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Dog Walk Calorie Calculator

Calories your dog burns on a walk, and how much of its daily food that is.

Reviewed by James Whitfield · How we check our maths

Your values

ⓘ Live results

Results
Dog calories burned
64 kcal
As % of daily needs
6%
Your calories burned
159 kcal
Dog's daily requirement
1,059 kcal
Extra treat allowance
64 kcal (21 g of typical treats)
Calories per kilometre
16 kcal/km

Working

  1. 120 kg x 4 km x 0.8 = 64 kcal

Quick answer

A dog burns roughly 0.8 kcal per kg per kilometre walking, more when running or carrying a pack. Exercise burn is small next to daily food intake.

The formula

kcal = kg x km x pace factor

Worked example

Worked example

Using the values the calculator loads with.

Inputs

  • Dog weight20 kg
  • Distance4 km
  • PaceSteady walk
  • Your weight75 kg

Result

  • Dog calories burned64 kcal
  • As % of daily needs6%
  • Your calories burned159 kcal
  • Dog's daily requirement1,059 kcal
  • Extra treat allowance64 kcal (21 g of typical treats)
  • Calories per kilometre16 kcal/km

How to use the Dog Walk Calorie Calculator

  1. 1Enter your dog's weight and how far you actually walked.
  2. 2Pick the pace honestly — a sniffy neighbourhood walk burns far less than a run.
  3. 3Use the treat allowance to keep rewards inside the day's calorie budget.

Frequently asked questions

Can I walk weight off my dog?

Only slowly. Exercise burn is modest, so weight loss in dogs comes mostly from measuring food and cutting treats.

Does breed change the burn?

Somewhat. Short-nosed breeds work harder for the same speed, while efficient sighthounds and working breeds burn less per kilometre.

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