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Dogs that eat the most

Annual food cost, computed from breed weight via the vet RER/MER formula. The top pick is the Pyrenean Mastiff.

Dogs that eat the most — top 6

#	Breed	Size	Food cost/yr	Lifetime cost
1	Pyrenean Mastiff	Giant	$2,015	$55,200
2	Boerboel	Giant	$1,970	$46,400
3	Mastiff	Giant	$1,970	$37,700
4	Spanish Mastiff	Giant	$1,930	$52,000
5	Saint Bernard	Giant	$1,755	$40,500
6	Tosa	Giant	$1,755	$48,300
7	Great Dane	Giant	$1,690	$37,500
8	Caucasian Shepherd Dog	Giant	$1,620	$48,600
9	Leonberger	Giant	$1,575	$41,700
10	Neapolitan Mastiff	Giant	$1,575	$34,900
11	Newfoundland	Giant	$1,530	$40,400
12	Broholmer	Giant	$1,485	$37,700
13	Anatolian Shepherd Dog	Giant	$1,440	$49,100
14	Bullmastiff	Giant	$1,440	$33,500
15	Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog	Giant	$1,440	$52,900
16	Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	Giant	$1,415	$39,300
17	Irish Wolfhound	Giant	$1,415	$29,800
18	Tibetan Mastiff	Giant	$1,390	$46,100
19	Rottweiler	Large	$1,370	$36,500
20	Black Russian Terrier	Giant	$1,345	$47,700
21	Dogue de Bordeaux	Giant	$1,340	$27,100
22	Estrela Mountain Dog	Giant	$1,340	$47,900
23	Rafeiro do Alentejo	Giant	$1,340	$51,600
24	Akita	Giant	$1,295	$49,200
25	Otterhound	Giant	$1,270	$45,300
26	Perro de Presa Canario	Giant	$1,265	$39,300
27	Bloodhound	Giant	$1,245	$43,200
28	Dogo Argentino	Giant	$1,235	$46,200
29	Bernese Mountain Dog	Giant	$1,220	$34,900
30	Great Pyrenees	Giant	$1,220	$42,900
31	Kuvasz	Giant	$1,220	$42,900
32	Scottish Deerhound	Giant	$1,220	$37,100
33	Beauceron	Giant	$1,195	$43,900
34	Bouvier des Flandres	Giant	$1,195	$46,100
35	Komondor	Giant	$1,195	$48,300
36	Hanoverian Scenthound	Large	$1,185	$41,400
37	Black and Tan Coonhound	Large	$1,170	$38,400
38	Tornjak	Large	$1,155	$46,300
39	Borzoi	Large	$1,120	$39,500
40	Slovensky Cuvac	Large	$1,120	$41,100
41	Alaskan Malamute	Large	$1,095	$42,200
42	American Bulldog	Large	$1,095	$37,200
43	Doberman Pinscher	Large	$1,095	$37,200
44	Old English Sheepdog	Large	$1,095	$38,900
45	Briard	Large	$1,070	$44,300
46	Curly-Coated Retriever	Large	$1,070	$36,900
47	Hovawart	Large	$1,070	$40,000
48	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Large	$1,070	$34,200
49	Bracco Italiano	Large	$1,020	$39,300
50	Catahoula Leopard Dog	Large	$1,020	$41,300
51	Weimaraner	Large	$1,020	$38,300
52	Bergamasco Sheepdog	Large	$995	$45,100
53	Chinook	Large	$990	$44,100
54	Clumber Spaniel	Large	$990	$36,500
55	German Shepherd	Large	$990	$30,200
56	German Shepherd Dog	Large	$990	$28,800
57	Giant Schnauzer	Large	$990	$48,400
58	Lapponian Herder	Large	$990	$39,500
59	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Large	$965	$39,100
60	English Foxhound	Large	$965	$37,200
61	German Longhaired Pointer	Large	$965	$41,700
62	Labrador Retriever	Large	$965	$35,700
63	American Foxhound	Large	$940	$38,400
64	Boxer	Large	$940	$35,400
65	Flat-Coated Retriever	Large	$940	$29,900
66	Golden Retriever	Large	$940	$37,800
67	Greyhound	Large	$940	$36,900
68	Irish Setter	Large	$940	$45,000
69	Bluetick Coonhound	Large	$910	$37,100
70	Collie	Large	$910	$43,100
71	English Setter	Large	$910	$40,000
72	Gordon Setter	Large	$910	$40,000
73	Wetterhoun	Large	$910	$41,000
74	Drentsche Patrijshond	Large	$890	$39,800
75	Airedale Terrier	Large	$885	$41,200
76	Belgian Laekenois	Large	$885	$35,300
77	Belgian Malinois	Large	$885	$47,100
78	Belgian Sheepdog	Large	$885	$42,700
79	Belgian Tervuren	Large	$885	$42,700
80	Berger Picard	Large	$885	$39,200
81	Bull Terrier	Large	$885	$39,700
82	German Wirehaired Pointer	Large	$885	$47,100
83	Pointer	Large	$885	$45,600
84	Treeing Walker Coonhound	Large	$885	$39,200
85	Appenzeller Sennenhund	Large	$870	$42,500
86	Dutch Shepherd	Large	$865	$39,500
87	Porcelaine	Large	$865	$39,000
88	American Leopard Hound	Large	$855	$42,300
89	Chow Chow	Large	$855	$33,200
90	Dalmatian	Large	$855	$37,900
91	German Shorthaired Pointer	Large	$855	$31,100
92	Hamiltonstovare	Large	$855	$47,500
93	Poodle (Standard)	Large	$855	$47,400
94	Pudelpointer	Large	$855	$43,200
95	Redbone Coonhound	Large	$855	$42,300
96	Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer	Large	$855	$41,700
97	Irish Water Spaniel	Large	$845	$39,200
98	Afghan Hound	Large	$825	$46,200
99	American English Coonhound	Large	$825	$35,600
100	American Staffordshire Terrier	Large	$825	$42,800
101	Eurasier	Large	$825	$45,000
102	French Spaniel	Large	$825	$36,000
103	Hokkaido	Large	$825	$41,900
104	Thai Ridgeback	Large	$825	$38,500
105	Transylvanian Hound	Large	$825	$37,500
106	Wirehaired Vizsla	Large	$825	$39,900
107	Australian Shepherd	Medium	$800	$35,400
108	Basset Hound	Large	$800	$40,100
109	Chinese Shar-Pei	Large	$800	$31,100
110	Entlebucher Mountain Dog	Large	$800	$36,700
111	Harrier	Large	$800	$41,500
112	Saluki	Large	$800	$41,000
113	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	Large	$800	$41,500
114	Vizsla	Large	$795	$40,000
115	Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound	Large	$790	$41,300
116	Norwegian Elkhound	Large	$790	$41,300
117	Czechoslovakian Vlcak	Large	$775	$38,300
118	Portuguese Podengo	Large	$775	$34,100
119	Barbet	Large	$770	$39,700
120	Bearded Collie	Large	$770	$43,900
121	Pharaoh Hound	Large	$770	$39,700
122	Plott Hound	Large	$770	$39,200
123	Samoyed	Large	$770	$41,300
124	Segugio Italiano	Large	$770	$36,900
125	Small Munsterlander Pointer	Large	$770	$39,200
126	Stabyhoun	Large	$770	$42,000
127	Bohemian Shepherd	Medium	$755	$32,300
128	Portuguese Sheepdog	Medium	$745	$30,600
129	Deutscher Wachtelhund	Medium	$740	$31,600
130	Ibizan Hound	Medium	$740	$30,000
131	Irish Red and White Setter	Medium	$740	$31,600
132	Portuguese Water Dog	Medium	$740	$33,200
133	Siberian Husky	Large	$740	$37,100
134	Yakutian Laika	Medium	$740	$27,100
135	Portuguese Pointer	Medium	$735	$33,200
136	Karelian Bear Dog	Medium	$730	$28,800
137	Bulldog (English)	Medium	$710	$26,000
138	Canaan Dog	Medium	$710	$32,300
139	English Springer Spaniel	Medium	$710	$31,200
140	Kishu Ken	Medium	$710	$28,500
141	Mountain Cur	Medium	$710	$27,500
142	Shikoku	Medium	$710	$26,800
143	Welsh Springer Spaniel	Medium	$710	$32,300
144	Azawakh	Medium	$700	$32,200
145	Braque du Bourbonnais	Medium	$700	$26,200
146	Working Kelpie	Medium	$700	$31,600
147	Finnish Lapphund	Medium	$690	$32,000
148	Australian Cattle Dog	Medium	$680	$32,400
149	Border Collie	Medium	$680	$33,700
150	Field Spaniel	Medium	$680	$29,700
151	Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen	Medium	$680	$33,000
152	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Medium	$680	$30,800
153	Sloughi	Medium	$680	$29,700
154	Schapendoes	Medium	$660	$31,600
155	Jindo	Medium	$650	$32,600
156	Keeshond	Medium	$650	$33,100
157	Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Medium	$650	$34,600
158	Skye Terrier	Medium	$650	$34,600
159	Spanish Water Dog	Medium	$650	$37,200
160	Standard Schnauzer	Medium	$650	$35,400
161	Sussex Spaniel	Medium	$650	$34,300
162	Treeing Tennessee Brindle	Medium	$650	$26,200
163	Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog	Medium	$635	$31,300
164	Slovensky Kopov	Medium	$635	$28,600
165	Drever	Medium	$620	$33,700
166	Swedish Lapphund	Medium	$620	$30,000
167	Croatian Sheepdog	Medium	$610	$30,400
168	Kerry Blue Terrier	Medium	$610	$32,500
169	Glen of Imaal Terrier	Medium	$600	$30,300
170	American Water Spaniel	Medium	$590	$29,000
171	Brittany	Medium	$590	$31,200
172	German Pinscher	Medium	$590	$29,100
173	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	Medium	$590	$31,200
174	Norwegian Buhund	Medium	$565	$30,300
175	Taiwan Dog	Medium	$565	$25,200
176	Boykin Spaniel	Medium	$560	$29,700
177	Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen	Medium	$560	$29,200
178	Whippet	Medium	$560	$29,700
179	Xoloitzcuintli	Medium	$560	$33,700
180	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Medium	$545	$30,100
181	Peruvian Inca Orchid	Medium	$545	$28,500
182	Basset Fauve de Bretagne	Medium	$540	$26,900
183	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Medium	$540	$29,000
184	English Cocker Spaniel	Medium	$525	$30,400
185	Kai Ken	Medium	$525	$29,300
186	Miniature American Shepherd	Medium	$525	$31,800
187	Puli	Medium	$525	$34,300
188	Lagotto Romagnolo	Medium	$520	$34,100
189	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Medium	$510	$27,600
190	Icelandic Sheepdog	Medium	$490	$28,400
191	Kromfohrlander	Medium	$490	$32,000
192	Swedish Vallhund	Medium	$490	$28,800
193	Finnish Spitz	Medium	$480	$30,200
194	Irish Terrier	Medium	$470	$29,500
195	Pumi	Medium	$465	$26,500
196	Beagle	Small	$460	$23,600
197	Cocker Spaniel	Medium	$460	$29,800
198	German Spitz	Medium	$460	$31,600
199	Nederlandse Kooikerhondje	Medium	$460	$28,900
200	Norrbottenspets	Medium	$460	$32,800
201	Norwegian Lundehund	Medium	$460	$28,900
202	Dachshund	Small	$445	$26,500
203	Tibetan Terrier	Small	$445	$29,200
204	Mudi	Small	$435	$22,700
205	Sealyham Terrier	Small	$435	$24,800
206	Basenji	Small	$430	$23,400
207	Miniature Bull Terrier	Small	$430	$21,100
208	French Bulldog	Small	$415	$26,800
209	Cirneco dell’Etna	Small	$410	$22,300
210	Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Small	$400	$27,900
211	American Eskimo Dog	Small	$395	$24,200
212	Bedlington Terrier	Small	$385	$25,000
213	Scottish Terrier	Small	$385	$22,500
214	Shetland Sheepdog	Small	$385	$24,100
215	Shiba Inu	Small	$385	$24,900
216	Welsh Terrier	Small	$385	$25,000
217	Jagdterrier	Small	$380	$20,700
218	Cesky Terrier	Small	$375	$23,200
219	Boston Terrier	Small	$365	$20,800
220	Australian Terrier	Small	$350	$22,100
221	Danish-Swedish Farmdog	Small	$350	$20,100
222	Japanese Spitz	Small	$350	$22,100
223	Rat Terrier	Small	$350	$25,100
224	West Highland White Terrier	Small	$350	$28,100
225	Lakeland Terrier	Small	$345	$22,800
226	Manchester Terrier (Standard)	Small	$345	$26,500
227	Smooth Fox Terrier	Small	$335	$22,600
228	Teddy Roosevelt Terrier	Small	$335	$24,900
229	Wire Fox Terrier	Small	$335	$22,600
230	Pug	Small	$330	$23,300
231	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Small	$320	$29,200
232	Miniature Schnauzer	Small	$320	$29,500
233	Bichon Frise	Small	$310	$31,300
234	Lhasa Apso	Small	$310	$24,000
235	Parson Russell Terrier	Small	$310	$23,100
236	American Hairless Terrier	Small	$295	$26,100
237	Pekingese	Small	$295	$23,000
238	Cairn Terrier	Small	$290	$22,700
239	Border Terrier	Small	$280	$21,900
240	Lancashire Heeler	Small	$280	$21,400
241	Schipperke	Small	$280	$21,200
242	Löwchen	Small	$270	$23,300
243	Maltipoo	Small	$270	$25,600
244	Poodle (Miniature)	Small	$270	$24,200
245	Shih Tzu	Small	$270	$30,200
246	Manchester Terrier (Toy)	Small	$265	$25,200
247	Norwich Terrier	Small	$265	$21,700
248	Russell Terrier	Small	$265	$21,000
249	Tibetan Spaniel	Small	$265	$21,700
250	Coton de Tulear	Small	$255	$32,000
251	Norfolk Terrier	Small	$255	$22,300
252	English Toy Spaniel	Small	$245	$19,300
253	Portuguese Podengo Pequeno	Small	$245	$21,500
254	Italian Greyhound	Small	$240	$22,200
255	Chinese Crested	Small	$230	$23,400
256	Havanese	Small	$230	$25,100
257	Silky Terrier	Small	$230	$23,600
258	Brussels Griffon	Small	$215	$22,600
259	Japanese Chin	Small	$215	$17,600
260	Miniature Pinscher	Small	$215	$21,100
261	Affenpinscher	Small	$205	$22,500
262	Papillon	Small	$185	$22,600
263	Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka	Small	$185	$23,000
264	Bolognese	Small	$175	$21,400
265	Maltese	Small	$175	$24,800
266	Biewer Terrier	Small	$155	$25,500
267	Russian Toy	Small	$155	$19,600
268	Yorkshire Terrier	Small	$145	$26,000
269	Pomeranian	Small	$135	$25,700
270	Poodle (Toy)	Small	$135	$27,900
271	Toy Fox Terrier	Small	$135	$20,600
272	Chihuahua	Small	$125	$21,200

Ranked from our sortable database. Food = vet RER/MER formula; insurance = NAPHIA average × breed health-risk tier. US estimates.

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