Honestly Jackson would be Fatty McFat if I fed him according to package!! Most bags suggest a 16lb dog be fed 1 cup - 1 1/4 cup! He gets 1/2 cup of kibble per day mixed with wet food, except on days where he's more active, I will feed as much as 2/3 cup per day or 3/4 depending on how much swimming he's done. He of course gets some treats and such too.
My dads dogs are fairly inactive (except their JRT mix gets a lot more exericse in the summer, she spends her days outside in the yard almost all day while the kids are in the pool, etc) but they both only get a little over 1/4 cup of kibble per day. They need to lose weight but they also don't seem to want to eat more than this. So it works for them, they obviously must have slow metabolisms lol. |