my dog eats more claories than me...

froeschli
froeschli Posts: 1,293 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Just out of curiosity, i read the calorie content of my GSD's kibble. 370 a cup. he gets 4 a day, plus he insists on cheese on top of that... say 40 calories per dish (probably more when my hubby feeds him), plus homemade peanut butter cookies - no idea, i'll guess at 10 calories each.

so he's eating about 1700 calories a day! I was quite surprised.

But he does get 3 - 20 minute walks, plus 2 hours of play everyday - that's more cardio than i ever do :laugh:

and he's the only family member who isn't overweight (ok, he's moving to the chubby side of german shepherds, about 5lbs above his ideal weight, at 7 years old that's ok). he isn't greedy either, so a few times a week, he'll cut down to 2 meals a day. especially in summer, so i guess it all evens out.

just an interesting observation i think...

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  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    That's too funny. I never even considered how much my pets eat!
  • toffee322
    toffee322 Posts: 186 Member
    wonder how much calories dogs burn :)
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    I wonder how tasty claories are....
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    2 meals a day? I wonder if he goes into starvation mode...
  • froeschli
    froeschli Posts: 1,293 Member
    Wow, I just tried 2 online calculators for how many calories a dog needs in a day. And a 70lb active dog needs upwards of 1800 calories a day.
    Now I don't feel half as bad about going him the cheese :laugh:
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