Plain-English guides to feeding, toxic foods, dog age, puppy growth and care schedules: the reasoning and sources behind the DogCalcs calculators.https://www.dogcalcs.com/enhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-big-will-my-puppy-get/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-big-will-my-puppy-get/How big will my puppy get? Divide current weight by the fraction of adult weight typical for its age and size: a medium puppy at 4 months is about 53% grown.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-long-are-dogs-pregnant/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-long-are-dogs-pregnant/How long are dogs pregnant? About 63 days from ovulation and remarkably consistent. From the mating date it can look like 57 to 72. Milestones week by week.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-much-xylitol-is-toxic-to-dogs/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-much-xylitol-is-toxic-to-dogs/How much xylitol is toxic to a dog: blood sugar crashes from about 0.1 g per kg; liver damage from 0.5 g/kg. For a 10 kg dog, one or two pieces of gum.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-often-do-puppies-need-to-pee/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-often-do-puppies-need-to-pee/How often puppies need to pee: a puppy can hold roughly its age in months plus one, in hours. That is a ceiling, not a schedule. When to go out instead.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-often-to-deworm-a-dog/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-often-to-deworm-a-dog/How often to deworm a dog: puppies every two weeks from 2 to 8 weeks, then monthly to six months. Adults at least four times a year, monthly with exposure.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/my-dog-ate-grapes-what-to-do/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/my-dog-ate-grapes-what-to-do/Call a vet now, even for one grape. No known safe dose: some dogs get kidney failure from a few grapes, others eat a bunch unharmed. Why, and what happens next.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/dog-food-feeding-chart-overfeeding/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/dog-food-feeding-chart-overfeeding/Dog food feeding charts overfeed because they are keyed to weight alone, and two dogs of the same weight can need very different amounts. Here is why.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/dog-years-to-human-years/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/dog-years-to-human-years/A one-year-old dog is about 15 in human terms, not 7, and a Great Dane ages faster than a Chihuahua. The size-adjusted table and the epigenetic formula.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-long-can-a-dog-stay-in-a-crate/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-long-can-a-dog-stay-in-a-crate/How long a dog can stay in a crate or kennel. Puppies: age in months plus one, in hours. Adults: about five hours by day, eight overnight.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-many-calories-does-my-dog-need/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-many-calories-does-my-dog-need/How many calories a dog needs a day: resting energy is 70 × kg^0.75, times 1.0 to 8.0 by life stage and work. Worked examples for 5, 20 and 40 kg dogs.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-much-chocolate-is-toxic-to-dogs/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-much-chocolate-is-toxic-to-dogs/How much chocolate is toxic to a dog: signs start at about 20 mg of theobromine per kg. For a 20 kg dog, 200 g of milk chocolate or 25 g of baking chocolate.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-much-water-should-a-dog-drink/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-much-water-should-a-dog-drink/How much water a dog should drink: about 50 to 60 ml per kg a day, roughly a liter for a 20 kg dog. Above 100 ml/kg, sustained, is polydipsia.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-to-switch-dog-food/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/how-to-switch-dog-food/How to switch dog food: ramp the new food in over 7 days for most adults, 10 for puppies and seniors, 14 for sensitive stomachs. What to do if stools go loose.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islamhttps://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/when-is-a-dog-considered-a-senior/https://www.dogcalcs.com/blog/when-is-a-dog-considered-a-senior/When a dog is considered senior: giant breeds from about 7, large from 8, medium from 10, small from 11. What changes: twice-yearly exams and bloodwork.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAshar Islam