The best dog food to feed a puppy is premium brand dry food. A puppy would need to eat roughly twice as much canned food to get the same nutritional value offered by dry food. Dry dog food will help a puppy's teeth whereas canned dog food can soften dog’s teeth. When establishing a different brand of dog food, add it gradually to the previous brand over the course of about a week.
Premium Dog Food It is generally best to use a premium dog food brand, as the more well known brands traditionally contain more nutrition and less filler. Less filler means that a dog will not need to eat as much to get the equivalent nutritional benefit. This is good news all round as less food in means less waste out.
Dog Food Kibble Size There are three basic kinds of dry dog food; small bites, large breed, and original. The choice of various flavours will be determined by a dog’s preferences but consider the following:
Small Bites Small bites are best suited to smaller dogs, usually weighing up to about 13 kilos (just over 2 stones), but it is quite acceptable to feed a small bite formula to medium sized dogs as well.
Large Breed
Large breed is generally for puppies over 22 kilos (about 3.5 stones). Large breed foods are formulated for the healthy growth of bones and muscles of dogs that will grow to a larger size.
Original The original formula can, for the most part, be fed to dogs of any size. However, it should go without saying that a dog’s size needs to be considered before selecting a particular type of food. If a Chihuahua puppy is given kibble that is too big to fit in his mouth, then he will be one sad puppy!
