Guides
The reasoning behind the calculators, written out properly. Every figure is cited to a published source, and where the evidence runs out we say so rather than filling the gap with confident-sounding filler.
Growth and size
How big your puppy will get, and whether it is growing on track.
- Are breed growth charts really breed specific?Most breed weight charts are one curve with a breed name on top. Here is what the data actually supports, and how to read a breed chart properly. Check yours.
- Are puppy weight calculators accurate?How close puppy weight predictors really get, measured against 579,135 real outcomes, and what the honest margin of error is at each age. See the numbers.
- Does paw size predict how big a puppy will get?Whether big paws really mean a big dog, what the claim gets right, and what predicts adult size far better. Check your puppy with a proper growth curve.
- Growth plates and when puppies stop growingWhen growth plates close by size, why it matters for exercise and joints, and what our own data says about when growing really ends. Check your puppy's stage.
- How big will my puppy get?What actually predicts your puppy's adult size, which rules of thumb work, and which quietly fail. Read this before you trust any single number.
- How to weigh a puppy correctly at homeThe bathroom scale method, how often to weigh, and the small mistakes that quietly ruin a growth chart. Get an accurate weight in under a minute.
- Puppy growth chart by week, birth to 24 monthsWeek by week weight expectations for every size of dog, what to record and when, and how to spot a change that matters. Find your puppy's chart here.
- Puppy growth stages from birth to adulthoodWhat happens at each stage of a puppy's development, when the fast growth really is, and what to expect month by month. See where your puppy is now.
- The AKC puppy weight formula, explained and testedWhere the popular puppy weight formula comes from, the maths behind it, and where it breaks down by size. See how it compares against real growth curves.
- Working out mixed breed size without a DNA testHow to work out how big a mixed breed puppy will get using parent weights and its own growth curve, and when a DNA test is worth it. Estimate yours free.
Feeding and nutrition
How much food, how many calories, and how that changes with age.
- Calcium and large breed puppiesWhy large breed puppy food caps calcium, the AAFCO limits, and why supplementing a complete food is harmful rather than wasteful. Read before you buy.
- How much to feed a puppy, by age and weightThe veterinary formula behind puppy portions, why the amount drops at four months, and how to convert calories to cups. Work out your portions now.
- Puppy feeding chart by weight and ageDaily calorie tables for puppies from 2 to 40 kg at every age, with meal counts and how to convert to cups from your own bag. Find your puppy's row.
- Puppy food brand feeding charts, comparedWhy brand feeding guides disagree with each other and with calorie maths, and how to reconcile them for your own bag. Compare the numbers properly.
- Raw feeding a puppy safelyPortion percentages, the 80/10/10 split, why calcium balance is the hard part for growing puppies, and where the evidence is thin. Read before you start.
- Switching from puppy food to adult foodWhen to make the switch by size, how to transition over a week, and why timing it to growth beats timing it to a birthday. Plan the switch now.
Age and life stages
Converting weeks to months, and what to expect at each stage.
- How much sleep do puppies need?Why puppies sleep 18 to 20 hours a day, how to spot an overtired puppy, and why more exercise usually makes it worse. Check the hours by age.
- Puppy age in weeks vs months, and dog yearsWhy weeks matter more than months for a puppy, how to convert without drifting, and what dog years really mean. Convert your puppy's age now.
- Puppy deworming scheduleThe CAPC-recommended worming timeline from two weeks, why puppies are wormed so early, and why we publish no doses. See the schedule here.
- Puppy teething timelineWhen baby teeth arrive and fall out, when adult teeth erupt, and what to check at seven months. See where your puppy is on the timeline.
- Puppy vaccination scheduleThe AAHA core vaccination timeline from 6 weeks, why the series runs past 16 weeks, and how it collides with socialisation. See the schedule.
- The puppy socialisation windowWhy 4 to 16 weeks shapes a dog for life, how to socialise before vaccinations finish, and what to do if you started late. Check your puppy's window.
Breeding and whelping
Due dates and the whelping timeline, counted from the right event.
- Whelping: what happens, and when to call the vetThe three stages of canine labour, how long each should take, and the exact time thresholds that mean dystocia. Know what normal looks like before it starts.
- Why a puppy due date is a range, not a dateA dog pregnancy is 61 to 64 days from ovulation but 58 to 72 from mating. Here is why the date you count from changes everything. Work out your window.
Cost
What the first year actually costs.