digest and economical. Feeding the dog meat is a great financial burden. Using the viscera of animals or slaughterhouses, such as liver, lung, spleen and minced meat, can also fully meet the needs of dogs for protein. Fish and bones can almost be used by dogs, and they are also ideal animal feed. But fish go bad easily, and some fish also contain enzymes that destroy vitamin B, so fish must be cooked fresh, and the enzymes will be destroyed before feeding.
-There are many kinds of plant feeds with convenient sources and low prices, which are the main feeds for dogs. Including the seeds of crops, such as rice, soybeans, corn, wheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes and so on. By-products of crop processing, such as bean cake, peanut cake, sesame cake, sunflower cake, wheat bran, rice bran, etc. Vegetables and so on. Wheat, rice, corn, sorghum and other cereals contain a lot of carbohydrates, which can provide energy and are the main basic feed. The disadvantages are low content of protein, few kinds of amino acids, and low content of inorganic salts and vitamins. Soybean, bean cake, peanut cake, sunflower cake and sesame cake contain high protein, which can make up for the deficiency of protein in feed. However, the content of essential amino acids in these protein plants is low, so their nutritional value is far less than that of protein animals. Therefore, animal protein should be given priority to. Plant feed contains more cellulose. Cellulose is not easy to digest and has little nutritional value, but it has important physiological significance. Cellulose can stimulate the intestinal wall in the body, help the peristalsis of the intestine, have a good effect on the formation of feces, and reduce the occurrence of diarrhea and constipation.
No matter what kind of food you choose for your dog, make sure you have enough water. Pay attention to its drinking water. Dogs with persistent thirst may feel unwell and need immediate veterinary treatment. Provide clean utensils for your dog to put food in, wash it with water after use, and separate it from other utensils at home. Never feed the dog with the plate you used.
Bones and milk
For dogs, bones are an important source of calcium, but if its diet is balanced, it has already taken enough calcium. If you use Lu Bao food according to the instructions, it will contain all the calcium that dogs need. But give it a bone once in a while, and it will still be happy. Because bones are delicious, and they can exercise chin, clean teeth and kill time. Only bone marrow can be given to puppies, because bone marrow will not break into sharp shapes like bones, which will damage the digestive tract of puppies. Never give dogs chicken bones, rabbit bones, ribs or fish bones. It is recommended to cook the bones for 5- 10 minutes, but not for too long, otherwise the bones will become brittle and unfit for eating. Never give your dog sheep bones when barbecuing. You can give your dog a specially designed chew, which will be more helpful to the health of gums and teeth than bones.
Although puppies can drink milk to supplement nutrition, milk is not necessary for newly weaned puppies. Many puppies can't absorb sugar or lactose effectively, so these ingredients in milk can cause indigestion. If you are not sure whether your puppy can digest milk, add 1/2 water to dilute it at the first feeding.
Key points of puppy feeding
Puppies can get most of the nutrients they need from their mother's milk before weaning. The puppy should have been completely weaned and started eating solid food before moving to a new home. Then it will completely rely on its new owner to provide it with a balanced diet to get all the nutrients it needs.
-In order to ensure the liveliness and health of puppies, it is very important to provide them with balanced nutrition during their growth and development. Puppies and adult dogs need the same basic nutrition, but they need more nutrition because of their rapid growth. Puppies, like human babies, have small bellies and need to eat more and less.
All puppies will grow up quickly at a very young age. Usually most breeds of dogs weigh half as much as adult dogs when they are four or five months old. However, the maturity rate of different breeds of dogs is different-for example, the growth period of large dogs is longer than that of small dogs, and small ornamental dogs reach the weight of adult dogs when they are 8-9 months old, while large dogs are still growing at this age. For example, a Newfoundland or Great Dane cannot grow to the size of an adult dog until 18 months old.
Large dogs or giant dogs are particularly susceptible to diet-because these dogs grow fast, their bones are easily affected by diet during development. At this stage, it is unwise to overfeed in order to maximize its rapid growth.
-Because growing up requires energy, a puppy needs two to four times as much energy as an adult dog of the same size. They must consume more protein than adult dogs-including amino acids for their growth and minerals for their bones and teeth. So puppies must eat a lot of food, but not too much at a time. The food preparation should meet some standards:
(1) The food is high in nutrition, which ensures that you can get enough nutrition when you are full;
(2) Food is easy to digest, so as to absorb nutrients to the maximum extent;
(3) The diet must be balanced and provide nutrients suitable for the specific needs of puppies. Only delicious puppies will eat food.
It is very complicated to prepare a balanced food that is conducive to the growth of puppies. Fortunately, keeping a puppy is no longer as complicated as it sounds. The highly nutritious and balanced food specially designed for the growth of puppies can easily raise healthy puppies and make them grow sturdily. For example, the nutritious dog food produced for puppies in Lu Bao contains all the energy, vitamins and minerals that puppies need. For an ordinary healthy puppy, eating this food does not need other food supplements-and eating supplementary food will be harmful to health. If you want to feed your dog complementary food, you should consult a veterinarian first to make sure it won't hurt your dog.
When adopting puppies, ask the breeder about the feeding situation of puppies and ask for recipes. This will give you a detailed understanding of the types, quantities and feeding times of food your puppy is used to eating. Don't change the puppy's diet too quickly, because it will take some time for him to adapt to his new home, and it is very important to keep his original diet during this period. Due to leaving the mother and entering a strange new environment, puppies will have symptoms such as indigestion and diarrhea when they first arrive. If diarrhea lasts for more than 24 hours and it is getting worse, then you should see a veterinarian. If you want to change its diet, you should gradually change it within 3-4 days after it is fully adapted.
The frequency of feeding is related to the age, breed and individual characteristics of puppies, but all puppies must eat four meals a day before they are 4 months old. It can be reduced to three meals a day after 4-6 months, and can be fed twice a day after 6 months. Ornamental dogs mature faster than large dogs, and can eat according to the diet of adult dogs when they are 8 years old-but large dogs are still growing rapidly at this age and need to eat according to the diet of puppies for a long time.
However, it should be pointed out that the needs of each puppy are different, some have more needs and some have less needs. Whether your feeding amount is appropriate or not can be seen from the physical condition of the puppy. Weigh and record your puppy regularly, so that you can check whether the growth rate of the puppy matches the feeding amount. Then, you can make adjustments to prevent it from getting fat or thin.
Under normal circumstances, the feeding time of a puppy should be 10- 15 minutes. After dinner, the leftover food should be thrown away. Puppies must have their own utensils, and keep them clean and separate from other utensils at home. You must also provide the puppies with adequate and hygienic fresh water. If you find that your puppy is always thirsty, you should consult a veterinarian, because it may be a sign that the puppy is sick.
Family diet
The life span of a dog is about 12~ 16 years. Because of its short development cycle, it needs the same nutrition as human beings, and needs to supply fresh water, protein, vitamins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals and so on.
-Weaned puppies are fed four times a day. Three times in the morning, three times in the middle and three times in the evening after three months, and twice in the morning and evening after six months. Dogs have a big stomach, and some adult dogs can get the calories they need for a day just by eating one meal. Dog's food intake varies according to different dogs.
It is also appropriate to feed the dog "eight points full". Every three days, dogs can chew some pig and cow bones, which can supplement calcium on the one hand and strengthen teeth and bones on the other. When feeding the dog, feed it according to the dog's physique, otherwise it will easily make the dog sick. Although dogs love chicken bones, they are still hard after cooking. Sometimes traumatic enteritis is caused by chicken bone fragments stabbing the stomach or intestinal mucosa.
The correct cooking method of chicken skull is to cook the skull in a high-pressure steam pot, then cut off the beak and mandible, and crush the skull to feed it. In addition, chicken bone soup contains a lot of colloid, which can help the development of puppies' bones and increase the effect of hematopoiesis, and has a quite good effect on the development of puppies.
Diet of puppies
Dogs need to continue feeding according to the growing diet until they are fully mature. It needs this nutritious food to complete its development and consolidate the growth of muscles, bones and other organs. When it is close to the weight of an adult dog, it can be fed gradually according to the food intake of the adult dog. When it is 6 months to 2 years old (depending on the breed of dog), it has fully grown up. Before that, it must adapt to the food of adult dogs. The puppy feeding table will tell you when all breeds of puppies should start feeding adult dogs. This feeding change should be gradual-preferably a week.
Most dog owners, especially puppies, pay great attention to providing their pets with enough food. Because puppies need a lot of nutrition when they grow up, they will meet their food needs to the maximum extent. But this will make many dogs overeat and have a negative impact on them. In order to avoid this situation, the diet of growing dogs should be controlled within a suitable range.
For small dogs, overfeeding during development can lead to obesity. Excessive food intake is converted into fat and accumulated in the body. When a dog is young and growing, its body will produce extra fat cells to store excess fat, and once these fat cells are formed, they will stay in the body for life. This will make it fat when it grows up.
For large dogs, excessive eating during growing period will lead to a series of bone deformation.
Therefore, it is very important to monitor the dog's weight and normal physical condition. According to this, it can be determined whether the feeding amount is appropriate. Record the puppy's weight in the growth chart regularly to test whether its growth rate is in line with its breed. You can check the fat covered on its ribs. If it is too thick, it is overweight. If you have any questions about the physical condition of a growing dog, you can consult a veterinarian.
Diet of adult dogs
Like other animals, dogs depend on food for energy. For every dog, food with proper energy should also provide all necessary nutrients, and these nutrients should be balanced. Sugar and fat are the most basic energy sources, but dogs can also get energy from protein. Although sugar can provide energy for dogs, it is not necessary for dogs.
The balance of energy is very important for dogs to keep healthy at different stages of their lives. Too little energy intake will make him thin, and too much energy intake will lead to obesity and complications-for example, large dogs will have skeletal deformities.
The energy demand of a dog depends on its activities, for example, whether it is working, living indoors or outdoors, getting sick, getting old or growing up. Bitches during pregnancy and lactation also need to consume a lot of energy. If your dog's activities decrease as he gets older, you should probably reduce his feeding amount to avoid his obesity.
If commercial pet food is used, the label on the package will indicate the feeding amount. But please remember that this feeding amount is for reference only, and you should make some adjustments according to the needs of the dog. If it is active, it needs to eat more, if it is quiet, it needs to eat less. Also, don't forget to include some other foods it eats-that is, the calories of snacks such as biscuits should also be included.
The most convenient way to monitor the eating habits and health status of dogs is to observe. If a dog is alert, bright-eyed, neither fat nor thin, then it may be healthy and have a balanced nutritional intake.
If your dog is getting fatter, you may have eaten too much. You should reduce the food supply or the number of biscuits when feeding meat and biscuits, so that they can have a balanced diet.
Most adult dogs aged 9 months or above can eat it once a day, but if it is convenient for you or beneficial to the dog, you can feed it twice or more a day. For puppies, it is best to feed them twice a day, because their bellies are very small.
Similarly, puppies, working dogs, pregnant bitches, lactating bitches, sick dogs and convalescent dogs usually need to be fed several times a day. You should make sure that your dog has proper food intake and frequency every day.
Adult dogs-not very active
Small dogs whose daily activity is less than 1 hour:
This kind of dog needs 1 10 to 620 calories every day. Because of its low activity, you must ensure that it eats moderately, otherwise it is easy to get fat. Don't give it leftovers, which will greatly increase its energy intake. If possible, try to increase its daily activity to 1 to 2 hours. Remember, all energy intakes given here are for reference only. However, even if each dog has the same weight and activity, the calories it needs will not be the same, and there will be some differences between different breeds of dogs.
Medium-sized dogs with daily activities less than 1 hour:
This kind of dog needs 620 to 1230 kilocalories every day. Because of its low activity, you must ensure that it eats moderately, otherwise it is easy to get fat. Don't give it leftovers, which will greatly increase its energy intake. If possible, try to increase its daily activity to 1-2 hours. Remember, all energy intakes given here are for reference only. However, even if each dog has the same weight and activity, the calories it needs will not be the same, and there will be some differences between different breeds of dogs.
Large dogs with daily activities less than 1 hour:
This kind of dog needs more than 1230 kilocalories every day. This range is very large. For example, a giant dog weighing more than 100 kg needs about 3500 kilocalories a day. Because of its low activity, you must ensure that it eats moderately, otherwise it is easy to get fat. Don't give it leftovers, which will greatly increase its energy intake. If possible, try to increase its daily activity to 1-2 hours. Remember, all energy intakes given here are for reference only. However, even if each dog has the same weight and activity, the calories it needs will not be the same, and there will be some differences between different breeds of dogs.
Adult dogs-moderate activity
Small dogs with daily activity 1 to 2 hours:
This kind of dog needs 125 to 700 kilocalories a day. This activity is just right for a typical pet dog, so it must be kept every day. In cold weather, especially when your dog lives in an outdoor kennel without heating, you should increase its feeding. This is because when the weather gets cold, the energy needed to maintain body temperature will also increase. Therefore, in this case, you only need to add a completely balanced nutritious food. Don't feed leftovers, because although it can provide more energy, it can't provide other nutrients needed for a balanced diet. Remember, all energy intakes given here are for reference only. However, even if each dog has the same weight and activity, the calories it needs will not be the same, and there will be some differences between different breeds of dogs.
Medium-sized dogs with daily activity 1-2 hours:
This kind of dog needs 700 to 1400 kilocalories a day. This activity is just right for a typical pet dog, so it must be kept every day. In cold weather, especially when your dog lives in an outdoor kennel without heating, you should increase its feeding. This is because energy is needed to maintain body temperature when the weather gets cold.