How many treats can my dog have?

This may be one of the most common questions I get. The rule of thumb for treat giving is that no more than 10% of your dogs recommended caloric intake. You may be asking yourself…What is my dog’s caloric intake? And how do I find it out? 
well….

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Daily Calorie Requirements for Dogs

 

Body weight in pounds	Pupppy up to 4 mos.	Puppy over 4 mos.	Neutered adult	Intact adult	Obese prone	Weight loss
1	115	77	61.5	73	58	X
2	194	129	104	123	97	X
3	264	176	141	168	132	X
4	330	220	176	198	154	110
5	390	260	208	234	182	130
6	447	298	238	268	209	149
7	501	334	267	301	234	167
8	552	368	294	331	258	184
9	603	402	322	362	281	201
10	654	436	349	392	305	218
11	702	468	374	421	328	234
12	750	500	400	450	350	250
13	795	530	424	477	371	265
14	840	560	448	504	392	280
15	885	590	472	531	413	295
16	930	620	496	558	434	310
17	972	648	518	583	454	324
18	1017	678	542	610	475	339
19	1059	706	565	635	494	353
20	1098	732	586	659	512	366
25	1299	866	693	779	606	433
30	1491	994	795	895	696	497
35	1674	1116	893	1004	781	558
40	1848	1232	986	1109	862	616
45	2019	1346	1077	1211	942	673
50		1458	1166	1312	1021	729
55		1566	1253	1409	1096	783
60		1670	1336	1503	1169	835
65		1774	1419	1597	1242	887
70		1876	1501	1688	1313	938
75		1976	1581	1778	1383	988
80		2074	1659	1867	1452	1037
85		2170	1736	1953	1519	1085
90		2264	1811	2038	1585	1132
95		2358	1886	2122	1651	1179
100		2450	1960	2205	1715	1225

so if I have a 75lb Dalmatian who is prone to obesity, she should only get 1,383 calories a day. That means that the treats I give her should not exceed 138 calories total. That number will vary based on the nutritional value of the treat. 

Our treats are all natural with a high nutritional value. They are made with “superfoods” that are healthy and delicious, but WITHOUT the preservatives and fillers! Not only will your dog love them but so will you!

Hopefully that makes sense. I wish there was a clear cut answer but different dogs require different things. 😊