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This table is based upon a dog's Resting Energy Requirements or RER. The RER is the basic amount of energy that a dog would use in a day while remaining at rest. The formula to calculate RER for animals between 2 and 45 kg (5 - 99 pounds) is: RER in kcal/day = 30(body weight in kilograms) + 70. Any activity or variable other than rest will require an increase in energy (RER) and an increase in calories to meet the energy needs. Realize that these numbers are not a reflection of maintenance calories but of resting energy levels.
Enter information in left column; select appropriate menus. Click Calculate. To calculate net kcalories expended subtract Calories of activity that otherwise would have been performed from Calories of activity actually performed. [Example: 230 kcal (Walking) - 50 kcal (Sitting) = 180 net kcalories expended] 1 Calorie = 1 kcalorie = 4.18 kjoules.