I'm guilty of not looking at the feeding guidelines. In general, a food made of smaller kibbles won't have as much air space as a larger kibble so 1 cup will contain more food. Same thing with a flat kibble versus a round one. You can check this by weighing a cup of differently shaped kibbles. I always keep an eye on my dogs. If your dog is looking thin, you should feed more. If your dog is looking fat, feed less. This, of course, assumes there are no health issues involved. I like my dogs to have a waistline and not look like a tube through the midsection. Activity level and digestibility also are important factors in how much to feed. It usually takes a few weeks to fine tune your feeding amounts when switching foods. Also, my dogs eat more in winter than summer as they are more active when it's not so hot out. |