what the best dogfood to help put weight on my dogs?

Answer 1

Feed them puppy food, it's much higher in calories than regular dog food. You can also buy oatmeal ( unflavoured) and add it to canned food.I have a rottie and it fattened her up.There is also supplements you can get at feedstores that are high calorie and you can add it to their regular diet.be sure to not overfeed them though, especially if they are a big breed, they can get "bloat" when they're stomachs are too full, it will almost always kill them.I only buy science diet, it's pricier,but you get what you pay for, I've bought other food in the past and my dog shed like crazy and had flaky skin. Good luck....

Answer 2

You can try any HIGH QUALITY puppy chow, and feed small ( 1/2 cup ) amounts 4 times a day. Here's a test that you can use when checking food brands:

How to grade your dog's food: (Some brands are done at the very bottom]

Start with a grade of 100:

1) For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points

2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or
fat) reference, subtract 10 points

3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points

4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points

5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five
ingredients (i.e. "ground brown rice", "brewer's rice", "rice flour" are
all the same grain), subtract 5 points

6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats
in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points

7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points

8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points

9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points

10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2
points

11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic
to other protein sources), subtract 2 points

12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points

13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isn't allergic to
wheat), subtract 2 points

14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isn't allergic to
beef), subtract 1 point

15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point

Extra Credit:

1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points

2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or
nutritionist, add 5 points

3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points

4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points

5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points

6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points

7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points

8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points

9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points

10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point

11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point

12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein source but "chicken and” as 2 different sources, add 1 point

13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point

14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free add 1 point

94-100+ = A
86-93 = B
78-85 = C
70-77 = D
69 = F

Here are some foods that have already been scored. If you don't
see your dog's food here, ask and someone will score it for you.

Dog Food scores:

Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+
Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F
Canidae / Score 112 A+
Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+
Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Score 99 A
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+
Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+
Foundations / Score 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 B
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D
Innova Dog / Score 114 A+
Innova Evo / Score 114 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F
ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley / Score 103 A+
Purina Beneful / Score 17 F
Purina Dog / Score 62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F
Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score 97 A
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A

Answer 3

I use Dick Van Patten's " Natural Balance" Sweet Potato & Fish Formula. My collie is a picky eater and once we started him on this food he has gained 7 lbs. Which was good as he was underweight. The sweet potato is a premuim carbohydrate that is highly digestible (better than corn) & the fresh salmon is premuim protein. His poops are small, so we know he is digesting this food properly. Yes....it's pretty pricey, but he's worth it.

Answer 4

the guy with the POINT system is pretty good except
#11 about the lamb is wrong... lamb generally has more protein so is good for underweight dogs.. and is considered hypo allergenic.. if a food has lamb meal as FIRST ingredient - it doesnt need to have other meats in it

also avoid MEAT MEAL - this is mystery meat and should be avoided always


depending on age/breed of your dog a puppy food is ok (if your dog is large breed - then get large breed formula for pups)
most foods make food for active dogs - this food provides extra so the dogs dont get thin

VETS dont know much about food , and typically sell and promote whatever food pays them to sell it...

you didnt say what country you are in so its hard for me to help further.. but generally all from grocery or wal marts are CRAP and SOME from pet supply stores are also crap (eg Science Diet is CRAP).. In Canada I like NUTRAM

Answer 5

If your dog isn't eating or is underweight it could be a liver problem.

The best food to make dogs gain weight is human food.

Answer 6

Royal canin has done wonders. If you have some time and extra money. the site below has some great ways to fatten your dog up.

Answer 7

royal canin is a good food but feeding your dog little and often is the answer to it putting on weight oh and regular worming

Answer 8

depending on where you are - you can get a mix called "pirata" - this will give your dogs really good condition and help put on the weight. Any vet should be able to tell you where to get it.
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Answer 9

Have you tried a double cheesburger and a milk shake from McDonalds?

Answer 10

you want high protein, go to timberwolf organics.com, best dogs food in the world.