feeding too much or too little

[akaspaddero]

Ok, Dogs get fed once a day.
Jake - 68 lb lab/bc mix gets three cups 3 years old
Zoie - 65 lb lab/pit mix gets two cupls (she is trying to loose a few pounds) 2 years old
Maddie - 50lb 10 months old - was giving two cups but she ate them so fast and then would try and sneak Jake and Zoie's food. So, now giving her three.

I am wondering if I am underfeeding them - or overfeeding them - espeically Maddie. I don't follow what their food bags say (feed more food buy more bags). Anyway, if anyone has any thoughts please let me know.

Thanks

 

[J's crew]

What type of food and what is their activity level?

 

[akaspaddero]

Type of food, and please no flaming, is Nutro Natural...Jake and Zoe are on large breed adult. Maddie, prior to us getting her was on Purina puppy chow. I changed he over to Nutro Natural Puppy Large breed.
They go on 1 hour walk a day, Jake does flyball, they all walk the canyon and swim each weekend. During the day, they are mostly asleep.
Thanks for replying too!

 

[Mordy]

Cups are a volume measurement and really irrelevant. How many calories does each dog get per day, and what are their activity levels?

 

[akaspaddero]

How do you measure activity level? Can you please give me an example?
I will have to look at the bag of food to see the calories.

 

[Mordy]

Well, for example a dog who is taken for a 3 mile walk twice a day (or agility training class, bike rides, swimming etc.) is going to have a different energy requirement than one who just goes walking around the block for 5 minutes three times a day.

One who mostly sleeps when at home is going to have a different energy requirement than one who is "bouncing off the walls" for most of the day, running around, playing with toys and so on.