Purina Pro Plan. My boy had shown some allergy symptoms whenever he would eat kibble with chicken as its main protein, so I switched him to Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon formula and all the symptoms stopped. He’s been a happy and healthy doggie ever since I made that switch almost 3 years ago.

Lots of those fresh dog food brands have been making dogs very sick with things like pancreatitis (due to being too high in fat) and gastritis (due to contamination with bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria). While there isn’t one in particular that is better or worse, it’s been a problem across the whole fresh dog foods brand spectrum.

I’m not well versed in the raw feeding world, but I do know you do have to ensure they’re getting all the nutrients the dog needs and that usually includes adding supplements to meals to balance the diet to ensure you’re coving all your dogs nutritional bases.

Good luck!

Purina One. I stick with it because it’s affordable and my dog is happy, healthy, active and fit. He has great bloodwork, solid poops and lots of energy. Never had any major health issues in his 3 years. He’s also a very healthy weight with a nice coat. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

my dogs get kirkland costco brand because its about as nutritious as the others and way cheaper

The truth is, dogs are pretty resilient; they can eat a lot of different things and be fairly healthy. I've had small dogs that lived to 16 and 17 on a mix of raw chicken wings for breakfast and Stella and Chewy's raw food (either the wet meaty nuggets or freeze-dried bits) for dinner. I currently have a living 17yo who for part of his life ate that diet, but now eats Wellness CORE canned food with supplements and medication mixed in; he has diseases of age (glaucoma+cataracts, arthritis+IVDD+tracheal collapse, a heart murmur due to stiffening valves) but does not have cancer and his recent annual bloodwork was good. I have a younger large dog who eats a mix of kibbles (Lukullus, Wainwright's, Scrumbles, James Wellbeloved, Wolf of Wilderness, Yarrah) and some cans (Butcher's, Yarrah, Wainwright's) and while she's only two, she seems healthy. My parents have large dogs on a home-cooked diet made of ground meat, broccoli, carrots, and whole grain pasta; they are ages five, two, and eight months, and all seem healthy (I can't say yet if it seems fantastic for longevity or not, as they haven't lived their full lives on this diet so I can't say if they lived long or short for their size). As a child/teen, I had a medium-sized dog who lived to 12 on basic kibble (I don't recall all the brands fed over her life, though I know Iams, Purina, and Pedigree were in the mix). Dogs are resilient; they can live on what amounts to our trash and will thrive when given basically anything better than that. Now, they may thrive more or better or longer on fancier diets, but the truth is that weight is just as important (fat dogs are not healthy) and most dogs will do pretty well on basically any sensible food or mix of foods.

Hills Science sensitive skin and stomach food is the only food I’ve found that my corgi can eat without experiencing itchy skin and diarrhea. He’s been on it for about 3 years and has zero digestive issues and a beautiful healthy coat.

My dog likes Hills

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Voyger top notch. Very low copper, no added copper. Be aware of too much copper in dog food. It can be deadly for some and almost was for one of our dogs

Weruva viva vital pro plan hills and blue r the ones I feed my bois our vet says that these r what help them thrive

I'd recommend a science-backed brand. Lots of wallet-saving options within those!

https://www.reddit.com/r/DogFood/wiki/index/start/

Royal canin!

I switched all my dogs off of Victor a few months ago. One is on Hills and the other two are on Pro Plan. Their coats look better, they have more energy, and my one dog with joint issues is moving around better. Pro Plan is more budget friendly than Hills with more protein options, if you shop around you can usually find some deals on it. I have yet to pay full price for a bag.

Pro Plan here too.

I have been feeding ProPlan for many years. My dogs thrive on it.

I'd definitely go with something that meets higher standards than Blue. The 5 brands that u/LogicalStats mentioned meet the highest available veterinary standards for research and expertise demonstrating their diets are excellent. I would absolutely pick one of those.

Your recommended brands are Royal Canine, Purina, Iams, Hills, and Eukanuba.

You can’t go wrong with either of the above. I’ve had my dog try Royal Canine, Purina, and Iams with similar results only difference being price and kibble type.

Purina is one of the best and are typically trashed by pretentious assholes on this sub who think if you don’t feed your dog raw, you’re abusing them.

Purina, Royal Canin, hills, Iams and Eukanuba

My pup is on Pro Plan and loves it. The first comment he gets is about his coat; it’s beautiful and he is a very healthy boy.

Bella and Duke if you want raw, Canagan if you want kibble, and Dayles Ford Organic dog food if you want canned. from my experience i can highly recommend all of them. maybe expensive but you get what you pay for. I however personally cook for my 2 staffies every day.

Our old boy did amazingly on Butchers wet grain free. He also had a kibble topper from Tails.com. We also gave him salmon oil as he got older. He was in perfect shape, loads of energy, glossy coat, and the best bit…very little farting!

Our current girl has significant health issues, so she’s on a hypoallergenic/hepatic kibble diet.

I feed my two raw - I use “totally natural” (who have just rename to “Kibo”).

I also add frozen sprats (which they think are the best treat in the world) and also eggs, yogurt and veggies

We've used butternut and different dog as ours was really fussy with food

We give our guy wholeprey salmon kibble. 80:20 ratio of meat to veggies. It has no grains, no fillers.

Pro plan savor - my dog has a sensitive tummy!! Anything else (merrick, taste of the wild, nutro, etc) gave him diarrhea

I feed my dogs Taste of the Wild Ancient Grains because it’s the only food that doesn’t give my little dog hotspots. She’s 11, and we’ve tried everything from Science Diet to a raw diet.

Plus it has glucosamine in the food for her old lady joints.

I use nature's domain from Costco. From what I have heard it is just rebranded and therefore less expensive Nutro which is one of the leading brands based on quality

UK based here, originally had my rescue on Harringtons brand food but her poops were too soft so started her on a higher protein brand Wainwrights which made an immediate difference. Also discovered that she was sensitive to common proteins in dog foods, such as beef and lamb >_>

I feed my dog raw. I do use a local supplier who delievers but they use no preservatives. I personally feel like raw/real food beats any kibble any day.

if may budget Royal Canin. if mid budget, vitality,hollistic or brit. yan mga subok ko.

Basta check the ingredients!

Nagulat ako may salt ang pedigree and ayun may salt deposits na baby ko sa bladder

Try Royal Canin..

Holistic

I give my girl Inukshuk 30/25 and Red Oak 30/25. Maarte sa pagkain yung dog ko and so far ito yung gusto niya na pinagaalternate ko every 2 months. My advice lang is to look for kibble na ang first ingredient ay "beef/chicken/fish meal" and not grain kasi that means puro filler lang yon.

Another factor bakit ako nagstick sa current food namin is yung skin issues na nakita ko sa dobergirl ko. Beef Pro, while good sa ingredients, is too oily so nagka-pimples siya sa likod. We switched to Special Dog and maganda naman kaso need ko ng mas protein for her dahil nag-dog school siya and mas maganda yung pang-high performance. Pag balik niya baka bumalik kami sa Special Dog (kasi mas tamad ako than her trainers hahahah).

I saw other parents here na nagrerecommend ng Holistic pero we haven't tried it yet. Trial and error talaga pero make sure na kaya mo isustain ipapatikim mo. Hirap lalo pag naging picky eater ang pet. Good luck!

Quick question for the person downvoting Purina Pro Plan, why are you downvoting it? I’m genuinely curious. As I feed my puppy Purina Pro Plan and add puréed pumpkin to it.

Our vet and quite a bit of research told us to steer clear of anything that isn't kibble, and more specifically anything that doesn't meet AAFCO and wsava standards. Which is a pretty short list

Purina Pro Plan is apparently one of the most researched food there is, that’s what I used for my 9 month old golden.

I used to use hills science diet large puppy but his poops weren’t always solid/he stopped like it.

No issues with Purina pro plan for large puppy breeds, I also add 1 scoop of wet food from costco to change it up for him and I add water to the food

Disagree. Many vets are incentivized by Purina, and promote the hell out of Pro-Plan when in fact it is really overprice, overhyped garbage.

Foods that meet WSAVA standards, which is a very short list. We feed Purina Pro Plan currently.

100% agreed. If you knew what they put in the blend you'll probably cry due to sadness and never offer it to your babies again... Cause that's how I felt when I learned about it

The big 3 that meet WSAVA guidelines: Purina Pro, Royal Canin, Hills Science Diet

You’re going to get a lot of different answers, the best type of food to one person is going to be a lot different than another. There’s also a lot of discourse around raw fed, gently cooked fed vs kibble fed. Bottom line is, the most high quality food that you can afford is best, and fed is best. If your dog is happily eating the food and is by all accounts healthy, then that’s a good food. For me, I subscribe to the mentality of the more ingredients I can pronounce and actually know of the better. For that reason, I don’t touch WSAVA foods (purine, royal, hills). Absolutely no judgement for anyone who does, but for me, I like eating food that isn’t full of preservatives and “fake” things so I follow the same with my dog. He gets 50/50 of open farm kibble, which is also sustainably sourced, and gently cooked raised right, which is an 8 ingredient completely balanced gently cooked fresh food. The best food is going to be based on your budget and your mentality. Some people go with the if it’s WSAVA it’s the best, some people go with if it’s complete and balanced and the more ingredients I can pronounce the better. Neither are wrong. And again, fed is best. But “best” is so subjective and similar to google, you’re going to get a lot of varied responses.

I don’t make my own fresh food, I buy it just like you would buy kibble. “Raised Right recipes contain a transparent and limited ingredient list while meeting all the Association of American Feed Control Officials' (AAFCO) requirements for a complete and balanced diet” from https://www.dogster.com/lifestyle/raised-right-dog-food-review. It meets all the requirements for a complete and balanced diet.

I use Science Diet, dry and canned. We mix it together. When we adopted our dog she was always itching herself. That has since gone away. I partially attribute that to her diet. There are many brands recommended here, I would go with one of those that fits your budget.

Personally i buy royal canin for jack russel breed, my dog has some jrt in her and its one of her favourites. Kibble is perfect size for her small mouth

I like Purina Pro Plan

I cook for my dog, usually I put no more than 5 ingredients. But they vary. Veggies vary, the meat vary... The scientific proves are blod test results and medical exams. After giving up on kibbles, my shih tzu has 0 allergies, her long fur is beautiful, no more red under her eyes and no more vomiting, or stomach problems. We humans cook for ourselves, dogs ate cooked food 50 years ago. Industry will try to sell any garbage as scientifically proved as is good. The reason why I started to cook for my dog, is because one day I opened a can of expensive wet food, all scientifically proved good and she just didn't ate. When I took a spoon of it and taste it, it had sand, or dirt in it. Since then, I only give her cooked food. I saw a documentary about how food for dogs is produced. Is horrible.