About me and the Dog Calorie Calculator
I build free dog feeding calculators and write plain-language guides that turn your dog's weight, age, and activity into clear numbers.
Who I am
I'm Muhammad Ahtisham, the person behind Dog Calorie Calculator. I work in the dog nutrition and feeding niche, and I have spent about a year focused on portion planning, calorie math, and weight management for dogs. I'm not a veterinarian, and I don't present myself as one. My job here is to make a useful number easy to find and easy to check.
What this site does
Dog Calorie Calculator is built around its main tool, the dog calorie calculator. You enter your dog's weight, life stage, activity level, and spay or neuter status. It returns a daily calorie target, meals per day, and a rough kibble amount. Four more calculators cover dog age, puppy adult weight, daily water, and weight loss, and the blog explains the reasoning in plain language. Everything is free, and none of it needs an account.
Why I built it
Feeding charts on food bags use broad weight bands. They ignore whether a dog is neutered or how much it moves. Many owners end up guessing, and a small daily excess adds up to extra weight over a year. I built tools that give a clearer starting number and show their working.
Where the numbers come from
I start with resting energy requirement, or RER, which is 70 × body weight in kilograms raised to the 0.75 power. I then multiply by simple factors for life stage, activity, and condition. I pick one factor from the ranges AAHA publishes, and the calculator page lists every one. For the veterinary side, I read the WSAVA Global Nutrition Guidelines and the 2021 AAHA Nutrition and Weight Management Guidelines.
How I keep the page accurate
- I show every multiplier, so you can see what happens to your inputs.
- I check the worked example by hand, so the numbers on the page match the tool.
- I mark estimates as estimates, and I avoid promises about results.
- I link to veterinary sources and add the date I last updated a page.
- I correct mistakes quickly when readers report them.
What these tools can't do
It can't examine your dog. It can't diagnose illness, and it can't replace your vet. If your dog has a medical condition, ask your vet before you use any number from this site.
How your privacy is handled
The math runs in your browser. I don't send your dog's details to a server. I do count visits with Google Analytics, and I may show ads from third-party partners. The privacy policy and cookie policy explain how.
Advertising and independence
I may show ads to cover the cost of running the site. Ads never change the calculator's result, and I don't accept payment to change what the tool tells you.