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Puppy feeding charts by breed

Puppy calories depend on what the puppy weighs today and whether it is under four months. The charts take each breed's standard adult weight, step through the growth from 15% to 100% of it, and apply the Merck Veterinary Manual's factors: 3 × RER under four months, 2 × RER from four months to maturity, then the adult factor.

Three things the charts show

First, the total rises through puppyhood even though the factor halves at four months, because weight is climbing faster than the factor falls. Second, the peak comes before maturity: a puppy at 70–85% of adult weight on 2 × RER eats more than the finished adult dog on 1.6 × RER, so the ration has to come down at the switch. Third, the curve is the same shape for every breed — only the adult weight changes — which is why small breeds hit the switch at eight to ten months and giant breeds past eighteen.

Worked example at 369 kcal/cup: a puppy that will be 70 lb needs about 701 kcal at 11 lb, 1208 kcal at 39 lb, 1668 kcal at 60 lb, and 1498 kcal as a 70 lb neutered adult.

Charts

Akita (American) puppyto 130 lb · peak 2646 kcal/day Australian Shepherd puppyto 70 lb · peak 1668 kcal/day Basset Hound puppyto 75 lb · peak 1751 kcal/day Beagle puppyto 25 lb · peak 759 kcal/day Belgian Malinois puppyto 65 lb · peak 1563 kcal/day Bernese Mountain Dog puppyto 120 lb · peak 2484 kcal/day Border Collie puppyto 55 lb · peak 1389 kcal/day Boston Terrier puppyto 25 lb · peak 759 kcal/day Boxer puppyto 85 lb · peak 1913 kcal/day Brittany puppyto 40 lb · peak 1090 kcal/day Bulldog puppyto 50 lb · peak 1299 kcal/day Cane Corso puppyto 110 lb · peak 2336 kcal/day Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppyto 18 lb · peak 590 kcal/day Chihuahua puppyto 6 lb · peak 259 kcal/day Cocker Spaniel puppyto 30 lb · peak 891 kcal/day Dachshund (Miniature) puppyto 11 lb · peak 402 kcal/day Dachshund (Standard) puppyto 32 lb · peak 917 kcal/day Doberman Pinscher puppyto 100 lb · peak 2166 kcal/day English Springer Spaniel puppyto 60 lb · peak 1477 kcal/day French Bulldog puppyto 31 lb · peak 891 kcal/day German Shepherd Dog puppyto 88 lb · peak 1972 kcal/day German Shorthaired Pointer puppyto 70 lb · peak 1668 kcal/day Golden Retriever puppyto 75 lb · peak 1751 kcal/day Great Dane puppyto 180 lb · peak 3366 kcal/day Great Pyrenees puppyto 165 lb · peak 3149 kcal/day Havanese puppyto 14 lb · peak 499 kcal/day Jack Russell Terrier puppyto 18 lb · peak 590 kcal/day Labrador Retriever puppyto 80 lb · peak 1832 kcal/day Maltese puppyto 9 lb · peak 368 kcal/day Mastiff puppyto 190 lb · peak 3514 kcal/day Miniature Schnauzer puppyto 18 lb · peak 590 kcal/day Newfoundland puppyto 176 lb · peak 3317 kcal/day Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppyto 31 lb · peak 891 kcal/day Pomeranian puppyto 7 lb · peak 297 kcal/day Poodle (Miniature) puppyto 15 lb · peak 530 kcal/day Poodle (Standard) puppyto 71 lb · peak 1668 kcal/day Poodle (Toy) puppyto 6.5 lb · peak 297 kcal/day Pug puppyto 18 lb · peak 590 kcal/day Rottweiler puppyto 132 lb · peak 2664 kcal/day Saint Bernard puppyto 200 lb · peak 3643 kcal/day Shetland Sheepdog puppyto 20 lb · peak 648 kcal/day Shiba Inu puppyto 22 lb · peak 704 kcal/day Shih Tzu puppyto 16 lb · peak 560 kcal/day Siberian Husky puppyto 60 lb · peak 1477 kcal/day Vizsla puppyto 66 lb · peak 1584 kcal/day Weimaraner puppyto 88 lb · peak 1972 kcal/day West Highland White Terrier puppyto 20 lb · peak 648 kcal/day Whippet puppyto 40 lb · peak 1090 kcal/day Yorkshire Terrier puppyto 7 lb · peak 297 kcal/day

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Factors: Merck Veterinary Manual, checked 2026-10-20.