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Line chart of a 60 lb dog losing weight toward a 48 lb goal: at 1% of body weight a week it takes about 22 weeks, at 2% a week about 11 weeks.

How Fast Should a Dog Lose Weight? The Safe Weekly Rate

Leave a Comment / Feeding / By Santosh Mahajan

Vets aim for 1 to 2% of body weight a week. How to work out your dog’s rate, how long it takes to reach a goal weight, and what the AAHA guidelines say about calories and plateaus.

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Dot chart comparing median lifespan of normal-weight and overweight neutered male dogs in 12 breeds. Overweight dogs lived shorter in every breed, from 2.5 years less in Yorkshire Terriers to 0.4 years less in German Shepherds.

Is My Dog Overweight? How to Use the Body Condition Score

Leave a Comment / Health & Care / By Santosh Mahajan

How to check your dog’s body condition score at home on the 9-point scale vets use, what each score means in extra weight, and what a study of 50,000 dogs found about weight and lifespan.

Is My Dog Overweight? How to Use the Body Condition Score Read More »

Line chart of median weight for healthy male puppies from 3 months to 2 years in five size groups: toy about 8 lb, small 15 lb, medium 26 lb, large 60 lb and very large 75 lb as adults. At 6 months each group is about two-thirds of adult weight.

Puppy Weight Calculator: How Big Will My Puppy Get?

Leave a Comment / Dog Tools / By Santosh Mahajan

Estimate your puppy’s adult weight from their current weight, age and sex, using growth standards built from more than 6 million US puppies (Salt et al. 2017).

Puppy Weight Calculator: How Big Will My Puppy Get? Read More »

Bar chart of US price changes from the 2021 average to September 2026: vet services up 44.6%, pet services (grooming, boarding, training) up 32.4%, pet food and treats up 24.5%, all consumer prices up 24.3%, pet supplies and accessories up 12.8%.

Dog Cost Calculator: How Much Does a Dog Cost a Year in 2026?

Leave a Comment / Dog Tools / By Santosh Mahajan

Estimate what a dog costs in the first year, every year after and over its lifetime, using ASPCA figures updated to 2026 prices with US government inflation data.

Dog Cost Calculator: How Much Does a Dog Cost a Year in 2026? Read More »

Bar chart of daily calories for a healthy neutered adult dog by body weight: 5 lb 181–207 kcal, 10 lb 305–348, 20 lb 512–585, 30 lb 694–794, 40 lb 862–985, 50 lb 1,018–1,164, 60 lb 1,168–1,335, 80 lb 1,449–1,656, 100 lb 1,713–1,958.

Dog Food Calculator: How Much Should I Feed My Dog?

Leave a Comment / Dog Tools, Feeding / By Santosh Mahajan

Work out how many calories your dog needs and how many grams of food that means, using the formula vets use (Merck Veterinary Manual and AAHA guidelines).

Dog Food Calculator: How Much Should I Feed My Dog? Read More »

Line chart comparing a dog's age in human years using the research formula (16 × ln(age) + 31) with the old multiply-by-7 rule, from 0 to 16 dog years. The formula curve rises steeply to 31 at 1 year and 42 at 2 years, then flattens to about 71 at 12 years, while the times-7 line reaches 84 at 12 years.

Dog Age Calculator: How Old Is Your Dog in Human Years?

Leave a Comment / Dog Tools / By Santosh Mahajan

Work out your dog’s age in human years with a formula from a 2020 DNA study, plus your dog’s life stage based on AVMA and AAHA vet guidance.

Dog Age Calculator: How Old Is Your Dog in Human Years? Read More »

  • Line chart of a 60 lb dog losing weight toward a 48 lb goal: at 1% of body weight a week it takes about 22 weeks, at 2% a week about 11 weeks.
    How Fast Should a Dog Lose Weight? The Safe Weekly Rate
  • Dot chart comparing median lifespan of normal-weight and overweight neutered male dogs in 12 breeds. Overweight dogs lived shorter in every breed, from 2.5 years less in Yorkshire Terriers to 0.4 years less in German Shepherds.
    Is My Dog Overweight? How to Use the Body Condition Score
  • Line chart of median weight for healthy male puppies from 3 months to 2 years in five size groups: toy about 8 lb, small 15 lb, medium 26 lb, large 60 lb and very large 75 lb as adults. At 6 months each group is about two-thirds of adult weight.
    Puppy Weight Calculator: How Big Will My Puppy Get?
  • Bar chart of US price changes from the 2021 average to September 2026: vet services up 44.6%, pet services (grooming, boarding, training) up 32.4%, pet food and treats up 24.5%, all consumer prices up 24.3%, pet supplies and accessories up 12.8%.
    Dog Cost Calculator: How Much Does a Dog Cost a Year in 2026?
  • Bar chart of daily calories for a healthy neutered adult dog by body weight: 5 lb 181–207 kcal, 10 lb 305–348, 20 lb 512–585, 30 lb 694–794, 40 lb 862–985, 50 lb 1,018–1,164, 60 lb 1,168–1,335, 80 lb 1,449–1,656, 100 lb 1,713–1,958.
    Dog Food Calculator: How Much Should I Feed My Dog?
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