Easy Raw Dog Food Feeding Charts & Worksheets

These raw feeding charts and worksheets cover everything you need to build a balanced BARF or PMR diet: how much to feed, muscle meat, bone, and organ ratios, RMB math, and printable worksheets.

Use them alongside the free raw dog food calculator to get your exact numbers, then reference the charts below for the reasoning behind them.

Let’s jump right in.

BARF & PMR Raw Dog Food Feeding Charts

What Does Raw Dog Food Consist Of?

There are 2 main models of raw feeding – BARF and PMR.

The first one is BARF raw dog food, which includes plant matter like veggies, fruit, nuts & seeds.

The second one is known as PMR raw dog food, which is fed without any plant matter.

Now, below, I break down BARF and PMR raw dog food into their respective components.

Please note that the ratios differ between adult dogs and puppies, and that puppies move closer to the adult ratios as they grow.

BARF Raw Dog Food

Adult Dog:

• 70% muscle meat (oily fish makes up 15% of this, so about 10.5% of the whole bowl)
• 10% raw meaty bone
• 10% secreting organs (half liver, half other secreting organs)
• 10% plant matter (8% veggies & fruit, 2% nuts & seeds)

Some dogs do better with 20% plant matter. In that case, muscle meat drops to 60%, and bone and organs stay the same.

Puppy:

Growing puppies need a little more bone and organ than adult dogs. As they get older, the ratios slowly shift toward the adult ones:

Feeding 20% plant matter instead? Then the extra plant matter replaces some of the muscle meat. Bone, organs, and fish stay the same, since those matter most for growth.

PMR Raw Dog Food

Adult Dog:

• 80% muscle meat (oily fish makes up 15% of this, so 12% of the whole bowl)
• 10% raw meaty bone (including furry or feathered heads for fiber, adjust according to poop consistency)
• 10% secreting organs (half liver, half other secreting organs)

Puppy:

PMR puppies follow the same chart as BARF puppies, except the plant matter share goes to muscle meat instead. For a puppy between 2 and 8 months, that looks like this:

• 69% muscle meat (including 10% oily fish)
• 17% raw meaty bone (including furry or feathered heads for fiber, adjust according to poop consistency)
• 14% secreting organs (7% liver, 7% other secreting organs)

How Much Raw Dog Food Does My Dog Need to Eat Per Day?

The amount of daily raw dog food your dog needs depends on three things: their size, their activity level, and their life stage.

Size matters more than most people think. Smaller dogs need a higher percentage of their body weight than larger dogs, so a 15 lb dog and a 75 lb dog with the same activity level won’t eat the same percentage.

Below, you’ll find how to do the raw dog food math for adult dogs and puppies.

Adult Raw Dog Food Feeding Formula

In a nutshell, here’s how to do the raw feeding math for adult dogs:

Multiply your dog’s ideal body weight by their feeding percentage, then divide by 100.

OK, but what exactly is your dog’s ideal body weight? It’s their weight when they’re neither overweight nor underweight.

And the feeding percentage? That’s the share of your dog’s ideal body weight they need to eat each day to hold that weight. It depends on your dog’s size first. Find their range here:

Dogs in between two weights land in between, too. A 25 lb dog, for example, has a range of about 2.7 to 3.7%.

Next, your dog’s activity level tells you where to land within that range:

• Inactive dog/couch potato [less than 30 minutes of daily exercise]: bottom of the range
• Moderately active dog [30-60 minutes of daily exercise]: one third into the range
• Active dog [1-2 hours of daily exercise]: two thirds into the range
• Vigorously active dog [2.5-4 hours of daily exercise]: top of the range
• Working dog [4+ hours of daily exercise]: top of the range, plus 20%

Terriers and sighthounds often need amounts toward the higher end. Dogs under 11 lb often need a bit more than the chart, and dogs over 88 lb may need a bit less.

Either way, these numbers are a starting point. Weigh your dog every few weeks and adjust the amount until they hold their ideal weight.

Your dog’s activity level also affects how much fat their muscle meat should have: about 15% for inactive dogs, 20% for moderately active and active dogs, and 25% for vigorously active and working dogs. If your meat is leaner, the raw feeding fat calculator shows you how much fat to add.

Pre-Calculated Raw Dog Food Feeding Charts for Adult Dogs

Below, you’ll find my raw dog food feeding charts. Every amount is per day, based on your dog’s ideal weight.

Quick tip: To make portioning your raw dog food a bit easier, it’s totally fine to round up or down to the nearest decimal.

How to Split Up The Daily Raw Dog Food Amount Into Its Components

We’ll use the example of a 40 lb active adult dog fed a BARF diet with 10% plant matter. According to the chart above, this dog needs 18.9 oz per day.

Multiply the daily amount by each percentage, then divide by 100:

Feeding PMR instead? Use 68% muscle meat, 12% oily fish, 10% raw meaty bone, 5% liver, and 5% other secreting organs.

Puppy Raw Dog Food Feeding Formula

OK, moving on to the raw feeding guide for puppies.

Puppies are fed based on their current body weight, not their adult weight. Multiply your puppy’s current weight by their feeding percentage, then divide by 100.

The feeding percentage depends on your puppy’s age and how big they’ll be as an adult: small (up to 25 lb, including toy breeds), medium (26-55 lb), large (56-100 lb), or giant (over 100 lb). Here are the typical ranges:

Within each range, calm puppies sit at the low end, typical puppies about one third into the range, and very active puppies at the top.

When in doubt, start low. Your puppy should have a visible waist and ribs you can feel with light pressure. You can always increase the amount if they need more.

Now obviously, this approach includes weighing your puppy on a monthly or even on a weekly basis.

To do this, one option is to take them to your vet and have them weighed there.

Another option is to weigh them at home using a digital pet scale. The one I link to weighs puppies and kittens up to 33 lbs.

If you have a larger breed, you’ll want to use a large breed dog weight scale like this one.

Pre-Calculated Raw Dog Food Feeding Charts for Puppies

Here’s an example for a female Labrador puppy. Labs are a large breed, and this puppy has a typical activity level.

How to Split Up The Daily Puppy Raw Dog Food Amount Into Its Components

As an example, we’ll use a 6 months old female Labrador puppy.

This puppy weighs 45 lb and is fed BARF at 3.3%, which comes to 24.0 oz per day.

Feeding PMR? Then skip the plant matter and add it to muscle meat: 59% muscle meat (14.1 oz per day) instead of 48%.

Bone vs Meat Ratio on Raw Meaty Bones

Why is that important?

Well, as the name suggests, RMBs consist of edible bone AND meat!

So a 10 oz turkey neck isn’t just 10 oz of bone, it also has meat on it.

That’s important when you raw meal prep because the meat on the bone counts towards your dog’s muscle meat allowance.

How to Calculate The Ratio of Bone vs Meat on RMBs

First, you have to know the bone vs meat ratio in percentages.

I’ll share the ratios of 20 of the most common RMBs with you below and will provide concrete examples.

Next, you’ll want to weigh the raw meaty bone.

Now you just have to calculate how much bone and how much meat is on the respective bone bearing in mind its weight.

Bone vs Meat Ratios of 20 Common RMBs with Average Weights

Please note that these weights are AVERAGE weights and that they can vary quite a bit.

So always weigh your raw meaty bone in order to be able to calculate its proper bone vs meat ratio!

How to Figure Out How Much of a Particular RMB Your Dog Needs Per Day

This approach works well for RMBs that are easy to cut up such as necks, wings and feet.

For example, let’s assume that your dog needs 1.6 oz of bone per day.

Now let’s assume you want to feed a turkey neck, which has a 40% bone content.

So, you’ll have to divide the 1.6 oz bone allowance by the 40% bone content, and then multiply the result with 100.

1.6 / 40 = 0.04 x 100 = 4

So, you would need to feed 4 ounces of turkey neck to cover the bone allowance.

Here’s another approach that works better for bone-dense RMBs like heads and frames:

Figure out how long the amount of bone in a given RMB will last your dog and only feed that RMB during this time frame.

For example, my dog Wally needs 1.52 oz of bone per day.

If I have a rabbit head that weighs 5 oz and has 3.75 oz bone, that amount of bone lasts him for 2.5 days.

Here’s how to do that math: Divide the bone content (3.75) by your dog’s daily bone allowance (1.52):

3.75 / 1.52 = 2.5 days worth of bone

So, if Wally eats a rabbit head Monday morning, he’ll need the next rabbit head on:

• Wednesday night
• Saturday night
• Tuesday morning

That’s way easier than trying to cut up rabbit heads and potentially hurting yourself in the process.

Raw Dog Food Worksheets for Adult Dogs and Puppies

Now, let’s get to the fun part where you do YOUR dog’s raw dog food math with the worksheets below!

I’ll give you options for both adult dogs and puppies, eating either a BARF diet or a PMR diet. Each worksheet has its own print button, so you can fill it out by hand and stick it on the fridge.

Rather skip the math? The free raw dog food calculator fills in the numbers for you, and you can print your results there, too.

Raw Dog Food Work Sheet for Adult Dogs

Look up your dog’s daily amount in the adult feeding chart above (or in the calculator), then multiply it by each percentage and divide by 100. For the weekly amount, multiply the daily amount by 7.

Raw Dog Food Work Sheet for Puppies

Weigh your puppy every month, look up their feeding percentage in the puppy chart above, and log it here. Then use the second worksheet to split up the daily amount.

Breaking Down Raw Dog Food Meal Prep

Now that I’ve shared my raw dog food feeding charts, I’d like to break down my approach for raw dog food meal prep.

Because over the years, I’ve prepared thousands of raw meals for dogs.

That said, here’s how I go about it:

1. Your Dog’s Allowance

Write down your dog’s daily allowances of the different raw dog food components:

• Muscle meat
• Oily fish
• Raw meaty bone
• Liver
• Other secreting organ
• (optional for BARF diet) Plant matter

2. Meal Prep Frequency

Decide if you want to make a batch of raw dog food for one week, 2 weeks or a full month, then multiply your dog’s daily allowance accordingly.

The more meals you want to prep, the more time AND freezer space you’ll need, so that’s something to be aware of.

3. Focus on RMBs

Plan your dog’s meals around the raw meaty bones you can easily source. For smaller dogs, smaller RMBs like feet, wings and heads from smaller animals work best:

• Chicken heads, wings, necks, and feet
• Duck wings and feet

For medium and large size dogs, larger wings, heads, necks and frames work best:

• Rabbit heads and frames
• Chicken leg quarters
• Duck necks, heads, and frames
• Turkey necks, wings, and thighs
• Pork, goat, and lamb ribs
• Pig feet

4. Bone Ratio of Your RMB

Write down the bone amount of the RMB you decide to meal prep around, then figure out how many your pup needs per week to meet their weekly bone allowance.

5. Meat Ratio of Your RMB

Write down the meat amount of the RMB you decide to meal prep around, then add it to your dog’s weekly muscle meat allowance.

That was the hardest part!

6. Other Raw Dog Food Ingredients

All that’s left to do now is add up your dog’s daily liver, other secreting organs and (optional) plant matter amount.

Now you can prepare for the actual meal prep:

• Go shopping for the ingredients
• Make sure you have enough food storage containers or zip lock bags

Related Reading: Raw dog food meal prep – the ultimate guide for beginners

Bottom Line

I hope you found this blog entry on raw dog food feeding charts helpful and are now a step closer to making your own homemade raw dog food!

If you still feel confused, please reach out to me and I’ll do everything I can to help you.

At the end of the day, that’s my main goal with everything I write about on the blog.

Sharing what I’ve learned on the topic of raw dog food so you can nourish your pup with fresh, minimally processed food.

Another option is to connect with like-minded raw feeders in the free K9sOverCoffee raw feeding Facebook group here.

Either way, I’d love to get your feedback on the blog post along with worksheets as it will help me improve the way I present this raw feeding math to others.

So that said, please get in touch at Barbara [@] k9sovercoffee.com.

This is also an opportunity to pick my raw feeding brain for free, so don’t be shy!

For more resources, visit my full homemade raw dog food library.

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Barbara Rivers

Barbara Rivers is the founder of K9sOverCoffee and a raw feeding educator with over a decade of hands-on experience.

She has fed raw in the US and Europe since 2015, after her Boxer mix Missy’s cancer diagnosis led her to move away from processed kibble and commit to species-appropriate nutrition.

As a former professional dog walker, she developed deep insight into canine behavior, conditioning, and the essential link between proper exercise and long-term health.

Barbara completed online training with veterinarian Dr. Marion Smart and Labrador breeder Dana Scott and works for one of Germany’s leading raw dog food brands, BARFER’S.

In 2026–2027, she is completing a year-long raw nutrition certification for dogs and cats at THP School, founded by raw feeding pioneer Swanie Simon.

Through her blog and weekly newsletter, she provides clear, experience-based guidance to help dog owners feed raw safely and confidently.