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Discover how to choose the right dog food based on your dog’s breed and size to support their unique nutritional needs and health.
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Hello and thank you for reaching out to Boop by Petco. Congratulations on the new puppy! I recommend purchasing a Small Breed Puppy food. Any of the well-known large dog food companies (Hills, Purina, Royal Canin, Blue Buffalo) will have excellent, well-balanced diets for puppies. There are feeding recommendations on the dog food bags that tell you how much to feed based on weight. Always make sure she has access to water. Do not feed human food, as many foods that we eat (chocolate, onions, garlic, avocado, raisins, grapes) are highly toxic to dogs. I hope this is helpful!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Any food that has an AAFCO certification label on the bag has been tested to be well balanced. And any food that is labeled for puppies is designed to support growth. So I would go with a small breed, puppy dog food with an AAFCO label. I really like the following brands: Royal Canin, Hill's Science diet, Evo, and Eukanuba. Best wishes taking care of your new puppy. And don't forget that vaccinations usually start around 8 weeks of age, so schedule an appt with your veterinarian soon if you haven't done so already. Take care.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Wellness is an excellent choice for a dog food. If Willow eats it, does well on it and it is easy for you to buy, then by all means continue feeding it. I have fed this diet to my pets in the past. (I can't feed it currently because my dog is allergic to peas). This is my own opinion unrelated to Petco or Boop by Petco.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Hi there and thanks for posting! I would recommend giving the Royal Canin x-small breed or mini puppy breed puppy food a try and these are more targeted and formulated for small breed puppies. At 9 month to a year of age, you can transition her to an adult formula from Royal Canin such as the formula for adult Maltese or the formula for adult Shih Tzu. I hope this helps!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Decreasing her eating amount after a growth spurt is normal. They probably recommended large breed puppy so she wouldn’t grow to fast which can cause bone problems. Once she’s full grown I recommend regular adult food. No reason to do either large breed or small breed since she will be medium size. I don’t think grain free food is worth it. I like a well balanced dog food such as Hills. They do research on their food and include the optimum amount of nutrients, rather than excess. Your breed could become overweight so please adjust the quantity of food to keep her on the lean side. Hills does have some Natural foods, and many speciality foods such as those for sensitive skin and stomach, joints, weight management, and for medical problems also. My dogs start on Hills and stay on for life, changing the specific food as they grow, and even into their senior years, or with medical problems. There is a lot of advertising to sell different dog foods but I like to base my choice on
Updated on August 12th, 2025