what is the best kind of puppy food and why?

Answer 1

California Natural, Solid Gold, Innova, Wellness and Merrick are a few of the best ones out there. They do not contain wheat or corn which can trigger allergies in dog. Nor do they contain by products which is some really nasty stuff. By products is ANY THING FROM AN ANIMAL THAT IS NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. That includes cancerous tissue. Those brands will have meat as the first ingredient, which is a good thing. Eating those foods your dog will have better overall health and great skin and coat.

Answer 2

Just find something that does NOT list corn as the first or second ingredient. It is not very digestable and the more corn in, the more poop out!!!! Also avoid artifical colors. Some dogs can be allergic to the dyes. They can also stain your dogs butt if they are white or light colored. Many of the grocery store foods have those ingredients. Purina is not, in my opinion, a good food. A lot of the price is marketing and there is a LOT of corn in it. Pedigree and Beneful have artifical colors added. There is no reason for it...dogs can't tell and they don't care. Iams and some of the Purina ONE foods are a good choice if you need to get it at the grocery store. If you have the time and money, go to a feed store or a PETCO or PetSmart and they will have MANY options of all natural foods. Usually there are samples you can take home to try. These store also have a frequent buyer type program so you can save more money. Generally the more money you can spend on the food, the better it will be for your dog. It would be like us chosing between Coco Puffs and Grape Nuts. The Coco Puff are great and we love them, but the Grape Nuts are better for us and we will do better long term on them.

Answer 3

I like Purina puppy chow cuz it smells better than most! We used that for all our younger puppies. The most important thing is to stick with one kind of food the pup likes. We can't even switch foods well with our older dogs. Kinda like babies - routine is best. Also if the pup is pretty young, add a little warm water to make it softer. The Purina makes a milky sauce my dogs loved! Good luck.

Answer 4

the best ones in my opinion are either Hill's P/D (pediatric diet) of Medical Developmental. there are only available through vets and have much more research gone into them, feeding trials and such. also Science diet is made by hill's and available through pet stores. again it is one you can trust for sure. stay away from raw foods due to the risk of salmonella to you and your pet, as well as an risk for e-coli too. some diets are pushing super high protein levels which you may think are good but in actual fact they cause your pup to grow to fast and end up causing more problems along the way. also if it is a large breed puppy then you'll want to look into switching to an adolescent formula from 8 or 9 months till 12-14 months.

Answer 5

Depending on your dog breed and/or how big it will get when becoming adult. Every dog has a special need. If the breed have stomach or skin issues, etc, etc.

I use Purina ProPlan Giant Breed, beacuse my dog will be 85+ pounds when adult (Rhodesian Ridgeback). They also have Small Breed and Large Breed

Pro Plan dry dog food is specially formulated to bolster your dog's key protective systems - the immune system, digestive system and skin & coat system - and also supplies energy and provides the building blocks of good health. Made with real chicken, beef, lamb or turkey, it has excellent palatability to help ensure your dog will eat it, and a crunchy texture that helps clean teeth and reduce plaque buildup.

Answer 6

I feed two of mine Nutro Natural Choice. (Our teacup chi LOVES those little Cesar dinners along with Science Diet small bites and the Nutro -- she is so very small we tend to spoil her to make sure she is getting enough to eat.) Ultimately what you need to do is look at the available choices where you live. You want to find something that does not have fillers as the number one ingredient. Dogs are carnivores, they need meat. The more fillers the less meat they are getting for nutrition, and the more you will find laying in your yard to scoop up. Read the ingredient and nutrition labels and make the choice of conscience. Steak vs Hotdogs vs Slop.

The dry dog food is much better for their teeth (depending on age and size you might have to soften it for them at first).

If you have a larger breed animal you also may want to feed a formula that was designed for them because it will have additives for healthy joints. When large breed puppies are growing you want to make sure they have this -- they are more prone to hip/back problems as they age.

Answer 7

Purina Little Bits Indoor Complete. I've tried tons of other puppy food and this one is the only one that doesn't make him poop too much.

Answer 8

I fed my dog Eukaneuba. It is a little more expensive but you would feed your little boy only 1/2 a cup when you would feed him 1 cup of the other dog food. The dog stools are smaller and always easier to pick up when you take your little guy for walks. They are never runny or messy. His coat was always shiny and his skin never flaked on his black hair. If I ever changed his food he would get dandruff, runny stools.

Answer 9

Purina puppy chow They take time and reasearch what they put into the food and they make sure its safe

Answer 10

probably iams or purina beneful.. but i just got my dog and am still using the pet store food that i got for free