How Much Do You Feed your Doodle Dailey?

[LeAnn & Loki Doodle]

I feed Loki 2 cups, twice a day. To much or to little? He is 6 months old and 50 pounds.

[Sheila & Finnley]

I think part of how much I feed Finnley depends on how hungry she is through out the day. She just turned 10 months old, and is 70 pounds. However, she isn't a big eater. She is offered up to 3 cups of food a day, but often won't want more then maybe a cup and a half, or two. On a doggy play day, maybe the 3rd cup, but not every time. I always pick up her food by 6:00 or 6:30 at the latest, to regulate her last potty trip at night.

If Loki is getting enough exercise and is not overweight, then I wouldn't worry. Does he eat it all every time ?

[LeAnn & Loki Doodle]

Oh yes, he eats it all every time. I have no idea how much he would eat if I let him eat till he quit. He acts like he's starving all the time. But he's def not under weight. We feed him about 10am and 6pm.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Feeding amounts will vary with the formula. There can be as much as a 150 calories per cup difference between one food and another. That's a big difference. I agree with following the package guidelines as a start, and then adjusting up or down depending on your individual dog. It also depends on age and activity level.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Puppies tend to need more proportionally since they are growing. You should be able to feel your dogs ribs and spine without too much difficulty. If not your doodle is getting pudgy.

[Cathy, Fozzie & Shaggy]

Thanks for asking this question. I'm always questioning myself about the amount of food I feed my boys when I read on DK that someone is feeding a cup or more food a day and their dogs are 10+ pounds lighter than my boys. My boys are healthy and at a good weight (says my vet) but they are very ready to eat in the morning and in the evening. So I guess I'll take the same advise given to you here, then stop worrying ( well, try to stop worrying anyway) ;-}

[Chelsie]

Sam is on the Acana Regionals line and I have to feed him different amounts in morning vs evening so I don't have waste! He is such a weirdo that way. In the morning he eats about 1 1/4 cups and in the evening he gets almost 2 cups. If I feed him more than that in the morning he won't eat it. He is not a food driven dog, good for weight management but harder for training, at least he does appreciate a good pat on the head for that! He is 9 months old and 70 lbs and not chubby! I would advise you to check the bag of food you are feeding and go from there!

[Jennifer and Jack]

Since I fed Jack from several different sources....I try to stay around his caloric need for the day...it was calculated to e about 450 calories....I am not strict with it..some days Jack only wants 300 calories and some days he wants 600 ....I just as a rule shoot for what he should be having a day..it usually by the end of the week evens out......

Jack spent the first few years of his life underweight..now that he is in a normal weight class...he looks overweight to me....so weird

[LeAnn & Loki Doodle]

How old is he and what does he weigh?

[Judy, Meg & Polly Wolly Doodle]

Meg is about 70 pounds now and beautifully proportioned, nice tuck up and her belly, lean and muscular.  She gets 1 1/2 cup twice a day (she is a full size doodle).  She also gets treats when we work and sometimes in between (sweet potato planks, pumpkin sweet potato rounds, dried chicken or kibble) but how much and how frequent those treats are depend on her level of activity for the day. She has always done well on the feed guidelines on her kibble.  She loves food though and would probably eat as much as you would give her...

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

Stanlee is almost a year, right around 75 pounds, and he gets 2 cups twice a day (Earthborn kibble)  He has a wonderful form; nice and trim and you can fell the ribs without "looking around" for them.  When you look from his head to his tail, you see a nice "hour glass" figure.  Actually, I'm quite envious of his figure.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I weigh my dogs often and adjust their meal size according to whether they have gained or lost weight.  Because I don't let their weight get out of hand, I don't need to make big adjustments.  My Springer, who is an anxious hyper guy, eats more than my larger doodle even though he weighs 10 pounds less.