1.5% To lose weight
2% To maintain current weight
2.5% - 3% Slight weight gain
Start with 2% of your dog's ideal body weight and adjust as necessary depending on weight gain or loss.
Use your dog's ideal or target weight if your dog is over or underweight.
Food can be fed in one meal once a day or split into two meals twice a day.
Puppies may need as much as 10% and pregnant and lactating mothers also need an
increase throughout gestation and lactation.
Puppies: 2-4 months-10%; 4-7 months-6%; 7-12 months-4%; 12+months-2%
Pregnant Mothers: Gestation 0-5 weeks-2%; Gestation 5 weeks-delivery-3%
Lactation 1-4 weeks-3%; Lactation 4+weeks-6%
That is the total amount of food, including RMBs (raw meaty bones), meaty meat, and organ meat.
S.A.D. recommends 40% RMBs and 60% meaty meat (muscle meat, connective tissue, skin, fat).
Since, the RMBs have muscle meat attached, you are actually going to feed about 10-15% edible bone,
10% organ meat, and 80-85% meaty meat.
Organ meat can either be fed a small amount daily or 2-3 times per week.
To know if your dog is at his ideal weight, rub the back of your hand.
Your dog's ribs should feel the same as the back of your hand.
If you can't feel his ribs, then reduce the daily food intake.