When Dr. Hartwell started her veterinary nutrition practice in 2013, she noticed the same pattern repeatedly: owners wanted to feed their dogs correctly, but the tools available — bag labels, generic charts, guesswork — were wildly inaccurate for most individual dogs.
Board-certified veterinary nutritionists charge $200–500 per consultation to run the same calculations our tools provide instantly and for free. JobsJoint DogCare closes that access gap. Every formula we use — the RER calorie calculation, the WSAVA Body Condition Score — is the same standard used in accredited veterinary schools worldwide.
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Every calculation is grounded in peer-reviewed veterinary research and AAFCO/WSAVA guidelines.
All 8 calculators are free forever — no paywall, no sign-up, no hidden costs. Dog owners shouldn't pay to feed their dog correctly.
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Dr. Emily Hartwell is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and board-certified Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition (DACVN). She completed her DVM at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, followed by a specialised residency in clinical nutrition at the University of California, Davis.
Over her 12-year clinical career, Dr. Hartwell has consulted on thousands of canine nutrition cases — from managing obesity in companion dogs to designing therapeutic diets for dogs with chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, and inflammatory bowel disease. She has served as a clinical nutritionist at two AAHA-accredited veterinary hospitals in Texas.
"In my clinic, I see the same problem repeatedly: an owner has been feeding their dog based on the bag label, their dog has become overweight, and they genuinely didn't know better. The information to prevent that was always available — in textbooks, in my head, in WSAVA guidelines — but it wasn't accessible to the average dog owner in a usable format. I built JobsJoint DogCare to change that."
Calorie calculation and weight-loss programme design
Growth-stage plans for all breed sizes
Sarcopenia prevention, CKD dietary management
Evidence-based assessment of raw and home-cooked diets
Diabetes, IBD, pancreatitis, food allergies
Agility, field, working and sled dog diets
"If your dog is overweight, it's not their fault — it's almost always a calibration problem. The wrong portion size for this specific dog at this specific life stage. That's exactly what our tools fix."
— Dr. Emily Hartwell, DVM, DACVNEvery calculator begins with a review of AAFCO, WSAVA, AVMA, and ACVN guidelines to select the most validated formula for each use case.
Dr. Hartwell personally reviews every formula, multiplier, and reference value against clinical experience and published literature before launch.
All educational content is written or reviewed by Dr. Hartwell to ensure clinical accuracy and alignment with current veterinary consensus.
All calculators and guides are reviewed at least annually and updated whenever new veterinary guidelines are published.
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