The Calorie Counting Confusion

We’ve recently had a consultation with a lovely lady who was desperately concerned about her dog. She had been preparing meals for him that added up to a certain number of calories per day in order to attempt to get him to put on weight.
Whether trying to increase or decrease weight it is our belief that calories are a misnomer. A human on a calorie controlled diet could justify donuts and chocolate bars as long as it was under a certain number of calories.
What is consumed is far more important!