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Originally Posted by 107barney  For home cooking, a good rule of thumb is to go up or down 10% to get to an ideal weight. I would weigh the dog weekly while switching to home cooked to make sure the dog is not getting too thin or too fat. |
Thanks...that is good advice. Thank you Cathy for all your recommendations, I think the balance-it is working well. I have the recipes also.
Because of my Food and Nutrition background it is easier for my brain to understand the calories... some of the recipes were a bit confusing to me.
One site said a 20 lbs dog should eat 2 cups of homecooked food a day. That was way too much..
I can visualize 200 calories.. I am working on about 500 calories for Bailey (25 lb shih tuz who needs to loose about 5 lbs).. Well Sam somewhere in between.