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How much dog food should I give my dog to maintain a healthy weight?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 11 months and 9 days old | 140 lbs

How much dog food i give to my dog

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Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

Veterinarian

Published on May 6th, 2018

Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! This isn't an easy question to answer, it depends on if Bruno is a healthy weight. Is he overweight or too thin? I always recommend using the dog food bag as a guideline. If the dog is too heavy then cut back and if too thin then increase. The food my dog eats says he should eat 4 cups per day but 2 cups keeps him at the ideal weight. https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-much-to-feed-a-dog-to-meet-his-energy-needs/

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