You need to take into consideration the amount of snacks you feed your pet during the day when calculating the daily meals, and adjust accordingly.
You should always monitor your dogs weight. If your pet increases in weight, reduce the daily intake with 10-20% until the desired weight has been reached. If you are in doubt whether your pet is overweight, please consult a vet.
Pet Weight | Cups of Food Daily (Dry) | Add Water |
1-10 LBS (Toy Dog) | 1/4 - 1/2 Cup | 1/3 - 3/4 Cup |
11-30 LBS (Small Dog) | 1/2 - 1 Cup | 3/4 - 1 1/1 Cups |
31-50 LBS (Medium Dog) | 1-2 Cups | 1 1/2 - 3 Cups |
51-70 LBS (Large Dog) | 2 - 2 1/2 Cups | 3 - 3 3/4 Cups |
71-90 LBS (Giant Dog) | 3 1/2 - 3 Cups | 3 3/4 - 4 1/2 Cups |
The table above is for a dog with an average activity level. If you have a highly active (or lazy) dog, please adjust as shown below.
Activity Level | Adjust feeding |
Highly Active | Feed up to 50% more food than the table above |
Lazy Couch-Potato | Reduce food intake with about 1/3 compared to the table above |
When changing from your existing food to The Natural Bowl, we recommend you follow the strategy below.
This strategy is generally recommended when changing from another brand to The Natural Bowl.
You can weigh your dog at many vets for free.
If you have a human scale at home, and you can carry your dog (and he/she doesn’t mind) you can weigh it quite simple: Weigh yourself carrying the dog, and without carrying the dog. Deduct the two numbers, and you have the weight of your dog.