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My small dog gets tired easily. How much should he eat & exercise?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pekingese | Male | neutered | 6 years and 3 months old | 15 lbs

How much should my dog eat a day? And how much exercise he should get? I normally sometimes take him for walks but he doesn’t like them anymore. What are other ways I can make sure he can get enough exercise. He also a small dog with small feet so he gets tired pretty easy. Maybe he just out of shape. Hope you can answer my question thank you! :)

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on May 17th, 2018

Tao is so cute! He's should be eating twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. On his bag of food, there will be a daily allotment recommended. Divide it into two equal portions. As for exercise, he should get 15 minutes twice a day given his small size. You can try to build it up to longer, but because he has such a flat face, I don't recommend taking him out for too long in the summer heat. This is because he will easily over heat. You can train him and play fetch with him to get him more exercise. Best of luck, I hope this helps!

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