When it comes to feeding your dog, the amount of calories to give depends on your pet’s age, weight, lifestyle, and activity level. Puppies eat more frequently at three to four times a day than adult dogs that eat one to two times a day. Depending on the dog’s weight, the daily amount of food requirement ranges from 140 to 1800 calories. Pregnant, lactating, and dogs with health conditions have different caloric requirements. Dogs have maintenance energy requirements, and their daily calorie intake depends on the activity level. Those that are frequently outdoors engaging in regular exercise have higher caloric needs, usually an additional 20% to 40% of the maintenance energy, than dogs that stay most of the time inactive while indoors, which only need 10% of the maintenance energy requirement. Temperature affects how much energy dogs consume, hence how much they should eat changes depending on the weather. Consult your vet Tampa, FL to learn more about the diet most suitable for your pet.
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