top of page
DOG FEEDING GUIDE (BY BREED)
These are just guidelines and every dog is different,
please exercise caution when following this guide,
please ensure that fresh drinking water is available at all times
Breed | Male Weight (kg) | Female Weight (kg) | Daily Dry Food Only |
|---|---|---|---|
Afghan Hound | 27 to 32 | 23 to 30 | 470 to 520g |
Airedale Terrier | 20 to 23 | 20 to 23 | 400 to 430g |
Alaskan Malamute | 38 to 56 | 38 to 56 | 580 to 760g |
Australian Cattle Dog | 20 to 22 | 20 to 22 | 400 to 420g |
Australian Kelpie | 20.5 to 25 | 18 to 27 | 380 to 470g |
Australian Silky Terrier | 3.5 to 4.5 | 3.5 to 4.5 | 80 to 90g |
Australian Terrier | 6.5 | 6.5 | 100 to 125g |
Basset Hound | 18 to 27 | 16 to 23 | 310 to 470g |
Beagle | 13 to 16 | 11 to 13 | 220 to 280g |
Bearded Collie | 20.5 to 25 | 18 to 27 | 380 to 470g |
Bedlington Terrier | 8.25 to 10.4 | 8.25-10.4 | 150 to 200g |
Belgian Shepherd Dog | 24 to 25 | 22 to 24 | 420 to 450g |
Bichon Frise | 8 to 9 | 7 to 8 | 125 to 175g |
Bloodhound | 41 to 50 | 36 to 45 | 560 to 700g |
Border Collie | 19 to 24 | 18 to 22 | 380 to 440g |
Border Terrier | 5.9 to 7.1 | 5.1 to 6.4 | 95 to 125g |
Borzoi | 32 to 39 | 23 to 32 | 430 to 590g |
Boston Terrier | 4.5 to 11 | 4.5 to 11 | 90 to 220g |
Bouvier Des Flandres | 35 to 40 | 27 to 35 | 470 to 600g |
Boxer | 30 to 32 | 25 to 27 | 450 to 520g |
Briard | 36 to 41 | 32 to 36 | 520 to 610g |
British Bulldog | 25 | 22.7 | 425 to 450g |
Brittany Spaniel | 15 | 13 | 260 to 300g |
Basenji | 11 | 9.5 | 175 to 220g |
Bull Terrier (Miniature) | 9 | 9 | 175g |
Bull Terrier | 18 to 23 | 18 to 23 | 390 to 430g |
Bullmastiff | 50 to 59 | 41 to 50 | 610 to 790g |
Cairn Terrier | 6 to 7.5 | 6 to 7.5 | 100 to 150g |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 5.4 to 8.1 | 5.4 to 8.1 | 95 to 150g |
Chesapeake Bay Retriever | 36 | 29.5 | 495 to 560g |
Chihuahua (Long Coat) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 70 to 75g |
Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 70 to 75g |
Chinese Crested Dog | 5 to 5.5 | 5 to 5.5 | 95 to 100g |
Chow Chow | 23 to 32 | 18 to 32 | 380 to 520g |
Collie (Rough) | 20.5 to 29.5 | 18 to 25 | 380 to 495g |
Collie (Smooth) | 20.5 to 29.5 | 18 to 25 | 380 to 495g |
Dachshund | 9 to 12 | 9 to 12 | 175 to 240g |
Dachshund Miniature | 4.5 | 4.5 | 90g |
Dalmatian | 27 | 25 | 450 to 470g |
Dandie Dinmont Terrier | 8 to 11 | 8 to 11 | 150 to 220g |
Deerhound | 45.5 | 36.5 | 565 to 655g |
Doberman | 34 to 41 | 29.5 to 36 | 495 to 610g |
Elkhound | 23 | 20 | 400g to 430g |
English Toy Terrier | 2.7 to 3.6 | 2.7 to 3.6 | 65 to 80g |
Finnish Spitz | 14 to 16 | 14 to 16 | 280 to 320g |
Fox Terrier (Smooth) | 7.25 to 8.25 | 6.75 to 7.75 | 100 to 150g |
Fox Terrier (Wire) | 8.25 | 8.25 | 125 to 150g |
Foxhound | 32 | 32 | 520g |
French Bulldog | 12.7 | 10.9 | 220 to 240g |
German Shepherd Dog | 34 to 38.5 | 27 to 32 | 470 to 585g |
German Shorthaired Pointer | 25 to 32 | 20 to 27 | 400 to 520g |
German Wirehaired Pointer | 25 to 34 | 20.5 to 29 | 400 to 540g |
Great Dane | min. 54 | min. 46 | 660g+ |
Greyhound | 30 to 32 | 27 to 30 | 470 to 520g |
Griffon Bruxellois | 2.2 to 4.9 | 2.2 to 4.9 | 65 to 100g |
Hungarian Puli | 13 to 15 | 10 to 13 | 200 to 300g |
Hungarian Vizsla | 20 to 30 | 20 to 30 | 400 to 500g |
Irish Terrier | 12.2 | 11.3 | 220 to 240g |
Irish Wolfhound | 54 to 5 | 40.9 | 600 to 745g |
Italian Greyhound | 2.7 to 4.5 | 2.7 to 4.5 | 75 to 95g |
Japanese Akita | 38.6 to 49.9 | 38.6 to 49.9 | 580 to 700g |
Japanese Chin | 1.8 to 3.2 | 1.8 to 3.2 | 65 to 75g |
Keeshond | 16 to 23 | 16 to 20.5 | 320 to 430g |
Kerry Blue Terrier | 15 to 17 | 16 | 300 to 340g |
King Charles Spaniel | 3.6 to 6.3 | 3.6 to 6.3 | 85 to 125g |
Lakeland Terrier | 7.7 | 6.8 | 125 to 175g |
Large Munsterlander | 19 to 25 | 25 | 390 to 450g |
Lhasa Apso | 7 | 6 to 7 | 100 to 125g |
Lowchen | 1.8 to 4 | 1.8 to 4 | 65 to 85g |
Maltese | 2 to 4 | 2 to 4 | 65 to 85g |
Manchester Terrier | 8 | 8 | 150g |
Mastiff | 57 to 89 | 57 to 89 | 770g+ |
Miniature Pinscher | 3 to 4 | 3 to 4 | 75 to 95g |
Newfoundland | 64 to 69 | 50 to 54 | 700 to 890g |
Norfolk Terrier | 6 | 6 | 100g |
Norwegian Buhund | 15 | 14 | 480 to 500g |
Norwich Terrier | 6 | 6 | 100g |
Old English Sheepdog | 27 to 41 | 23 to 27 | 430 to 610g |
Pekingese | 5 | 5.5 | 95 to 100g |
Papillon | 1.5 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 50 to 75g |
Pharoah Hound | 23 | 20 | 400 to 430g |
Pointer | 23 to 25 | 23 to 25 | 430 to 450g |
Pomeranian | 1.8 to 2 | 2 to 2.5 | 65 to 70g |
Poodle (Miniature) | 5.5 to 7 | 5.5 to 7 | 95 to 150g |
Poodle (Standard) | 20 to 31 | 20 to 31 | 400 to 510g |
Poodle (Toy) | 3.5 to 5.5 | 3.5 to 5.5 | 80 to 95g |
Pug | 6.3 to 8.1 | 6.3 to 8 1 | 100 to 150g |
Pyrenean Mountain Dog | min. 50 | min. 40 | 600g+ |
Retriever (Curly Coated) | 32 to 36 | 32 to 36 | 520 to 560g |
Retriever (Flat Coated) | 25 to 35 | 25 to 34 | 450 to 550g |
Retriever (Golden) | 31.7 to 36.3 | 27.2 to 31.7 | 470 to 560g |
Retriever (Labrador) | 35 | 30 | 500 to 550g |
Rhodesian Ridgeback | 34 to 38.5 | 29.5 to 34 | 495 to 585g |
Rottweiler | 45.5 to 54.5 | 36 to 41 | 560 to 650g |
Saluki | 20 to 27 | 16 to 23 | 320 to 470g |
Samoyed | 20 to 25 | 16 to 20.5 | 320 to 450g |
Schipperke | 5.4 to 7.3 | 5.4 to 7.3 | 95 to 125g |
Schnauzer (Giant) | 41 to 50 | 41 to 50 | 610 to 700 |
Schnauzer (Miniature) | 7 to 8 | 7 to 8 | 125 to 150g |
Schnauzer | 16 to 20.5 | 16 to 20.5 | 320 to 400g |
Scottish Terrier | 8.5 to 10.5 | 8.5 to 10.5 | 150 to 210g |
Sealyham Terrier | 9.1 | 8.2 | 150 to 175g |
Setter (English) | 20.4 to 30 | 23 to 27.5 | 400 to 500g |
Setter (Gordon) | 29.5 | 25.5 | 455 to 495g |
Setter (Irish) | 27 to 30 | 25 to 27 | 450 to 500g |
Shetland Sheepdog | 8 to 10 | 8 to 10 | 150g to 200g |
Shih Tzu | 4.5 to 8.1 | 4.5 to 8.1 | 90 to 150g |
Siberian Husky | 20 to 27 | 16 to 23 | 320 to 470g |
Skye Terrier | 11.3 | 10.5 | 200 to 210g |
Soft Coated Wheaten | 16 to 20.5 | 16 to 20.5 | 320 to 400g |
Spaniel (Clumber) | 25 to 32 | 20 to 27 | 400 to 520g |
Spaniel (Cocker) | 12.7 to 14.5 | 12.7 to 14.5 | 250 to 290g |
Spaniel (Cocker, American) | 11 to 13 | 11 to 13 | 220 to 260g |
Spaniel (Field) | 18 to 25 | 18 to 25 | 360 to 450g |
Spaniel (Irish Water) | 27 | 27 | 470g |
Spaniel (Springer, Welsh) | 16 to 20.5 | 16 to 20.5 | 320 to 400g |
Spaniel (Springer, English) | 23 | 23 | 430g |
Spaniel (Sussex) | 23 | 23 | 430g |
St Bernard | 73 to 78 | 63.5 to 73.5 | 830g+ |
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 13 to 17 | 11 to 15.5 | 220 to 340g |
Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog | 20 to 22 | 20 to 22 | 400 to 420g |
Tibetan Terrier | 11 to13.5 | 11 to 13.5 | 220 to 270g |
Weimeraner | 25 to 30 | 20 to 35 | 400 to 550g |
Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) | 9.1 to 11.8 | 9 to 10 | 175 to 220g |
Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) | 10 to 12 | 10 to 11 | 200 to 240g |
Welsh Terrier | 9 to 9.5 | 9 to 9.5 | 175 to 200g |
West Highland White Terrier | 8 to 9 | 7 to 8 | 125 to 175g |
Whippet | 10 to 13 | 8 to 11 | 150 to 260g |
Yorkshire Terrier | 3 | 3 | 75g |
bottom of page