PawloHow much should you feed your dog?
Cups are meaningless without the calories behind them. Enter your dog's weight, life stage, and the kcal-per-cup on the bag, and get a daily target in calories, cups, and cups per meal.
| Weight | 20.4 kg (45 lb) |
| Resting energy | 672 kcal/day (70 × kg0.75) |
| Life-stage factor | × 1.6 |
| Treat allowance | 108 kcal/day (10%) |
| Food from the bowl | 968 kcal/day ÷ 380 kcal/cup |
This is the standard starting estimate vets use, not a prescription. Individual dogs vary by 20–30% either way; check body condition monthly (ribs easy to feel, visible waist from above) and adjust by about 10% at a time. Puppies, pregnant or nursing dogs, and dogs with medical conditions need a vet's number.
You have the right portion. Pawlo runs it.
Getting the number right is the easy half. The reason dogs gain weight on a correct portion is the second breakfast — two people, one dog, and no shared record of who already fed him.
On paper
- A plan printed once, on one fridge
- Someone has to remember the times
- You assume it got done
- The dog can get fed — or dosed — twice
- Blank by Wednesday, gone by next week
In Pawlo — free
- The same plan live on every phone in the house
- Smart reminders at your real per-task times
- A name and a time on every completed task
- A warning before a second meal or med goes in
- Care history you can look back on, per pet and per person
No trial, no subscription, no locked features. Unlimited pets and unlimited household members, on iPhone.
The long version, with the feeding chart by weight and the 10% treat rule: How Much to Feed a Dog. Building a routine the whole house follows? Dog feeding schedule for multi-person households. More free tools.