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Step 1d – Determining your dog’s activity level and energy requirements
Your adult dogs’ metabolizable energy (ME) requirements are determined by a simple formula (metabolic weight multiplied by some kcal factor):
ME = kcal x BW0.75
where an activity level factor represents the kcal factor.
See the Activity Level table for a list of all the activity level factors. Most household dogs have an activity level factor from 90 to 110.
From the table below, Typical (Adult) has a kcal factor of 110, while Inactive (Adult, neutered) has a kcal factor of 90.
These figures are just estimates and should be used as a starting point. If your dog is losing or gaining weight, adjust the activity level so the kcal factor is higher or lower.
Activity Level Table
|
Type
|
Category
|
Duration
|
Intensity
|
Factor
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pet
|
Typical (Adult)
|
less than 3 hr/ day
|
Mainly Low
|
110
|
|
Pet
|
Active (Young Adult)
|
less than 3 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
140
|
|
Pet
|
Active (Adult)
|
1-3 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
125
|
|
Pet
|
Active (Adult, Large yard or farm
|
1-3 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
130
|
|
Pet
|
Highly Active (Adult)
|
3-6 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
175
|
|
Pet
|
Inactive (Senior, neutered)
|
less than 3 hr/ day
|
Mainly Low
|
90
|
|
Pet
|
Inactive (Senior, intact)
|
less than 3 hr/ day
|
Mainly Low
|
95
|
|
Pet
|
Typical (Senior)
|
less than 3 hr/ day
|
Mainly Low
|
100
|
|
Pet
|
Inactive (Adult, neutered)
|
less than 3 hr/ day
|
Mainly Low
|
90
|
|
Pet
|
Inactive (Adult, intact)
|
less than 3 hr/ day
|
Mainly Low
|
95
|
|
Working
|
Light (e.g. police, prison, patrol,sniffer, guide dogs)
|
less than 1 hr/ day
|
Mainly Low
|
130
|
|
Working
|
Light (e.g. police, prison, patrol,sniffer, guide dogs)
|
less than 2 hr/ day
|
Mainly Low
|
140
|
|
Working
|
Light (e.g. police, prison, patrol,sniffer, guide dogs)
|
less than 3 hr/ day
|
Mainly Low
|
150
|
|
Working
|
Moderate (e.g. herding dogs, sprint racing huskies, greyhounds)
|
1 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
150
|
|
Working
|
Moderate (e.g. herding dogs, sprint racing huskies, greyhounds)
|
less than 2 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
160
|
|
Working
|
Moderate (e.g. herding dogs, sprint racing huskies, greyhounds)
|
less than 3 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
175
|
|
Working
|
Heavy (e.g. racing huskies, hard-working herding dogs)
|
3 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
175
|
|
Working
|
Heavy (e.g. racing huskies, hard-working herding dogs)
|
4 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
200
|
|
Working
|
Heavy (e.g. racing huskies, hard-working herding dogs)
|
5 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
225
|
|
Working
|
Heavy (e.g. racing huskies, hard-working herding dogs)
|
6 hr/ day
|
Mainly High
|
250
|